Chicago Council Demands Hearings on ShotSpotter Replacement
Three aldermen pushed a resolution demanding hearings into why Chicago heads into a second summer without a gunshot detection system despite $13.9M budgeted.
By Chicago Gust Staff ★
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Chicago City Council Picks Villegas as Zoning Chair
Chicago City Council elected Ald. Gilbert Villegas as Zoning Committee chair, dealing Mayor Brandon Johnson another political defeat amid ongoing power struggles.
By Chicago Gust Staff ★
Chicago Council Fails to Override Subminimum Wage Veto
Chicago City Council fell four votes short of overriding Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of a measure to freeze the tipped worker subminimum wage phase-out.
By Chicago Gust Staff ★
Villegas Named Chicago Zoning Chair, Ending Months-Long Impasse
Ald. Gilbert Villegas will chair Chicago's zoning committee after a months-long deadlock left over 100 proposed zoning changes stalled since October.
By Chicago Gust Staff ★
Chicago Council Approves Lathrop Homes Redevelopment Funding
Chicago City Council approved a major financing package for Phase 1C of Lathrop Homes, bringing 309 mixed-income units to Lincoln Park's long-vacant southern site.
By Chicago Gust Staff ★
How Raymond Lopez Became Conservative Media's Favorite Chicago Dem
Ald. Raymond Lopez has embraced federal immigration raids in Chicago, earning conservative media fame while dividing his Southwest Side constituents.
By Chicago Gust Staff ★
Chicago City Council Pushes Video Gambling Despite Warnings
Chicago's License Committee advanced video gambling citywide, ignoring Bally's warning that it could cost the city $4M annually and jeopardize the new casino.
By Chicago Gust Staff ★
Mayor Johnson Vetoes Chicago Tipped Worker Wage Freeze
Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance freezing tipped workers at 76% of minimum wage, leaving the City Council four votes short of an override.
By Michael Kowalski ★
Chicago Moves to Landmark Bryn Mawr Historic District
Chicago's Commission on Landmarks is considering preliminary landmark status for Edgewater's Bryn Mawr corridor, home to the Edgewater Beach Apartments and more.
By Ray Delgado ★
Mayor Johnson Fights to Protect Chicago Tipped Wage Phaseout
Mayor Brandon Johnson calls freezing Chicago's subminimum wage phaseout 'irresponsible' as a City Council vote looms on Wednesday.
By Michael Kowalski ★
Chicago City Council Video Gambling Battle Takes New Turn
Chicago's License Committee rejected ward-by-ward video gambling bans requested by six mayoral allies, defying the longstanding aldermanic prerogative tradition.
By Michael Kowalski ★