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Chicago City Council meeting on controversial art gets heated
A group of aldermen want a display, titled U.S.-Israel War Machine, to be removed from the Cultural Center. Sabrina Franza reports. Musk weighs a 'DOGE dividend' to send Americans checks using ...
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Why a Plan to Borrow $830M to Repair Streets, Sidewalks, Bridges Touched Off a Political Firestorm
The Chicago City Council is set to vote on the proposal Wednesday, after a week-long delay fueled by outrage whipped up on social media, the budding 2027 race for mayor and the lack of trust many ...
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Johnson's $830 million bond issue stalls in City Council
Mayor Brandon Johnson presiding at Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $830 million general obligation bond issue to upgrade ...
Italian American group says Chicago Columbus statues need to be reinstalled as expressions of art
A week later, the Grant Park Columbus statue was removed, to the cheers of people who said monuments to Columbus are insults ...
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City Council rejects bid to lower speed limit to 25 mph
An effort to reduce Chicago’s default speed limit from ... changes may be needed to avoid a loss at Wednesday’s City Council meeting after a vote on the plan was blocked last week.
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Chicago City Council approves 1901 Project around United Center; speed limit change voted down
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago City Council faced a packed agenda Wednesday during its regular meeting. One of the big items up for vote was the first phase of the $7 billion 1901 Project ...
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City Council votes down a lower Chicago speed limit
Ald. Jason Ervin argued against lowering the default speed limit on most Chicago streets to 25 mph. The measure was voted down at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. If individual alderpersons ...
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City Council gives final approval to ‘1901 Project’ at United Center
CHICAGO (WGN) — Alders at Wednesday’s City Council meeting gave final approval on a $7 billion plan to redevelop 55 acres around the United Center with housing, retail, entertainment space and ...
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Chicago City Council postpones GO bond vote
Chicago aldermen delayed a vote on $830 million of general obligation bonds at Wednesday's City Council meeting, but the move only postpones the decision until the next meeting on Feb. 26.
Chicago Tribune10d
Green social housing ordinance introduced at City Council meeting
Chicago’s plan to build “green social ... Wednesday when Johnson introduced a key ordinance in the City Council meeting. The city’s vision for green social housing is mixed-income rental ...
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Chicago aldermen to consider financial issues, speed limit at Wednesday meeting
(The Center Square) – Chicago aldermen are expected to ... as comptroller since December of 2016. At the city council’s scheduled meeting Wednesday, aldermen may also consider a proposal ...