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MAY 18, 2018
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's effort to crack down on carjackings by stepping up the penalties for teens ran aground in the Illinois House after Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle came out in opposition to the effort. Former Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot made her campaign for mayor official and city officials out 3,200 properties up for sale for $1 each.
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The fate of the Obama Presidential Center was never in doubt Wednesday, as the Chicago Plan Commission unanimously gave the massive project the green light and sent it to aldermen for final approval after nearly seven hours of emotional testimony.
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A clear sign that the municipal elections are approaching, the agenda for the council’s Committee on Transportation and the Public Way features nine honorary street sign proposals.
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Motorists who double park Downtown will face a $300 fines, under a measure unanimously approved Wednesday by the council’s Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety.
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MAY 17, 2018
After months of debate — and gallons of newspaper ink and millions of pixels — the debate over plans for the Obama Presidential Center moves to City Hall, with the Plan Commission scheduled to consider the massive proposal for Jackson Park Thursday. Plans for an affordable housing complex on the Far Northwest Side that created a firestorm of controversy will not move forward after being passed over by a state agency for tax credits, and Ald. Ariel Reyboras (30) said he is working to change the format of four planned hearings on proposals for police oversight after he acknowledge the first meeting did not go as planned.
Ald. Ariel Reyboras (30) said changes are planned for hearings on police oversight proposals. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Wednesday said her opposition to the carjacking bill backed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel making its way through the Illinois General Assembly does not make her soft on crime.
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Aldermen balked at Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s effort to encourage mobile businesses by creating a new permit for the firms on wheels, saying the measure could create a host of problems for Chicago businesses.
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A coalition of community organizations demanding federal oversight of efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department released a 10-point plan Tuesday that group leaders said must be included in the final package approved by a judge.
Immanuel Campbell, the lead plaintiff in a suit that seeks to reform the Chicago Police Department, said officers must be held accountable for their behavior. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
Cook County commissioners meet for a full slate of committee meetings Wednesday, with proposals for an anti-retaliatory funeral shooting task force, increased fines and public shamings for those who violate the county’s public morals code, and a donation from a mayoral candidate on the docket.
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Members of Cook County’s Asset Management committee agreed to lease two new offices to relocate 235 employees who now work on the county’s Oak Forest campus, moving one step closer to getting the sprawling site off the county’s tax rolls and a potential redevelopment.
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MAY 16, 2018
The first of five hearings about several competing oversight ordinances Monday evening featured robust support for the measure proposed by Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) and complaints about the process, a new ad featuring Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson is set to air during your favorite cable television shows and aldermen moved to force a vote on a measure that would require city officials to prepare impact statements on big-ticket city projects.
The crowd at the first hearing on police oversight objected to the format of the hearing, which did not include details of several competing proposals. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line] -
At a Monday morning event at the Union League Club of Chicago, mayoral hopeful Paul Vallas outlined what he believed were the failures of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration to address crime, while a suit filed Monday argues there are too few affordable housing units accessible for those with disabilities. And Chicago wins an ignominious distinction, again, as public hearings on police oversight start Tuesday evening on the South Side.
Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas briefs reporters on his public safety plans at the Union League Club, May 14, 2018. Credit: A.D. Quig, The Daily Line
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Motorists who drive downtown and hope to avoid having to feed the meter for short errands could face a $300 fine for double parking, under a measure reached after a compromise between Ald. Brendan Reilly (42) and Ald. Daniel Solis (25.)
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s effort to encourage mobile businesses by creating a new permit for the firms on wheels will get its first hearing at the meeting of the Committee on License and Consumer Protection set for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Cook County commissioners will gather for committee meetings beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday. They will receive updates on pending suits and settlements in executive session, including Chief Judge Timothy Evans’ deal with the county over the $200 million in budget cuts. Both sides say “discussions are ongoing,” with some union employees pushing back against a demand for 10 furlough days to avoid layoffs and local aldermen against closure of a North Side branch court.
