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Cook County ‘ramping up’ vaccinations, contact tracing faster than federal dose delivery, officials say

By Alex Nitkin  - February 25, 2021

Cook County public health officials have vaccinated more than 100,000 people in the past month and plan to significantly scale up operations as the pipeline of new vaccine widens, they told county commissioners Wednesday. The county has stood up an

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City Council meeting ends abruptly after aldermen delay passage of two controversial measures

By Erin Hegarty  - February 25, 2021

Wednesday’s City Council meeting ended abruptly after aldermen temporarily blocked two proposals up for consideration, delaying the formal introduction of dozens of new measures including the “Anjanette Young Ordinance,” which would establish new search warrant standards for the Chicago Police

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TDL Chicago Morning Briefs: Wednesday, February 24

By Erin Hegarty and Alex Nitkin  - February 24, 2021

News in brief: Lightfoot signs Welcoming City Ordinance; CDPH moves 16 states,D.C. to less restrictive travel tier; Blanchard, Board of Review to face off.

Federal COVID-19 grant funding set for City Council approval after week of criticism over police spending

By Erin Hegarty  - February 24, 2021

The City Council is poised to approve an ordinance that would carry over $68 million in federal COVID-19 grant funds from 2020 and allocate additional pandemic-related federal grant money for this year to be used on rental assistance and vaccination

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Smoke detector rules approved as ‘home museums’ crackdown, ‘clean air’ industrial ordinances stall

By Alex Nitkin  - February 24, 2021

Aldermen on Tuesday approved an ordinance designed to gradually modernize smoke detectors in Chicago homes, but two other major citywide proposals ran aground amid lingering disputes.

Smoke detector rules, ‘Salt District’ proposal set for zoning approval as industrial crackdown ordinance remains in limbo

By Alex Nitkin  - February 23, 2021

Aldermen are scheduled on Tuesday to revive up a long-stalled ordinance (O2019-8529) that would require all Chicago homes to have modern smoke detectors installed within the next decade. Introduced in 2019 by Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36), the ordinance requires all

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Aldermen approve settlements alleging police misconduct after lengthy discussion, narrow vote

By Erin Hegarty  - February 23, 2021

Aldermen on Monday approved payments for two separate lawsuits alleging misconduct by the Chicago Police Department: one after lengthy discussion on who should be held responsible for a raid on a wrong apartment, and the other in narrow vote. In

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Commissioners approve Pappas-backed ordinance to expose TIF ‘shadow governments’

By Alex Nitkin  - February 23, 2021

Cook County leaders voted overwhelmingly on Monday to advance a proposal by county Treasurer Maria Pappas to require taxing bodies across the county to submit detailed reports on how they use tax-increment financing. Commissioners voted 15-2 to approve the ordinance

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TDL Chicago Morning Briefs: Monday, February 22

By Erin Hegarty and Alex Nitkin  - February 22, 2021

News in brief: CPAC, GAPA close to ‘compromise’; vaccine equity gap narrowing; county TIF transparency ordinance set for consideration

Budget director defends spending federal dollars on CPD as aldermen approve new COVID-related grants

By Erin Hegarty  - February 22, 2021

Aldermen on Friday approved carrying over $68 million in federal COVID-19 grant funds from 2020 and allocating additional coronavirus-related federal grant money to be used this year for rental assistance and vaccination programs.

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