The Latest Breaking News from Lori Lightfoot

Welcome to the Friday, March 31, Brew. 

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

An unprecedented reorganization approved Thursday boosts its committee numbers to weaken the mayor’s authority, but critics say that task should have been left up to the incoming Council.

On March 26, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) endorsed Paul Vallas in the April 4, 2023, runoff for mayor of Chicago. The state’s other senator, Tammy Duckworth (D), endorsed Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the first round and has not endorsed in the runoff. Vallas and Brandon Johnson are running in…

CHICAGO — On the campaign trail, both mayoral candidates paint sweeping visions of a shinier, more prosperous Chicago under their watch.

Asked how they would bring together a divided city, Vallas said his “comprehensive, very strong, very cohesive and united coalition” would allow him to do so. Johnson said he wouldn’t have gotten this far without a “multi-cultural, multi-generational movement” that is “Black, Brown, white, Asian,…

Only 3% of ballots cast on Feb. 28 came from youth voters. So what’s the deal? “It’s obvious to me that young people in that city don’t feel empowered by their governance,” said author Della Volpe.

Meza, the first Latina to serve as the city’s chief attorney, told her staff another job opportunity was too great to pass up, sources say.

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

Five months after a City Council appointment from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. Timmy Knudsen only got about a quarter of the vote in February. Now he’s lining up other Democratic support to survive a runoff with Brian Comer.

The proposals deemed eligible for city subsidies together call for more than 1,000 housing units, a third of them affordable, and more than $550 million in investment to address downtown vacancies.