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City Council approves Chicago Fire’s training center on Near West Side

The 36-11 vote came after a debate over the project’s merits in an area beset by poverty and whether the land could be better used for public housing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Newly seated Ald. Knudsen touts youth, role in LGBTQ community: ‘Representation matters’

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) was confirmed, sworn in and started voting Wednesday, becoming Chicago’s youngest alderperson. His predecessor, Michele Smith, offered an impassioned defense of the role of council members.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fate of old Tynemouth Library set to be decided by North Tyneside planners

The site in Front Street could become a community hub with library facilities, a Newcastle Building Society branch, and six new flats

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New housing development in Larkhall gets the go ahead

South Lanarkshire councillors approved the plans last week.

Daily Record

Karnataka Assembly passes anti-conversion Bill amid Congress walkout

Legislative Council passed the Bill on September 15

The Hindu

£1.7m boost as people make 'heartbreaking' choice between food and heat

New measures will be brought in in one part of Merseyside

Liverpool Echo

Lisburn and Castlereagh Council strike action set to continue after pay offer rejected

"The offer was not an offer that unions could ballot members on"

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New Derry City Cemetery proposals unveiled as public opinion sought

"I would encourage all interested parties to come along and be part of this important engagement process.”

Belfast Live

Data reveals cost of tram line cycling accidents for Edinburgh City Council

NEW data has shown the total costs of cycling accidents for Edinburgh City Council since the city’s tram tracks were built.

The National (Scotland)

Menfi, UN’s Guterres Discuss Latest Developments in Libya

Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi held talks on Tuesday with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed the latest developments in Libya, including the political impasse that has negatively impacted the fragile security situation. They…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Economic Council Reviews Performance of Vision 2030 Programs

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense chaired on Wednesday a virtual meeting of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs. A number of economic and development issues were discussed during the meeting including the presentation submitted by the Strategic Management Office regarding a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Explained | The office of the Governor: its origins, powers, and controversies

The role of the Governor, which originates in the colonial period, has been a contentious one, right from the Constitutional Assembly debates to the Supreme Court cases around it.

The Hindu

Less than half of staff at Bristol City Council believe top execs ‘are trustworthy'

A new survey shows many council workers fear their bosses don't understand the challenges of their day to day work

Bristol Post

San Diego apologizes, rescinds its World War II-era support for incarceration of Japanese Americans

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council rescinded Tuesday a resolution it had passed 80 years ago in support of the incarceration of Japanese Americans in prison camps during World War II.

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Hunter Street fig trees have to go: council

Arborists found three of the four figs on the refuge were in decline and were unable to improve.

Chicago Sun-Times

Zoning out? Lightfoot’s choice to replace Smith in 43rd Ward to step down from zoning panel

Attorney Timmy Knudsen is expected to be confirmed by the full City Council on Wednesday and sworn in immediately so he can take his seat and cast his first votes. If Tuesday’s Rules Committee meeting was any indication, there might just be only one dissenting vote: Southwest Side Ald. Marty…

Belfast Live

Bin strike at Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Council could end after pay proposal

The industrial action has resulted in piles of rubbish building up outside recycling centres and across the borough

Belfast Live

Belfast's Castle Street to get lighting installation to address ongoing problems

Council report states new lighting will make area "safer and more attractive for pedestrians”

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Chronicle Live

Labour unrest as top councillors speak out against £3bn North East devolution deal

Labour opposition leaders in both County Durham and Northumberland have reservations about the long-awaited devolution deal that could unite councils under a North East mayor

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh tram line cycling accidents cost taxpayer £1.26m in 10 years

There have been 422 cycling accidents on Edinburgh's tram lines since 2012, with 196 successful claims being made.

Daily Record

Ayr's iconic Gaiety Theatre in plea to council for £450,000 cash

The Ayr Gaiety Partnership has provided details of its work over the last 12 months, as it prepares for decision on request for £450,000 in council support.

Wales Online

Vale of Glamorgan council leader says she won't introduce a tourism tax

The Welsh Government are proposing that local authorities should have the power to levy taxes on visitors

Belfast Live

Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Council residents facing "stark choice" as rubbish mounts up

The strike action by binmen has been going on since August with no definite end date in sight

Chicago Sun-Times

Zoning change? Lightfoot taps zoning appeals board chair Knudsen to replace retired Ald. Smith in 43rd Ward

The appointment is expected to give Knudsen a running start in next year’s aldermanic elections in the affluent North Side ward, which typically sees heavily contested races. The nomination goes before the City Council Rules Committee Tuesday and the full Council Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Vasquez seeks to cap City Council pay raises

Ald. Andre Vasquez is not one of 17 council members who have declined the latest pay raise. But he’s not oblivious to the pre-election dilemma. In fact, he’s proposing a cap of 5% or the inflation rate, whichever is yes.

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