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Lightfoot allies to try again to salvage COPA chief’s nomination

Whether or not Andrea Kersten’s nomination is defeated Wednesday before the Committee on Public Safety, Chairman Chris Taliaferro said he intends to call for an up-or-down vote in the full City Council on Feb. 23.

Chicago Sun-Times

Removed slavery backer Calhoun's statue still without a home

A statue of segregationist and former U.S. Vice President John C

The Independent UK

'Extra patrols' set to tackle parking clamps being cut with power tools

A Dublin City Council report found the introduction of on the spot fines for illegal parking has helped ease the issue

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What ever happened to Chicago’s universal basic income pilot program?

Three months after the City Council OK’d what’s touted as the largest such program in the United States — $31.5 million to help 5,000 needy families — not one $500-a-month check has been sent, not one application accepted.

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: The vitriol in politics is driving good people out of public service

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin seemed to have a lot going for him as he prepared for a reelection campaign for his Westside district. A mean-spirited recall effort had sputtered and failed. Bonin, who was first elected in 2013, won his last reelection with 71% of the vote.

Los Angeles Times

‘Y’all know who I am, right?’ Fort Worth city council member says during DWI arrest

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth city council member and Texas House candidate Cary Moon told Burleson police he once served as mayor of Fort Worth and asked officers to call the police chief during his October 2020 arrest on a driving while intoxicated charge.

Tribune News Service

Last stab at ward remap compromise

Rules Committee Chair Michelle Harris (8th) has invited Latino Caucus leaders to a meeting at 10 a.m. Sunday in a last-ditch effort to resolve differences standing in the way of a new ward map.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Now is the time for City Council to finally denounce religious discrimination in India

Council members didn’t pass a resolution last year condemning extremism targeting Christians and Muslims. This year, elected officials must right their wrongs and uphold India’s values of democracy, equality and secularism.

Chicago Sun-Times

Little Village arch gains official landmark status

City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to make the arch an official Chicago landmark, ending a months-long effort. The designation also marks the first time a Mexican architect’s work has been granted landmark status.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot granted emergency contracting authority at wild City Council meeting

Wednesday’s meeting also featured a protracted floor fight over an attempt by Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) to force an immediate vote on his long-stalled plan to empower the City Council to hire its own legislative counsel.

Chicago Sun-Times

St. Anthony Hospital campus in Little Village gets zoning go-ahead

A City Council committee backs the hospital’s move to a 29-acre parcel slated to get other medical and community services.

Chicago Sun-Times

Merchandise Mart owner plans residential tower nearby, City Council member says

Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) has told constituents Vornado Realty Trust has a plan to build at the southwest corner of Kinzie and Canal streets.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council committee moves — again — to dry up market for stolen cell phones

The ordinance boosts fines and penalties for secondhand dealers, pawnbrokers and bogus phone repair shops that buy and sell stolen cell phones. The maximum penalty would rise to $10,000 for each illegal sale, up from $2,000.

Chicago Sun-Times

CTA ripped after transit agency president a no-show at City Council hearing

A usually routine transfer of funds to the CTA turned into a gripe session, as Council members slammed the agency, then held up approval of a $26.1 million windfall from the CTA’s portion of the real estate transfer tax.

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Ex-Detroit council member gets 2 years in prison for bribes

A former Detroit City Council member who quit after pleading guilty to a bribery scheme has been sentenced to two years in prison

Tribune News Service

As Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby fights for her political life, what role does her husband, the City Council president, play?

BALTIMORE SUN — It is a familiar scene, a public official at the lectern the day after being indicted or otherwise landing in trouble. But when Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby took to the microphone to defend herself against federal perjury charges, the scene played out in less-familiar fashion.

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