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The Latest Breaking News from City Council

Afternoon Edition: April 27, 2022

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

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council unanimously approves Deborah Witzburg as Chicago’s new inspector general

Now locked into a four-year term, Witzburg is free to confront what she calls the “debt of legitimacy” created by scandals involving two indicted pols: Ald. Edward Burke and former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Chicago Sun-Times

Newest City Council member chooses sides in ward remap battle, but what difference will it make?

Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) is the 34th alderperson to back a map drafted for the Rules Committee and the Black Caucus. Both it and a map proposed by the Latino Caucus turn her ward into Chicago’s first with an Asian American majority.

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Reject ward remap plan that would destroy Black representation on City Council

A remap created by CHANGE Illinois and the Latino Caucus would destroy historic Black wards on both the West and South sides.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot’s $12.5 million gas, transit card giveaway squeaks through City Council

The vote was 26 to 23. It was one of the closest votes of Lori Lightfoot’s tenure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nottingham City Council leader says PM 'misleading the House of Commons' after scathing attack

He's responded after the PM said the council invested in a "communist energy company"

Nottingham Post

As the City Council bickers, Westminster careens toward bankruptcy

LOS ANGELES — On March 9, the Westminster City Council met until midnight, sparring bitterly about whether local Vietnamese-language YouTube broadcasts were spreading "fake news."

Los Angeles Times

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Labor groups join aldermen in critique of casino plans over lack of living wage guarantees

The president of the Chicago Federation of Labor said none of the proposed casino operators has agreed to negotiate union contracts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral allies oppose suspending rules to allow vote on revised City Council map proposal

Finance Committee Chairman Scott Waguespack and Ethics Committee Chair Michele Smith launched a pre-emptive strike, hoping to head off a vote on a new ward map Wednesday — a vote that could aid an eleventh-hour switch by the Latino Caucus and CHANGE Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lexington council gets details on ARPA nonprofit funds

Lexington city officials are putting out the word about grant opportunities for non-profit organizations. The details of the program were outlined to City Council members last week.

WEKU

LA says it can’t take care of its sickest and most vulnerable. The county isn’t buying it

LOS ANGELES — Earlier this month, with much fanfare, Los Angeles officials announced a partial settlement of a 2-year-old federal lawsuit over homelessness.

Los Angeles Times

Mayor Adams proposes $904 million investment for overhaul of NYC’s streets, hailing ‘historic’ makeover

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams on Saturday said he aims to give New York City’s streets a $904 million makeover over the next five years — adding hundreds of miles of bike and bus lanes as well as revamped pedestrian spaces.

Tribune News Service

Ethics Chair proposes sweeping package of ethics reforms

The changes include ending the privilege that has allowed former Council members-turned-lobbyists to work the floor during City Council meetings and a big increase in potential fines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former state’s attorney candidate says business, union leaders fed up with Lightfoot, urging him to run for mayor — and he’s listening

Bill Conway’s father, William E. Conway Jr., helped found the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, and has a net worth pegged at $3.5 billion in 2020. He donated $10.5 million to his son’s 2020 run for Cook County state’s attorney.

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USA Today Sports Media Group

A housing development could turn this 18-hole California public track into a 12-hole course

The project would convert some of the property into 248 senior, single-family residential homes.

The Independent UK

Mayor in troubled LA wants more spending for homeless, LAPD

In a city struggling with rising crime and a homeless crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is proposing boosting spending for police and funneling a record amount into housing and other programs to help those those living on the streets

Chicago Sun-Times

Gas card giveaway plan narrowly approved by committee

The 15-to-12 Budget Committee vote for Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s “Chicago Moves” program sets the stage for a full City Council showdown next week. The odds favor Lightfoot, but the outcome is by no means assured.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Feds vow to retry Philly Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and his wife on bribery charges after hung jury results in a mistrial

PHILADELPHIA — The federal bribery trial of Philadelphia City Council member Kenyatta Johnson ended in a mistrial Tuesday, offering an ambiguous conclusion that left prosecutors vowing to retry the case and did little to clarify his future in elected office.

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Chronicle Live

Plea to save 'one of Newcastle's finest buildings' from being 'effectively demolished'

Carliol House is part of the plans for the huge Pilgrim's Quarter office complex which could be approved by Newcastle City Council next week

Los Angeles Times

Angelenos are alarmed by air pollution, extreme heat. Poll finds they want action

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles voters are alarmed by deadly heat waves, destructive wildfires and dangerous air pollution — and they want politicians to take major steps to reduce the city’s reliance on fossil fuels and prepare for a hotter future.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago casino sites gain critics on the City Council

More alderpersons — with Pat Dowell (3rd) the latest — object to plans in or near their wards after residents voice complaints at community hearings.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ethics Board chairman defends calling out Sposato for posting photo of himself in front of fire truck on Facebook

“We don’t go look at peoples’ social media sites. We react to complaints,” Ethics Board Chairman William Conlon said. “You can’t use the city logo, the city seal or city equipment to promote yourself for election.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot tweaks gas card giveaway yet again to smooth road to City Council passage

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plans to reserve 75% of gas cards for residents of South and West Side neighborhoods defined as “high-mobility hardship.”

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Council accused of 'turning a blind eye to poverty'

In his fourth attempt at getting elected to the City of Edinburgh Council, ex Scottish Socialist Party MSP Colin Fox is calling for more attention to be paid to poorer communities outwith the city centre.

Los Angeles Times

Rick Caruso's role in the 2002 rejection of a Black LAPD chief created a furor

LOS ANGELES — Two decades ago, the Los Angeles Police Department faced a defining moment, as crime ticked upward, a massive corruption scandal smoldered and a federal judge pushed to correct the department's long history of civil rights violations.

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