Chicago City Council

Rhetoric, reality at odds in Springfield sexual harassment scandal

By Austin Berg

11/09/2017

Bad actors in Springfield continue to be dealt with behind closed doors.

TAGS: corruption, Denise Rotheimer, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, John Cullerton

Chicago to pay $20 million to parking meter company in 2018

By Chris Lentino

11/02/2017

As a continuing part of a bad deal, Chicago taxpayers will pay Chicago Parking Meters LLC $20 million.

TAGS: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Daley

Taxpayers should flex their muscle, pick their punches

By Austin Berg

10/12/2017

If aggrieved taxpayers don’t also demand fixes to underlying spending problems, calls for additional tax hikes will return. And they’ll be stronger than ever.

TAGS: Cook County, income tax, sales tax, soda tax, taxes, Toni Preckwinkle

Chicago City Council seeks to hike ridesharing fees

By Chris Lentino

10/05/2017

One alderman with strong ties to the traditional taxicab industry has suggested raising fees on ridesharing to fill the growing budget gap.

TAGS: Anthony Beale, Chicago, collaborative economy, Lyft, regulations, rideshare, Uber

Chicago moves to ban sale of single servings of alcohol after midnight

By Brendan Bakala

09/02/2017

The proposal would prohibit retailers from selling single servings of alcohol after midnight in a questionable move to fight panhandling and public intoxication.

TAGS: alcohol tax, ban, Chicago

The end of Uber in Chicago? Ordinance would require fingerprinting of rideshare drivers and limit surge pricing

By Brendan Bakala

09/02/2017

The ordinance was pushed through committee by taxi industry ally Alderman Anthony Beale, 9th Ward.

TAGS: Lyft, rideshare, sharing economy, taxis, Uber

Burke to the future: Chicago alderman wants to ban self-driving cars

By Brendan Bakala

08/23/2017

Alderman Ed Burke argued in favor of a ban on driverless cars with a movie clip from “Back to the Future.”

TAGS: Ed Burke, manufacturing, regulations

Chicago aldermen fail to attend committee meetings nearly half the time

By Chris Lentino

08/22/2017

Committee meetings are a critical step in the legislative process, yet aldermen skip them almost half the time.

TAGS: Chicago, Chicago City Council, Rahm Emanuel

Chicago City Council records reveal severe shortage of serious legislation

By Chris Lentino

08/22/2017

Substantive ordinances make up less than 2 percent of all legislation considered by the current City Council over the past two years.

TAGS: Chicago, Chicago City Council, Rahm Emanuel

80% of Cook County municipalities have opted out of minimum wage, sick leave ordinances

By Amy Korte, Marianna Schmiesing

07/31/2017

The number of Cook County municipalities that have opted out of both ordinances has climbed to 107.

TAGS: Cook County, jobs, minimum wage

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