The Chicago Plan Commission approved plans for the Chicago Fire men’s soccer team to build a training facility on a former site of the ABLA Homes.

The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday gave its OK to a proposal for the Chicago Fire men’s soccer team to build a training facility on the former site of ABLA Homes public housing development.

Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29) chairs the public safety committee.

The City Council Committee on Public Safety will consider the appointment of a new deputy inspector general for public safety and a measure that takes a closer look at sworn police officers filling civilian roles in the police department.

A key City Council committee on Wednesday approved more than $9.5 million in new grant allocations, the biggest of which will help fund a Department of Family Support Services’ program that helps aging Chicagoans.

A rendering for the Chicago Fire soccer training facility [City of Chicago]

The Chicago Plan Commission during its monthly meeting Thursday will consider plans for a controversial Chicago Fire soccer training facility proposed for a vacant site of a former public housing development.

A CTA Red Line train passes through the 79th Street station on Aug. 9, 2022. (Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago)

CTA leaders are working to hire more staff and change outdated bus and train schedules to respond to complaints about unreliable service. “I do not want the solution to be, ‘Well, then let's just cut our service’,” Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) said.

CHICAGO — Aldermen grilled CTA leaders during a City Council hearing Wednesday as complaints mount about unreliable service on the city’s public transportation system.

The hearing before the council’s transportation committee comes as riders increasingly report ghost trains and buses, less service on their routes, security concerns and other problems on public transit.

Aldermen approved the sale of the former Northtown branch of the Chicago Public Library.

A key committee on Tuesday approved the sale of the former home of Chicago Public Library’s Northtown Branch for a price more than $300,000 above the property’s appraised value.

CTA President Dorval Carter speaks during a City Club event in August.

CTA officials are set on Wednesday to undergo questioning from aldermen about “inconsistent” bus and train service and delays on public transit.

The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way will hold the subject matter hearing during its 1 p.m. meeting. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) called for the hearing in a resolution (R2022-688) he filed in June with the support of more than 30 other aldermen. 

A City Council committee on Tuesday approved the reappointment of a Chicago Park District commissioner. The budget committee is set to accept a grant for the city’s Department of Housing and hold a hearing on the city’s spending of American Rescue Plan dollars. And the aviation committee will consider a ground lease with AT&T.

Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30) during a City Council meeting. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30) is hanging up his hat as alderman at the end of his term and won’t seek reelection next year.

Reboyras announced his retirement in an emailed statement Tuesday morning saying “now is the time for me to regain my position as your neighbor and community activist.”

Chicago Public Library’s former Northtown branch [Joe Ward/Block Club]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate will meet Tuesday to consider the sale of four city-owned properties totaling just under $1 million.

A City Council committee is scheduled on Tuesday to vote on appointments and reappointments to Special Service Area districts throughout the city. And another committee will vote on a park district board reappointment.

Jessica Gutierrez launched her campaign outside her home on Saturday.

Jessica Gutierrez, daughter of former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, stood outside her home on Saturday to announce that she plans to challenge Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30) for his seat on City Council for a second time.

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33) and Alicia Hurtado speak during a committee meeting Thursday.

A key committee on Thursday unanimously approved a measure that would provide protections for people seeking abortion, reproductive and gender-affirming care as people from out of state are flocking to Illinois and Chicago for such care following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Jeylu Garcia stands next to U.S. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia during a news conference Wednesday. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

Jeylu Gutierrez has emerged as a candidate to challenge indicted, longtime Ald. Ed Burke (14) for his City Council seat and she is hopeful the new ward map and an appetite for change among residents will help her win.

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez (33) stands during a City Council meeting. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations will meet on Thursday to consider a proposal that would create the "The Bodily Autonomy Sanctuary City Ordinance” in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe V. Wade.