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News in brief:
- Snyder SCOTUS ruling to impact Madigan, ComEd cases
- Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Joe Biden
- Legislators concerned about new shelter
- Inmates access employee records at Danville
News in brief: - Snyder U.S. Supreme Court ruling to impact Madigan, ComEd cases - Adam Kinzinger endorses Joe Biden for president - Legislators concerned about new shelter - Inmates accessed employee records at Danville prison
Homeowners in south and southwest suburbs will see ‘record-high’ spike in tax bills, Treasurer’s Office study shows.
A stark disparity between home and business owners is driven by a mix of higher home values, the elimination of a COVID-era assessment reduction and businesses successfully appealing their valuations before the Board of Review.
Illinois gets new Department of Early Childhood
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Governor JB Pritzker State Representative Mary Beth Canty
Gov. JB Pritzker signs bill to create new Illinois Department of Early Childhood
Zoning committee approves apartment development to replace century-old Wrigleyville residences.
City of Chicago Department of Planning & Development
Two other major projects — one development proposed next to the planned Bally’s Casino and a Sterling Bay development near the planned Lincoln Yards — were deferred.
Search begins for next chair of Illinois Republican Party
Jeanne Ives State Representative Chris Miller
Search begins for next chair of the Illinois Republican Party after Chair Don Tracy resigned
** Meeting Preview ** | 12pm start today
Police and Fire Committee to consider Johnson’s nominees to civilian police oversight board.
The slate of seven candidates up for consideration to serve four-year terms on the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability are the first batch chosen through a nominating committee process.
In addition to the budget, what legislators could act on over the final two weeks of session
What Illinois lawmakers could act on during the final two weeks of session outside of budget talks
News in brief:
- Sportsbooks push against proposed tax hike
- New h**p regulation proposed
- Arrest made in capitol threat
News in brief: Sportsbooks push against proposed tax hike in Illinois New h**p regulation proposed Arrest made in Illinois capitol threat
Illinois Department of Corrections pushing aggressive timeline to begin closures of Stateville and Logan prisons
Illinois Department of Corrections pushing aggressive timeline to begin rebuilding of Stateville and Logan prisons
Finance committee to vote on
- bill relief for water line leaks,
- $1.75M legal settlement in Irene Chavez police custody death,
- bonds for Humboldt Park affordable housing project.
The committee will consider a measure to create a pilot program to help customers that have experienced spiking water and sewer bills after leaks, a legal settlement related to a woman’s death in police custody and the issuance of housing bonds to help build a new affordable development in Humbold...
Finance committee to vote on
- bill relief for water line leaks,
- $1.75M legal settlement in Irene Chavez police custody death,
- bonds for Humboldt Park affordable housing project.
The committee will consider a measure to create a pilot program to help customers that have experienced spiking water and sewer bills after leaks, a legal settlement related to a woman’s death in police custody and the issuance of housing bonds to help build a new affordable development in Humbold...
Mayor Brandon Johnson visits Springfield with request to add to a tightening budget
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson visits Springfield to make budget requests as governor’s office warns of possible spending limitations
Transportation committee OKs appointment of West Side pastor to RTA board after tense hearing.
The committee approved the appointment of a West Side pastor to the RTA Board after a hearing during which he said he was unaware of a looming multi-million budget shortfall facing the agency.
Competing h**p regulation proposals leave lawmakers stuck on how to move forward
Competing h**p regulation proposals in Illinois leave lawmakers stuck on how to move forward, including on delta-8
Public safety committee approves noise sensitivity regulations around West Loop abortion clinic
Alderman Bill Conway Matt Martin
The City Council’s public safety committee approved an ordinance that designates the area around a West Loop abortion clinic as a noise-sensitive zone, similar to noise sensitivity regulations placed around Chicago hospitals.
News in brief:
- Technology committee to consider data residency measure;
- Public safety committee to consider measure to designate abortion clinic as noise-sensitive zone.
Alderman Gilbert Villegas | Alderman Bill Conway |
The City Council’s technology committee on Tuesday will take up a data storage ordinance, and the public safety committee will consider a measure to address frequent protesters outside a city abortion clinic.
Martin calls on mayor to fill vacancies on Board of Ethics as two additional expiring terms loom.
Martin, who chairs the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, is urging Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office to act expeditiously appoint people to fill two open spots on the ethics board as the end of two additional terms nears.
Revenue remains on track as legislators finalize FY25 budget
Illinois Fiscal Year 2024 revenue remains on track as legislators finalize Fiscal Year 2025 budget
House Democrats drop surprise bill banning candidate slating, proposing advisory referendums
State Rep. Jay Hoffman State Representative Kelly Cassidy Planned Parenthood Illinois Action
Illinois House Democrats drop surprise bill banning candidate slating, proposing advisory referendums as Illinois voters will not vote on a constitutional amendment for abortion in 2024
Lawmakers pushing new clean energy priorities, including tying polices to the state of California
Via Ben Szalinski
State Senator Celina Villanueva State Representative Edgar Gonzalez Jr. Ann M. Williams - State Representative
Illinois lawmakers considering new clean energy priorities, including dying Illinois environmental regulations to California policy
**Meeting Previews**
Council committees to hold hearings on summer safety planning, lowering default speed limit.
Brian Hopkins Active Transportation Allies (NapaneeATA) | Chicago Police Department
Alderpeople will discuss public safety and emergency preparedness plans for the coming summer and the potential lowering the city’s default speed limit, a discussion postponed a few weeks ago.
Democratic Party of Illinois counting down to with new delegate selection, message preparation
Via Ben Szalinski
Illinois Democrats counting down to 2024 Democratic National Convention by selecting new delegates, preparing the party’s message to showoff Chicago
State lawmakers propose Chicagoland transit agency consolidation days after Civic Federation report calls for same reform.
A bill was unveiled to merge the transit agencies into one agency after the Civic Federation released a report last week that calls on the state to tie future financial support for the northeastern Illinois transit agencies to reforms of the agencies’ structure and governance, specifically their c...
Illinois Senate votes to create scholarship program for journalism students, require notice of local media outlet sales
Via Ben Szalinski
Illinois Senate votes to create scholarship program for journalism students, require notice for the sale of local newsrooms
House approves State Representative Bob Morgan's bill to ban junk fees
Via Szalinski
Illinois House approves bill to ban junk fees
House committee tries to decipher role of pharmacy benefits managers
Via Ben Szalinski
Illinois House committee discusses role of pharmacy benefits managers in sometimes contentious hearing
Alderman Timmy Knudsen, Ward 43 proposes ordinance to penalize and deter hate flyering in wake of numerous antisemitic incidents.
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Knudsen is pushing legislation that would impose fines for those who print and distribute hateful and bigoted literature in response to what he said is “an alarming increase” of hate flyering instances in his ward.
Illinois House meets committee deadline passing 324 bills last week
Via Szalinski
Illinois House passes bills criminalizing AI child po*******hy, criminalizing a teacher having s*x with an 18-year-old student and banning large cats and other Australian animals
City Council passes mayor’s $1.25B bond authorization, $70M in new migrant spending from reserves.
Alderman Anthony Beale | Andre Vasquez for Our 40th |
The council approved funding requests deferred at Wednesday’s meeting, including new spending for migrant care and the mayor’s $1.25 billion bond authorization to fund housing, economic and cultural development programs citywide.
House votes to approve Governor JB Pritzker’s top policy priority
Via Ben Szalinski
Illinois House approves Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan to reform health insurance in Illinois
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Dueling plans for civilian police oversight. A new name for Lake Shore Drive. Tougher rules for towing companies. A new mega-development coming to the Near North Side. The Chicago City Council is coming out of an extraordinarily busy month of May, and their June agenda could be even more packed as aldermen grapple with how to spend more than $1.8 billion coming from the American Rescue Plan. Join The Daily Line editor Alex Nitkin and reporter Erin Hegarty as they break down the policy details of the latest City Council action and chart out the political battle lines that will guide the next month of legislation.
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Curious how Chicago may spend the $1.9 billion infusion it expects from the federal government? How allies of Mayor Lori Lightfoot used parliamentary maneuvers to stymie a vote on a police oversight ordinance? What's in the 93-page business relief legislation set for passage this week? Whether Lake Shore Drive will get a new name? Watch now as The Daily Line editor Alex Nitkin, reporter Erin Hegarty and special guest Becky Vevea of WBEZ break down City Council action from the last month and look ahead to the issues that will consume aldermen in July.
A scramble to enact oversight of the Chicago Police Department. A war over ward superintendents. A cacophony of voices arguing over how to spend $1.9 billion. It's been a volatile month for the Chicago City Council, all culminating at Wednesday's City Council meeting — if the meeting runs to completion this time. No matter what happens, The Daily Line editor Alex Nitkin, reporter Erin Hegarty and special guest Heather Cherone of WTTW walk through the most important legislation tackled by the Council this month — and what will be left on the table headed into the August recess.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled her long-awaited budget proposal for the 2022 Fiscal Year, and Chicagoans have plenty of questions. How will she propose to spend the $1.9 billion the city is receiving from the federal American Rescue Plan? How will she try to close the city's $733 million budget gap? Will city residents see any hikes in taxes, fees or fines? The Daily Line reporter Erin Hegarty, editor Alex Nitkin and special guest A.D. Quig of Crain's Chicago Business answer those questions and more about the mayor's budget proposal on this Episode of The Press Box.
The Daily Line editor Alex Nitkin, City Hall reporter Erin Hegarty and special guest Gregory Pratt of the Tribune open up their notebooks and share what they've learned covering mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City Council during this year's unprecedented and fast-moving budget season. Discussion topics such as the $16.7 billion budget plan versus 50 competing interests and a once-in-decade ward remap unfolding behind closed doors.
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