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Renewing LaSalle Street a matter of keeping up with the neighbors

City officials are offering landlords money if they come up with new ideas for buildings that have lost their allure amid downtown’s expansion.

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Medinah Temple casino won’t have big impact on River North traffic, says report; alderperson dismisses it as ‘thin gruel’

Ald. Brendan Reilly has led opposition against Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan for a temporary gambling house in his ward, and he’s skeptical of the traffic study, which was commissioned by Bally’s.

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Accused of vendetta in handling of Fire Department promotions, Lightfoot reverses course, promotes 30 to lieutenant

The 2009 lieutenant’s list has been reinstated. It was not immediately known whether mayoral critic Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th) was among those promoted from that list.

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Chicago is offering 12 weeks of paid parental leave to city employees. The new policy applies to birthing and nonbirthing parents.

The policy comes just in time for Edwina Mitchell, a food protection employee for the city’s Department of Public Health. “It means everything. I already feel a little stress-free,” said the mother of a 4-year-old and who is due to give birth to her second child in January.

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Record review: Bailey proud to be lawmaker who tells truth about Illinois’ decline — not one who makes lots of laws

Few of his initiatives wind up in state law books, but they have all helped Bailey quickly make a name for himself as a firebrand devoted to conservative ideology. That includes pride in how few of his bills pass. “We do not need more government — more government like J.B.…

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Chicago is sharing responsibility for asylum-seekers, and that should come with more federal resources

Sanctuary cities like Chicago need resources to manage what is looking to become a regular influx of bused-in migrants.

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Lightfoot cancels pre-election property tax increase

Lightfoot announced the “good news for Chicago taxpayers” one day after the Chicago Sun-Times reported some of the mayor’s closest allies had urged her to avoid risking an embarrassing budget defeat.

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Mayor needs to learn how to take criticism

If Lori Lightfoot doesn’t like anyone questioning her, she’s either not doing enough or is in the wrong business.

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General Iron lawyers say draft approval shows Lightfoot denial was wrong

Lawyers for the metal shredder’s owner will ask two city officials under oath why the Southeast Side business was not permitted to open.

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Taxpayers shell out $250M in police-related settlements; new report slams city efforts to learn from those mistakes

“We are missing very expensive opportunities if we are not informing ourselves and improving practices and policies as a result of those settlements and judgments,” said Inspector General Deborah Witzburg.

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Refusing to wait for Garcia to decide, Chicago Teachers Union, United Working Families endorse Brandon Johnson for mayor

U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia sent an email asking United Working Families to defer a mayoral endorsement, but the group refused because Garcia was unwilling to give them a timeline for when — or if — he will announce a mayoral run.

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Mayoral allies urge Lightfoot to scrap plans for $42.7 million property tax increase

The increase is half what the automatic escalator approved two years ago allows. But Ald. Jason Ervin, chairman of the City Council’s Black Caucus, is among the mayoral allies advising the mayor to find another way.

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Lawmaker to block $50M for Near South Side high school until Lightfoot, CPS address community concerns

State Rep. Theresa Mah had been among the strongest backers of the idea to build a new high school. But she called the city’s plan “offensive” and politically motivated.

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Scaring voters into saying ‘no’ to worker’s rights amendment is wrong

The Illinois Policy Institute’s stance — that if the amendment is passed, the median homeowner could pay at least an additional $2,935 in property taxes in the next four years — is false, a reader says.

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Flight attendants protest at O’Hare and Midway, Lightfoot defends Invest South/West plan and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Lightfoot pushes back on claim that Invest South/West more talk than action

The mayor spoke at the groundbreaking for Englewood Connect, a culinary hub being built in a landmark firehouse — a building that “refused to be demolished,” said Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox.

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Is City Council really ready to show its independence?

Chicago City Council members can select who they want on committees and who should lead them. State law and the city’s own rules clearly spell out they have that power. They just have always opted out and have given the mayor their blessing to do their bidding.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago rolls out plan to revive financial district in wake of pandemic

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a plan Monday to revive the LaSalle Street corridor, a key downtown office district that suffered the double whammy of COVID-19 and the loss of several large firms to new towers rising farther west along Wacker Drive and in Fulton Market.

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Top CPS officials privately warned a new Near South school could undermine neighboring schools, harm Black students

While Mayor Lori Lightfoot has touted the new school to serve Chinatown and other neighborhoods, CPS alumni and even staff inside CPS fear it will do damage to existing schools that serve predominantly African American students.

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City solicits proposals for La Salle Street renewal

The Lightfoot administration is offering tax incentives to developers who want to change the “monoculture” of office buildings by converting some to residential use.

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The shady business of police-ordered shutdowns

Oversight of how the summary closure ordinance is enforced after a violent crime and its overall effectiveness is greatly needed if this program is to continue forward.

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Lightfoot disputes feds’ environmental racism claims, Sen. Emil Jones III pleads not guilty and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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City Council urged to declare its independence from Lightfoot by choosing its own committee chairs

The Better Government Association published a policy statement Friday renewing its call for the City Council to shed its reputation as a rubber stamp for Chicago mayors.

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Police shut down South Side, West Side businesses over violence, go easy on clout-heavy bars downtown

Since 2015, the Chicago Police Department has shut down at least 58 businesses, most on the South Side and West Side, after shootings at or near their premises even as violence surged downtown.

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Lightfoot to Biden administration on environmental racism claims: See you in court

“If a voluntary resolution can’t be reached, HUD may initiate administrative proceedings or refer this matter to the U.S. Department of Justice for enforcement,” the agency says.

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