Ald. Desmon Yancy (5) attends a City Council meeting on May 24, 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

A group of progressive alderpeople are backing an ordinance that would restrict the scenarios under which a tenant could be evicted and require terminations of leases that aren’t the fault of the tenant to be accompanied by financial assistance from landlords.

Ald. Debra Silverstein (50), chair of the license and consumer protection committee, is pictured at a City Council meeting in October 2023. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Tuesday will consider a measure adding parts of Belmont Cragin and Hermosa to the city’s growing list of areas where intoxicating hemp sales are banned and the renewal of a business permit for a delivery robot company. 

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

Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25), chair of the housing committee, is pictured at a council meeting Sept. 18, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday will consider changes to the city’s rules for requiring economic disclosure documents from people seeking city actions and a low affordability designation for a part of the city’s Far North Side.

The housing committee will meet at noon in council chambers.

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over a council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]

The City Council on Wednesday approved a measure to set up an independent corporation to serve as the developer for the city’s Green Social Housing program.

The City Council Committee on Public Safety on Friday will consider the appointment of a new director of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC).

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas is pictured. [Provided]

The Cook County Treasurer’s Office’s latest study showed nearly $2 billion in property taxes were shifted to homeowners from business owners as a result of successful appeals by business owners over three years.