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Category: Council & Legislative Updates
Ald. Vasquez to Chair his first Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights meeting
Posted onAlderperson Vasquez will host the inaugural meeting of the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights as its Chair for the 2023 – 2027 term. He will be looking for passage of his Resolution Calling for Monthly Hearings on the City Response to the Migrant Crisis by way of having a subject matter hearing on the […]
City Council and Committees- Week of 3/27/23
Posted onName Meeting Date Meeting Time Meeting Location Highlights Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight 3/31/2023 10:00 AM Chicago, IllinoisVirtual Meeting Agenda not yet available Meetings are subject to change daily, please check the City of Chicago City Clerk’s Meetings tab for updated information You can see a roundup of public meetings in the Chicago area […]
Take Action for Increased Legal Aid Funding- Witness Slips Needed!
Posted onVia Illinois Equal Justice Foundation: The Office of the Attorney General’s budget is set to go before the Senate Appropriations Committee and the House Appropriations – General Services Committee this Wednesday, March 22. And we need your help! While last year’s increase in the Civil Legal Aid appropriation was a huge step forward, demand for legal […]
Winnemac Park Improvement TIF Legislation Introduced
Posted onThis past Wednesday at the March City Council hearing, the Chicago Park District introduced legislation to appropriate $2 million of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds for improvements at Winnemac Park including baseball diamond, turf infield and ball field improvements, field drainage improvements and field restoration, tennis court rehab and site paving and site improvements which […]
Muslim Civic Coalition’s Call to Action- Witness Slips Needed!
Posted onVia the Muslim Civic Coalition: Last week, legislative bills from the Muslim Civic Coalition and our partners/allies passed with majority or unanimous “YES” votes in their first rounds of committee hearings in the Illinois House of Representatives! We need supporters like you to help by submitting witness slips to build on this momentum! What is a […]
City Council and Committees- Week of 3/13/23
Posted onName Meeting Date Meeting Time Meeting Location Highlights Committee on Finance 3/13/2023 10:00 AM City Hall – Council Chamber – Chicago, Illinois 1. A communication recommending a proposed ordinance regarding the authority to enterinto and execute a redevelopment agreement with and allocation of Tax IncrementalFinancing (TIF) funds to German American National Congress Chapter Chicago – […]
Update on TIF Improvements for Winnemac Park
Posted onFunding requests for Winnemac Park I am excited to announce my support of the request for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) dollars for park improvements at Winnemac Park. The Park District is requesting $2 million for park improvements including a new artificial turf baseball infield, field drainage improvements, tennis court renovations and site improvements including pathway […]
Show Your Support for Preventing Homeowner Displacement in Cook County
Posted onVia Communities United: SB 74 , as amended, creates a State Task Force to study and make recommendations for the implementation of a payment plan option to divert delinquent owner-occupied properties from the annual tax sale. The Property Tax Payment Plan Task Force will facilitate in-depth discussions with stakeholders in the residential property tax process, including local […]
Make Eviction Sealing Permanent in IL!
Posted onVia Law Center for Better Housing: Eviction filings can follow you no matter if the case was thrown out or if you won the case – Illinois should seal eviction cases to protect our ability to find future housing! Support HB 1569/SB242 Landlords increasingly rely on reports from tenant screening companies that automatically weed out […]
City Council Updates: February 1st, 2023 Session
Posted onThis week, the City Council paid tribute to former IL House of Representatives Majority Leader Greg Harris for his 16 years serving the 13th District. Greg has been a personal mentor to me since I took office, and has been a truly historic champion for LGBTQ+ rights, Marriage Equality, and so much more. I invite our 40th Ward neighbors […]
First City Council Meeting of 2023
Posted onThis week, we had our first City Council meeting of 2023. As always, there was plenty to move forward, here are some updates from Wednesday’s meeting: Smart Streets Ordinance Introduction At Council, Alderperson Vasquez joined Mayor Lightfoot, Alders Reilly, Hopkins, Martin, Villegas and La Spata to introduce the Smarts Streets Ordinance, which establishes a Automated […]