October 18, 2016

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  • PSA: It’s Amnesty Week at the Clerk of the Circuit Cook of Cook County. 
  • Ald. Brian Hopkins (2) was on Chicago Tonight to discuss his ideas for the 606. 
  • Ald. Pat Dowell (3) invited constituents to the 3rd Ward Parade of Homes, an event with DPD to turn vacant lots into “much needed market-rate single family housing.”
  • Ald. Sophia King (4) is holding a town hall meeting to discuss the future of the Michael Reese site. 
  • Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10) is hosting a trunk or treat on October 28. 
  • Ald. Raymond Lopez (15) shared this pic of his desk during budget hearings. 
  • Ald. David Moore (17) is feeling good about Englewood after a visit to the new Whole Foods. 
  • Ald. Matt O’Shea’s (19) annual pumpkin patch is Sunday.
  • Ald. Roberto Maldonado (26), a supporter of CPAC, reminded Facebook followers why he voted no on COPA: “it is NOT an independent board free of City Hall’s authority. COPA cannot hire its own counsel, it has no sustainable guaranteed budget, no subpoena power and will rely upon the City’s Law Department for investigations.”
  • Ald. Carlos Rosa (35) is accepting votes for participatory budgeting projects this year. 
  • Ald. Michele Smith (43) live tweeted budget hearings yesterday. So did Ald. Proco Joe Moreno (1).