Alderman Matt Martin attempts to change long standing City Council precedent | #citycouncil
CHICAGO (WLS) — A potential change could be coming to a long standing precedent in Chicago City Council. For decades the city’s mayor has been allowed to pick committee chairs, giving the administration greater power over the council. “City Council rules actually say that the city council gets to select their chairs,” said Brian Zarou […]
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to deliver budget address before City Council without property tax hike | #citycouncil
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will deliver her budget address Monday in a special session of the City Council. The city budget was going to include a 2.5% property tax hike, but in a recent announcement, Mayor Lightfoot said she won’t be asking for one. She plans to make that announcement in a […]
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Former CPS CEO Paul Vallas plans to run for Chicago mayor, sources say
CHICAGO (WLS) — Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas plans to run for mayor of Chicago and is expected to make an official announcement on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ABC7 Monday afternoon. Vallas ran the city’s schools under former Mayor Richard M. Daley from 1995 to 2001. He previously ran an unsuccessful campaign for […]
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