The City Council approved a $94 million property tax increase as part of the $12.8 billion budget last week, but some aldermen are already planning to find alternate revenue for the 2022 budget now that the holiday weekend is over.
News in brief: Alderman, police sued over ‘baseless arrest’; Cook County launches legal aid service; Business relief measures to be extended into 2021
Cook County commissioners are poised on Tuesday to close the book on the county’s 2021 budget by approving a nearly $7 billion spending blueprint that reverses some previously planned cuts to court and health services.
A cap on delivery fees for takeout orders is now effective indefinitely in Chicago following a 49-0 City Council vote to approve the legislation as a way to help restaurants struggling financially due to the pandemic.