The Daily Line

Housing department budget does not account for competing rental code reform measures, infuses $13M...

DOH on Wednesday presented its 2027 budget proposal, under which Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to substantially increase the allocation of corporate funding the department receives.

Chicago voters approve ballot questions on gunshot detection, permanent festival space, Midway...

Chicago voters on Tuesday approved all three citywide advisory questions on their ballots, including referenda on the development of permanent festival and outdoor event space for large events and...

Council votes to allocate $75M parking meter transfer fee as extra pension payment for 2026,...

The move now creates a new budget gap that Mayor Brandon Johnson and the council must work to address. 

Mayoral candidate Matt Brewer talks economic, housing development proposals as part of growth...

Matt Brewer thinks Chicago must grow its way out of its budget woes rather than rely on tax hikes to fuel spending.

Preckwinkle warns county may need new revenue in 2028 after balancing budget with one-time fixes

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Thursday the county may need to consider new revenue in fiscal year 2028, after balancing next year’s budget without tax increases largely through...

Council to consider putting $75M transfer fee from Stonepeak deal toward pensions separate from...

The City Council could approve an ordinance that would require the $75 million payment to be put into the city pension system separately from any other statutory or supplementary payments.

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.