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JUN 25, 2026
Workforce Development Chair Mike Rodriguez (22) is pictured at a City Council meeting in March 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
A subject matter hearing on a proposal to repeal the city’s legalization of video poker, slots, blackjack and similar machines was abruptly adjourned Wednesday just as aldermanic questions were getting underway.
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JUN 24, 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson is pictured at a press conference on April 1, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
Following a violent long weekend in Chicago, a coalition of faith leaders, anti-violence advocates and elected and city officials have renewed a longtime call for the creation of a city agency solely dedicated to reducing gun violence, and Mayor Brandon Johnson signaled Tuesday that he was open to engagement and discussions on the idea.
At the same time, the coalition has the support of two alderpeople who plan to introduce an ordinance ahead of the August City Council recess calling for the permanent establishment of the Department of Gun Violence Reduction to tee up conversations during the fall budget season.
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JUN 23, 2026
Renderings show phase one of The 78 project featuring the Chicago Fire Football Club stadium. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]
Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing the city reimburse the developers of the Near South Side site that will house the new Chicago Fire Football Club stadium for the cost of public infrastructure.
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JUN 23, 2026
The former Chicago Daily News building on the south branch of the Chicago River is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]
The Johnson administration is aiming to landmark the former Chicago Daily News building as it undergoes a transformation to spur new business use.
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle gives her 2026 budget address on Oct. 9, 2025. [Office of the President]
Cook County is facing an estimated budget gap of $550.7 million heading into the 2027 fiscal year, according to a preliminary forecast released last week.
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JUN 18, 2026
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Ald. Anthony Beale (9) is pictured at a City Council meeting on Feb. 26, 2025. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted down a measure that would have banned so-called “sweepstakes machines,” some of which mimic video gambling terminals (VGTs), and did not take a vote on an ordinance that would establish a process allowing businesses seeking to install VGTs to obtain conditional approval for city licenses.
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JUN 18, 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a City Council on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council on Wednesday approved the appointment of a new human rights commissioner, the purchase of a downtown bus depot and multiple measures to assist large developments bringing hundreds of new housing units.
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JUN 17, 2026
The City Council meets on April 15, 2026. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council on Wednesday will consider proposals to ban so-called “sweepstakes machines” and establish a process by which businesses seeking state video gambling licenses can receive conditional approval for city licenses — both of which were previously deferred.
The council, which will meet at 10 a.m., will also consider confirmation of a new human rights commissioner, enhanced penalties for some cannabis-related offenses and the purchase of a downtown intercity bus station.
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JUN 17, 2026
Renderings show the proposed mixed-use development at 3301-3315 S. Justine St. in McKinley Park. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]
The City Council zoning committee on Tuesday advanced a sweeping update of the city’s construction and building codes and myriad rezonings to allow a mixed-use development in McKinley Park, an apartment and townhome development in Avondale and two mixed-use buildings in West Town.
The approved zoning items will go before the City Council Wednesday.
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JUN 16, 2026
Renderings show the proposed mixed-use development at 3301-3315 S. Justine St. in McKinley Park. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]
The City Council zoning committee on Tuesday will consider a sweeping update of the city’s construction and building codes and myriad rezonings to allow a mixed-use development in McKinley Park, an apartment and townhome development in Avondale and two mixed-use buildings in West Town.
The Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards will meet at 10 a.m. in council chambers.
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JUN 16, 2026
Finance Chair Pat Dowell (3) is pictured during a City Council meeting on June 12, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council Committee on Finance on Monday approved several legal settlements, city financial assistance for school, park and housing projects and an amendment to Chicago’s new social media business tax.
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JUN 15, 2026
Workforce Development Chair Mike Rodriguez (22) is pictured at a City Council meeting in March 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council Committee on Workforce Development is no longer set to consider an ordinance Monday that would repeal Chicago’s legalization of video gambling.
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JUN 15, 2026
City Hall is pictured in this file photo. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council’s Committee on Finance on Monday will hear from the company that’s seeking to purchase the rights to the city’s parking meters from the firm that leased them nearly two decades ago.
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JUN 12, 2026
Acting Human Relations Comm. Kenneth Gunn, left, testifies at a City Council Committee on Health and Human Relations confirmation hearing on June 11, 2026. [Livestream]
Alderpeople on Thursday advanced the appointment of a new commissioner to lead the Chicago Commission on Human Relations.
Acting Comm. Kenneth Gunn was overwhelmingly approved by the Committee on Health and Human Relations, sending his final confirmation to the City Council next week.
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JUN 11, 2026
A bird's eye view of the downtown Greyhound bus terminal is pictured. [Chicago Department of Planning and Development]
Alderpeople on Wednesday advanced the proposed purchase of a downtown bus terminal from a private equity firm in order to prevent the potential disruption of intercity bus service.
