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A plan to expand one of the few parks in Logan Square adjacent to the 606 — otherwise known as the Bloomingdale Trail — is the only item on the agenda of the Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation.
Introduced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, ordinance O2017-8585 would green light the expenditure of $105,000 in Open Space Impact Fees — money collected from developers of projects in Logan Square to ensure there is enough recreation space for new residents. -
S&P announced Friday it revised its rating of Cook County's general obligation (GO) debt outstanding to negative from stable. Members of the Chicago Teachers Union will gather outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office this morning to present a six-point education program.
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Timothy Bradford, the Rich Township Administrator, Democratic Committeeman, and commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD), passed away in December, on the same day petitions were due. His passing left no time for officials to file to put the MWRD position on the 2018 ballot, giving Gov. Bruce Rauner the opportunity to fill it for two years.
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Democratic candidate for Assessor Fritz Kaegi won the endorsements of City Council Progressive Caucus Chair Scott Waguespack (32) and state Rep. Will Guzzardi (D-Chicago) in his bid against incumbent Joe Berrios and challenger Andrea Raila Thursday.
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Economic Interest Statements (EIS) from candidates for top Cook County executive positions released to The Daily Line this week cast a little light on hopefuls. The disclosure form only applies to economic activity from the preceding calendar year, does not require candidates to disclose dollar amounts of gains or payments from outside work or holdings, and does not require disclosure of lobbying other units of government like the state or city of Chicago.
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The Progressive Caucus issued a press release Wednesday afternoon saying the group intends to force a hearing on special education funding at Chicago Public Schools. In October, 34 aldermen signed on to a resolution asking CPS officials to answer to a WBEZ investigative series on program reductions for special needs students. A meeting to consider the resolution was canceled last month.
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It’s a new year, but there’s a lot of old business for aldermen to consider in 2018. Since the start of City Council’s 2015 term, dozens of big ordinances and resolutions have gathered dust, including an examination of the Finance Committee’s workers compensation section (R2016-94, Feb. 2016), a small donor matching program for municipal elections (O2016-232, Jan. 2016), hearings into job retention at companies with redevelopment agreements with the city (R2016-182, Mar. 2016), the “Back to Basics” TIF ordinance (O2016-8118, Nov. 2016), and CHA reforms in the “Keeping the Promise” ordinance (O2015-5397, Jul. 2015).
Here we’ll examine some of the bigger issues that have been introduced since May of 2016 that have yet to come up for a vote of the full City Council.
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The Cook County Officers’ Electoral Board will rule on 29 contested petitions in Cook County Board races and 10 in Cook County executive office races throughout the week according to the Clerk’s website.
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(Valencia joined Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago aldermen, and dozens of city youth and veterans for the inaugural launch at the Clerk’s office on the first floor of City Hall, the main location where Chicagoans will be able to register for the ID. Photo: Claudia Morell, The Daily Line)
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Two nonprofit groups filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court Thursday, accusing Assessor Joseph Berrios’ office of illegally shifting property tax burdens from white to Hispanics and African-American homeowners. The Berrios campaign alleged the suit was a political move by Comm. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia to help Berrios’ opponent, Fritz Kaegi, an allegation both camps deny.
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(Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says “the voters will have the opportunity to voice their opinion in March,” on Assessor Joe Berrios and she supports him for re-election. Photo: A.D. Quig, The Daily Line.)
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The Chicago City Council ended 2017 with a comparatively short and casual meeting. Rows of gift bags lined the desks, many wore festive, Christmas-colored outfits.
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Cook County commissioners will meet to consider rolling back some wage requirements for recipients of county property tax incentives, a ballot referendum question on recreational marijuana, and mandated sexual harassment training countywide. A new proposal would also allow presiding officers to ban a member of the public from testifying–a move that will likely raise the hackles of frequent public commenters like George Blakemore.
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DEC 13, 2017
Today is the final full City Council meeting of 2017. Actionable items include increased authority for the Department of Aviation to set temporary fee and lease terms for the 61 airliners that operate at O’Hare International Airport. Thirty-five-year-old leases at city’s largest airport expire next Spring and the administration wants to ensure the transition is “seamless.”
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The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) told the city’s Inspector General that it lacks the resources needed to update a three-year-old survey of the city’s arterial streets and will have to use a 2014 pavement report until it finds the money.
