Chicago City Council vote for independence called into question

A former Illinois lawmaker wants the Chicago City Council to erase a new slate of committee chairs it recently approved.

Chicago City Council independence vote called into question
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A former Illinois lawmaker wants the Chicago City Council to erase a new slate of committee chairs it recently approved.

Nicole Lee first Chinese American elected to City Council
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Ald. Nicole Lee has been elected as the first Chinese American in Chicago's City Council, and the first woman ever elected in the 11th Ward.

Tensions flare in fiery debate over City Council power change

Amid charges of vote “buying" and “corruption," the lame-duck Chicago City Council on Thursday voted 34-to-10 and 33-to-11 to ratify a plan that will increase the number of City Council committees from 19 to 28 and change the rules to, among other things, limit direct introductions and reduce committee membership.

Chicago City Council pushes for more independence from mayor
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Chicago City Council members are holding a special meeting today to discuss whether to divert mayoral powers to the aldermen to make decisions about the chairmen of council committees.

Chicago bikers stage protest, City Council passes ?Smart Streets? pilot program
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The group ?Bike Grid Now? says their ?bike jam? was intended to show support for an ordinance calling for safer streets for bikes, and that measure was approved just hours later by the City Council.

Shoveling your sidewalks could be a thing of the past under new proposal in Chicago
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At Wednesday's City Council meeting, Ald. Gilbert Villegas introduced the "Plow the Sidewalks" pilot program ordinance, calling on the city to take on the task of sidewalk snow removal.

With Lightfoot a lame duck, City Council looks to declare independence

Mayor Lori Lightfoot punished her enemies and rewarded her friends in a City Council reorganization that was the first test of her political clout.