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APR 15, 2026
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Gov. JB Pritzker advocated for his housing plan and pushed back on concerns that it would overturn local control, concerns Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Chicago) said are valid.
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APR 07, 2026
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City Hall is pictured. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety on Tuesday will hold a first-of-its-kind public hearing on an upcoming bridge closure in Jefferson Park under an ordinance approved about two months ago.
The committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. in Room 201A at City Hall.
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MAR 31, 2026
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Chicago's skyline is pictured in this file photo.
An ordinance to formally end a nearly 70-year ban and broadly legalize attic and basement conversion units and coach houses citywide goes into effect Wednesday, with the city launching a webpage to inform property owners interested in participating of their eligibility and program requirements.
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MAR 17, 2026
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Ald. Samantha Nugent (39), president pro tempore of the City Council, is pictured at a council meeting on Nov. 15, 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
The City Council on Wednesday will consider two major mayoral appointments, millions of dollars of city financial assistance for various park, school and housing projects, a measure creating a group to study a citywide proactive apartment inspection policy, changes to the city’s animal cruelty code and a massive legal settlement to the family of a woman killed by suspects fleeing police.
Alderpeople will also take up a measure to allow one of the city’s police oversight agencies to investigate allegations of Chicago police collaborating with federal immigration authorities, which was deferred last month, and a group of council members will attempt to pass a measure freezing the tipped wage escalator. The council will meet at 10 a.m.
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MAR 13, 2026
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The Illinois Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee approved myriad bills Thursday including a measure that would allow the state to use land for broadband infrastructure and a measure allowing plug-in solar panels.
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MAR 03, 2026
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A new report from a state reparations commission details the lasting effects that slavery and state laws that prevented Black Illinoisans from generating wealth have had on the state’s Black residents.
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FEB 27, 2026
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The House Revenue and Finance Committee approved the megaprojects bill that is intended to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois Thursday, but members departed Springfield before it could be voted on by the full House.
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FEB 27, 2026
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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 Friday will hold a hearing and vote on a proposal to create a local taxing district to help promote the city’s tourism and convention industry.
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FEB 23, 2026
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A rendering of the proposed building at 215 N. Racine Ave. [Department of Planning and Development]
The Chicago Plan Commission last week approved large residential projects in Lake View and the West Loop, including one project that was approved by the body despite the disapproval of the city’s zoning administrator.
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FEB 20, 2026
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After an Indiana House committee passed legislation intended to lure the Chicago Bears to the Hoosier State, Gov. JB Pritzker says the team has informed them the move is not a done deal.
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