Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference Monday.

Flanked by other city officials and downtown leaders, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday unveiled a new plan to offer city funding to revitalize downtown’s LaSalle Street Corridor and add virtually nonexistent affordable housing to the city’s center.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a news conference last week. [Erin Hegarty/The Daily Line]

Three aldermen last week proposed measures that would retool the salaries and pay raises for members of the City Council, but Ald. Greg Mitchell (7) sent two of the measures to the council’s rules committee, effectively placing the proposals in purgatory.

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2) speaks during a committee hearing Thursday.

As a preview of budget discussions to come in the next few weeks, aldermen on Thursday prodded city officials on a potential new way to fill vacancies in the Chicago Police Department.

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43) stands beside Mayor Lori Lightfoot after Wednesday’s City Council meeting.

The City Council in a split vote on Wednesday approved a controversial plan for a Chicago Fire soccer training facility to be built on land formerly occupied by public housing and delayed a vote on a proposal to allow banning of cars citywide.

Timmy Knudsen speaks during a committee meeting Tuesday.

Timmy Knudsen is set to be confirmed as Chicago’s newest alderman during Wednesday’s City Council meeting when aldermen are also set to consider a slew of additional measures approved by committees in the past month including a proposal that would allow booting of cars citywide.

Proposal for the Chicago Fire soccer facility [City of Chicago]

The City Council’s zoning committee on Tuesday blocked a controversial proposal for a Chicago Fire soccer facility on the former site of public housing, but the committee will reconvene Wednesday morning to “reconsider” the proposal, Ald. Tom Tunney (44), who chairs the committee, said Tuesday.

Aldermen during a Monday committee meeting approved funding for Grace Manor in the 24th Ward. [City of Chicago]

Aldermen on Monday approved paying $25.9 million for four settlements including a $15 million payment to the family of a woman who was killed during a police chase in 2020.

The Chicago Plan Commission last week approved plans for the Chicago Fire soccer training facility [City of Chicago]

The City Council Committee on Zoning, Building and Landmark Standards on Tuesday will consider plans for a Chicago Fire soccer training facility to be built on land formerly occupied by public housing, marking the controversial proposal’s likely last stop before a final vote in City Council.

Timmy Knudsen [Friends of Timmy Knudsen]

Timmy Knudsen could become Chicago’s newest alderman if his potential new colleagues approve his appointment during a committee meeting Tuesday.

Tobara Richardson speaks during a committee meeting.

Tobara Richardson is one step closer to becoming the city’s new deputy inspector general for public safety following approval from a key committee last week.

The City Council Committee on Public Safety approved Inspector General Deborah Witzburg’s nomination (A2022-127) of Richardson and discussed vacant civilian positions within the police department being filled with sworn officers.

Aldermen are set to consider payments to settle lawsuits against the police department.

The City Council Committee on Finance is scheduled to consider paying $25.9 million for four settlements, three of which are related to the Chicago Police Department including a $15 million payment to the family of a woman who was killed during a police chase in 2020.

A key City Council committee on Wednesday approved more than $9.5 million in new grant allocations, the biggest of which will help fund a Department of Family Support Services’ program that helps aging Chicagoans.

A rendering for the Chicago Fire soccer training facility [City of Chicago]

The Chicago Plan Commission during its monthly meeting Thursday will consider plans for a controversial Chicago Fire soccer training facility proposed for a vacant site of a former public housing development.

Aldermen approved the sale of the former Northtown branch of the Chicago Public Library.

A key committee on Tuesday approved the sale of the former home of Chicago Public Library’s Northtown Branch for a price more than $300,000 above the property’s appraised value.

CTA President Dorval Carter speaks during a City Club event in August.

CTA officials are set on Wednesday to undergo questioning from aldermen about “inconsistent” bus and train service and delays on public transit.

The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way will hold the subject matter hearing during its 1 p.m. meeting. Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35) called for the hearing in a resolution (R2022-688) he filed in June with the support of more than 30 other aldermen. 

A City Council committee on Tuesday approved the reappointment of a Chicago Park District commissioner. The budget committee is set to accept a grant for the city’s Department of Housing and hold a hearing on the city’s spending of American Rescue Plan dollars. And the aviation committee will consider a ground lease with AT&T.

Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30) during a City Council meeting. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30) is hanging up his hat as alderman at the end of his term and won’t seek reelection next year.

Reboyras announced his retirement in an emailed statement Tuesday morning saying “now is the time for me to regain my position as your neighbor and community activist.”

Chicago Public Library’s former Northtown branch [Joe Ward/Block Club]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate will meet Tuesday to consider the sale of four city-owned properties totaling just under $1 million.

A City Council committee is scheduled on Tuesday to vote on appointments and reappointments to Special Service Area districts throughout the city. And another committee will vote on a park district board reappointment.

Jessica Gutierrez launched her campaign outside her home on Saturday.

Jessica Gutierrez, daughter of former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, stood outside her home on Saturday to announce that she plans to challenge Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30) for his seat on City Council for a second time.