A proposed apartment tower in Lincoln Park will go before the Chicago Plan Commission Thursday. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]

The Chicago Plan Commission will meet Thursday to consider a plan to upzone a portion of Broadway in Edgewater and Uptown, a large mixed-use building in Lincoln Park and a corridor plan for a portion of 95th Street.

The plan commission will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) speaks with Ald. Matt O'Shea (19) during a council meeting on Jan. 15, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday is set to consider a measure to reduce the default speed limit, a multimillion-dollar bond authorization and mayoral appointments to police oversight bodies.  

The council will meet at 10 a.m.

Renderings of the 1901 Project show an elevated pedestrian plaza and park space outside the United Center. [RIOS]

The multi-billion-dollar mixed-use project proposed for the area surrounding the United Center will head to the City Council for final approval Wednesday after being approved by the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards Tuesday. 

The zoning committee on Tuesday also approved a new performing arts campus in Uptown, a statutory change to allow for commercial-to-residential conversions and several mixed-use projects.

The vacant CFD station at 6411 S. Central Ave. in the 13th Ward. [Google Street View]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate briefly reconvened Tuesday to approve a land sale that did not get consideration at last week’s meeting.

Renderings of the 1901 Project show an elevated pedestrian plaza and park space outside the United Center. [RIOS]

The City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. and consider approval of the multi-billion-dollar mixed-use project proposed for the United Center area, a performing arts campus in Uptown and multiple mixed-use developments.

Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29), chair of the police and fire committee, is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Police and Fire on Tuesday will consider appointments to fill vacancies on three of the city’s Police District Councils and new contracting powers for the fire commissioner.

The committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. in Room 201A of City Hall.

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

Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s office sent a scathing memo to the City Council ethics committee last week in which it recommended code changes meant to cease what the inspector described as obstructionist actions by the city’s law department to hinder investigations of the mayor and other top city officials.

County Assessor Fritz Kaegi speaks at a press conference on Jan. 29, 2025. [Livestream]

Twin pieces of legislation to help homeowners that have experienced significant spikes in their property tax bills were filed in the state House and Senate last week. The legislation is backed by the Cook County assessor.

Proposed appointments to the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Board of Directors attend a housing committee meeting on Feb. 11, 2025. [Livestream]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Tuesday delayed approval of the appointment of multiple board members to oversee the city’s low-income housing trust fund over concerns about the racial makeup of the board and the slate of appointees.

A CTA logo and train are pictured.

The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way on Tuesday delayed a vote on an ordinance that would require the nominees to lead the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to testify before the transportation committee before starting in their roles.

Finance Chair Pat Dowell is pictured during a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday delayed a vote on a controversial legal settlement tied to a fatal police shooting but approved a massive general obligation bond issuance, sending the final vote to the City Council next week.

A CTA logo and train are pictured.

The City Council transportation committee on Tuesday will consider an ordinance that would require the nominees to lead the Chicago Transit Authority to testify before the transportation committee before starting in their roles.

Finance Chair Pat Dowell is pictured during a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday will consider several multimillion-dollar legal settlements, the annual designation of municipal depositories, the issuance of general obligation bonds and the disbursement of tax increment financing (TIF) assistance. 

The finance committee will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.

City Hall is pictured in this file photo. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Finance on Friday will hold an annual hearing on municipal depositories before proposed designations are to be considered next week by the committee. The finance committee will meet at 11 a.m. in council chambers.

A photo of the U.S.-Israel War Machine puppet art piece on display at the Chicago Cultural Center. [Ald. Debra Silverstein's office]

The City Council Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation on Tuesday held a contentious hearing about a controversial art piece on display at the Chicago Cultural Center that more than half of the council have deemed antisemitic. 

The hearing was an attempt to learn about, and possibly improve, the process for vetting potentially controversial artwork that will be put on public display and improve the process for responding when a marginalized group finds offense in artwork. But it more prominently featured invective from alderpeople, an unruly public gallery and one ejection.