The Daily Line

Chief sustainability officer gives update on Department of Environment operations after getting old...

The City Council budget committee on Tuesday heard about how the Department of Environment is handling the full return of its regulatory and enforcement powers just months after a multi-year transi...

At budget hearing, buildings commissioner says half of complaints department receives concern...

The department on Tuesday answered questions from alderpeople about the impact of a proposed tax hike on the lease of personal property, a new head tax and the number of complaints it receives...

Giannoulias, Kelly, Quigley, Brewer, Wilson submit tens of thousands of signatures as filing for...

Mayor’s Chicago Housing Authority board nominees defeated, stall at Council meeting

Several of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nominees to the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners were either outright rejected or stalled at last week’s City Council meeting following...

Finance committee advances $260M global settlement for Guevara-related reverse conviction cases

The committee approved the second global police misconduct settlement reached by the law department in a little over a year and millions in TIF and bond assistance for school and economic development...

Alderpeople overwhelmingly approve transfer of parking meter rights under renegotiated concession...

Council to consider parking meter lease transfer, delay votes on dueling rental reform proposals

Finance committee OKs $201M in TIF funds for Foundry Park, delays parking meter deal vote

Council to consider revised heat illness prevention ordinance, measure to raise threshold for...

The City Council on Wednesday will consider ordinances to require data centers to report energy use, require a higher vote threshold for the approval of new city debt and to update the city’s...

Finance committee could approve transfer of parking meter rights following news of renegotiated deal

The City Council Committee on Finance on Tuesday could finally vote to recommend the transfer of the rights to the city’s parking meters to a new company.

Plan Commission advances new Northwestern hospital, Parker School expansion, amended West Town...

Housing committee advances amended version of Protecting Renters Ordinance without ‘Just Cause,’...

The City Council Committee on Housing and Real Estate on Wednesday approved a revised version of the mayor’s legislative package overhauling the Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, sending it...

Protecting Renters Ordinance expected to get housing committee vote

Illinois Supreme Court begins September session with pretrial release cases

Illinois Supreme Court justices return to Springfield Tuesday for their September session. The court will hear oral arguments in 12 cases over six days, including questions regarding pretrial release...

Finance committee OKs Guevara-related wrongful conviction settlements, proposal to require ⅗...

Finance committee to consider Guevara-related wrongful conviction settlements, proposal to require...

The City Council finance committee on Monday is set to consider multiple large legal settlements related to alleged police misconduct and a proposal to require a higher City Council vote threshold to...

Transportation committee approves appointment of real estate attorney to Illinois International...

The City Council Committee on Transportation and Public Way on Wednesday advanced the appointment of Elbert Reniva, a longtime real estate attorney, to serve on the Board of Directors for the...