The Latest Breaking News from City Council

Lightfoot says she’s handing Johnson a city with rosy financial future

The midyear budget forecast, issued about four months earlier than usual, offers a brighter picture than the last forecast, just eight months ago. But one City Council member said it’s far too soon for an accurate assessment.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2023

CPD leadership blamed for fractious response to weekend gatherings, Ed Burke Day proposal pulled and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2023

Future of Broadmarsh one of key priorities ahead of Nottingham City Council election

Lists of pledges have now been published by three more parties fielding candidates in upcoming Nottingham City Council elections.

Nottingham Post · Apr 18, 2023

Chicago theaters embrace intimacy choreographers, another City Council race decided and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2023

Concession in 5th Ward means City Council won’t break record for women members — but only tie it

The decision by Tina Hone to concede to Desmon Yancy means the City Council will see 18 women sworn in next month — an increase of three since 2019 that matches the city’s all-time high for representation by women set in 2007.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2023

LA City Council members propose $30-an-hour wage by 2028 for hotel and LAX workers

The minimum wages of workers at larger hotels and Los Angeles International Airport would rise to $30 an hour by 2028 under a proposal put forth Wednesday by several Los Angeles City Council members.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 12, 2023

Knudsen locks up full term in 43rd Ward as challenger Comer concedes a week after runoff

Timmy Knudsen — the first openly gay person to represent the Lincoln Park ward, and one of the City Council’s youngest members — thanked 43rd Ward voters ‘for turning out in historic numbers.’

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023

Roswell approves ordinance for Fulton to manage local election in November

ATLANTA — Roswell City Council has approved Fulton County managing its municipal election in November. The Monday vote approved an intergovernmental agreement for Fulton County elections to conduct the election at a minimum cost of $814,420.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

Judge refuses to delay funding vote for Pioneer Bank redevelopment in Humboldt Park

Judge Caroline Moreland found that the Hispanic Housing Development Corp. has no legal standing to seek a temporary restraining order to prevent the Chicago City Council from voting later this month to award $13 million to Park Row Development LLC.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023

City Council to get new youngest member with Mosley’s win in South Side’s 21st Ward

The victory of community organizer Ronnie Mosley, 31, was secured on Monday with the concession of retired firefighter Cornell Dantzler, who concluded the ballots that could still arrive in the mail would not be enough to erase Mosley’s lead.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2023