The City Council on Wednesday approved measures prohibiting people convicted of participating in the Jan. 6 U.S.Capitol riot from city employment, assisting two downtown office-to-residential conversion projects and reining in “rogue towers.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a City Council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday will consider numerous appointments, legal settlements and ordinances to prohibit the hiring of people convicted of participating in the U.S. Capitol riot and to prohibit discrimination by association with a protected group.

A proposed apartment tower in Old Town was approved by the zoning committee Thursday. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

The City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards on Tuesday approved a new apartment tower in Old Town and a rezoning of a business corridor in Rogers Park.

111 W. Monroe St. and 208 S. LaSalle St., where adaptive reuse projects are planned. [City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday advanced two measures to provide millions in financial assistance for two downtown office-to-housing conversion projects.

Kafi Moragne-Patterson and Princella "Jaribu" Lee, on the bottom right, appear at an education committee meeting Monday. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Education and Child Development on Monday approved two appointments to the seven-member Board of Trustees for City Colleges of Chicago.

The Committee on Finance meets Friday. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Friday approved two legal settlements but blocked a third related to a police shooting. The committee also approved tax increment financing (TIF) funds for park district projects and a measure to continue funding the preservation of single-room occupancy (SRO) housing

The Committee on Police and Fire meets Friday. [Livestream]

The Committee on Police and Fire on Friday approved a new appointment to the city’s civilian police oversight board.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle gives her 2024 budget address in October 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Thursday to create eligibility criteria for the recently created Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund, which will assist homeowners whose property taxes have spiked in recent years by providing one-time $1,000 payments.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36), right, who sponsored the Jan. 6 hiring measure, is pictured speaking to Ald. Andre Vasquez (40), left, at a council meeting April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Workforce Development on Wednesday approved a measure to bar the city from employing anyone convicted after their in the riots that sought to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry speaks at a news conference flanked by Mayor Brandon Johnson on Oct. 9, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A worldwide association of inspectors general recently adopted two position papers that reflect proposed changes the Chicago Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has suggested to increase the independence and effectiveness of her office’s work.

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos is pictured. [Provided]

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos’ office on Wednesday launched a new public data dashboard that will allow people to view case statistics dating back five years. 

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) is pictured at a City Council meeting in May 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Tuesday approved new regulations for tow truck companies that operate in the city to crack down on bad actors and approved a new geographical ban on hemp-derived intoxicant sales.

Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at a press conference after introducing his Green Social Housing ordinance on Feb. 19, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A City Council joint committee on Wednesday will consider a proposal for the city to establish an independent nonprofit that would serve as the developer for the city’s Green Social Housing program.

Ald. Anthony Quezada (35) is pictured during a City Council meeting prior to his confirmation on April 7, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council voted to confirm the appointment of Cook County Comm. Anthony Quezada (D-8) to be the next 35th Ward alderperson at a special meeting Monday, with the young progressive succeeding former Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa and allowing Mayor Brandon Johnson to maintain a likely favorable vote in that seat for the remainder of his term.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) is pictured at a City Council meeting in May 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36) will ask the City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Tuesday to approve new regulations for tow truck companies that operate within the city to crack down on bad actors. 

The license and consumer protection committee will also consider a proposal to ban the sale of hemp-derived intoxicants, such as delta-8 products, in the Pullman-Roseland area.