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city-hall
  • by david hall
Parliamentary maneuver spares Johnson a City Council defeat on ethics reform — for a little while

The measure would stiffen penalties for lobbyists who contribute to mayoral campaigns in defiance of a 2011 executive order signed by then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel. In other action, after vigorous debate, the Council approved a "quiet zone" around a West Loop abortion clinic.

city-hall
  • by david hall
O'Hare expansion, La Salle Street makeover take giant steps forward as City Council OKs financing

Mayor Brandon Johnson got the go-ahead to issue up to $3 billion in bonds to bankroll the next phase of the O’Hare makeover and nearly $160 million in bonds to build housing units inside two La Salle Street office buildings.

riotfest
  • by david hall
Riot Fest is moving to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview for new 'RiotLand' venture; lineup announced

The festival will be exiting Douglass Park after a 10-year run that has been plagued by controversy in recent years.

transportation
  • by david hall
CTA service will return to pre-pandemic levels by end of year, chief Dorval Carter predicts

The Chicago Transit Authority recorded an average of 1 million weekday riders in May, the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic decimated ridership.