0000524837 00000 n The Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council of the City of Chicago is the official publication of the acts of the City Council. September 29, 2020 • Chicago officials will allow for more capacity at bars and restaurants and loosen other restrictions on Oct. 1, saying COVID-19 case rates and deaths have improved. Total resources include revenues generated during the year and prior year savings and available resources. When I came into office, Chicago was facing a budget deficit of nearly $1 billion, and included the largest one- year increase to the City-required pension contribution in recent history. 2020 Budget Forecast Summary; Resumen del pronóstico del presupuesto 2020; Podsumowanie prognozy budżetu na 2020 The mayor wants to hike the sales tax for all food and beverages purchased at restaurants and retail establishments. Finally, the city also seems poised to tax soon-to-be-legal recreational marijuana sales at up to 3%. But Lightfoot is also banking on a host of new taxes and fees to shore up the city budget next year, and they'll hit everyone from downtown diners to home sellers to riders using Uber or Lyft. [28], Chicago is unusual among major United States cities in the number of wards and representative aldermen that it maintains. 0000020194 00000 n [30][31] The first conviction of Chicago aldermen and Cook County Commissioners for accepting bribes to rig a crooked contract occurred in 1869. [1] The council is gaveled into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes, utilities, taxes, and many other issues. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ She also said she planned to push Springfield for a "statewide pension reform package" to bolster the city's woefully underfunded government worker retirement systems, though she didn't offer specifics. But solo riders would see the tax nearly double, to $1.13 per trip. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ hide caption Chicago teacher salaries have risen 80 percent since 1998, and as of 2014, CPS teachers with … After a heading and deliberation process, the committee votes on whether to report the proposed legislation to the full council, along with recommendations. [30][35], Fourteen of the Chicago's City Council's nineteen committees routinely violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act during the last four months of 2007 by not keeping adequate written records of their meetings. 0000002330 00000 n September 30, 2020 • County clerks say they're seeing renewed interest in early voting in person as some voters express fears about their mail-in ballots being counted. 9��߯��;k�@6@�2V�H�~|-}s��bN*�����;�6�q)�����R��.�s&�Z2�^��JZ�����ӫȽckjϣ���\[ü1�:�Z%x���jZ��׬�VJÍ�c�u�[#7T^s/�`��� �ֽ"�E{�H��DӋ��A��iU�תj��?ҔG����uK�۪y�#٫$�]����t�-e�{�.�VL!B�rI0v�j� m0Ț�J�y��������,����L�ɢ�_O��rl��*�#��TNO���ųŋ�$v3������M���u��� q�K�sNSm�$I�:�P���������dŕ�����+]�I�yy��+����F��jڰ��. Seth Perlman, Amr Alfiky/Associated Press Versions are available in six languages. By: Shelly. "65 ILCS 20/ Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941", "About City Government & the Chicago City Council", "Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot aces first test of her power: City Council overhaul approved", "MEET THE NEW CITY COUNCIL A new mayor and a dozen new aldermen take their seats Monday. 0000001502 00000 n The Council also has the power to redraw ward boundaries, resulting in the heavily gerrymandered map seen today. �]�8$��lP�|��3@�@��#8�щ�e��R\+ The strike, now in its fifth day, has the mayor in a tough spot as she negotiates with aldermen for budget approval, which traditionally happens before Thanksgiving. [5], Aldermanic elections are officially nonpartisan; party affiliations below are informational only. October 1, 2020 • "How can we tell somebody to be healthy ... and advocate for a healthy lifestyle, and yet we're not living it?" asked one anti-violence worker. �G� t�U �0�K1 ���`'ƕ���[+��S��q�qfweH�M���}�'�s+o3� �u���L�E4����0�ƂA��p��1�eҌ@| � ��9a endstream endobj 24 0 obj <> endobj 25 0 obj <>/Resources<>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]>>/Rotate 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 612.0 792.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 26 0 obj <> endobj 27 0 obj <> endobj 28 0 obj <> endobj 29 0 obj [/Separation/PANTONE#20540#20U/DeviceCMYK<>] endobj 30 0 obj <> endobj 31 0 obj <> endobj 32 0 obj <> endobj 33 0 obj <> endobj 34 0 obj <>stream Seth Perlman, Amr Alfiky/Associated Press, We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020, "very onerous" for any casino operator to turn a profit, dramatically increase the money City Hall sets aside, Chicago Anti-Violence Workers, 'Exposed To So Much Trauma,' Need Help, Illinois Gov. 0000000016 00000 n To handle the city's growing pension tab, her predecessor hiked up taxes on homeowners at the start of his second term. People eat outside of a restaurant in Skokie, Ill., Thursday, June 18, 2020. 121 North LaSalle Street, Room 604 Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: 312.744.6670 Fax: 312.744.3618 0000011488 00000 n Y���lB�K������9�� R�y� @ZbMu�V�䀢{�~j�~ ���[�������B9]���]���n��K��迸g�Y�Z�z��_��}��߼��� ������-�o|��q��q�����? The mayor again said that she plans to lobby state lawmakers for changes to a huge gambling expansion bill that finally allowed for a long-sought Chicago casino. Pat Dowell, 3rd Ward, said that wishlist will require a major push in Springfield during the veto session next week. And ride-share passengers would be hit with a new surcharge of up to $1.75 per trip to downtown destinations. [38], Over half of elected Chicago aldermen took illegal campaign contributions totalling $282,000 in 2013. 0000002832 00000 n �H;P�R���!k�j����R�ý�;�u�kW�n�²W_X�{KD�^TX� ��dX�Q���W.$Bؐ�5 hide caption. On the campaign trail, Lightfoot said she'd rather trim existing costs than burden taxpayers. Budget Breakdown: How Much Does A Trip To Chicago Cost? The mayor also underscored one big thing that is not in her spending plan: a large property tax hike that Lightfoot had refused to rule out in recent months as her administration grappled with the huge deficit. On: February 18, 2018. In 1923, the system that exists today was adopted with 50 wards, each with one council member elected by the ward. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ "And we all know what those choices are.". [4] The current term began on May 20, 2019. [30] Between 1972 and 1999, 26 current or former Chicago aldermen were convicted for official corruption. An independent study released in August found it would be "very onerous" for any casino operator to turn a profit here, based on the effective 72% tax rate that's baked into state law. *P`̏�x�#T�)3���*3� �d��h�2nȏA1��*$�!������EZ5��L�DUE2f��"� z��ϫ�(�Q\���R�Fm�'��N��_67�V�b�#� ���Fqki�/�J#�5+�K�V<5�Yu��VÌD�=�;����+Ÿ���h��_�w��6�|����N��1�\��Q��>7F�ޅ�!,��({{a����N��� h`@Y� A�u��!���� It consists of 50 aldermen elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. h�b``b``y�����A�DX؀�� ��� �a�Y,; ��U�� u��{ �ӈ�ݥi��PKj,sh>� Jay Reeves/Associated Press Here's everything you need to know about all 50 wards", "State of Illinois Candidate's Guide 2019", "City Council Caucus Chairs on Chicago's Future", "The real caucuses in the Chicago City Council", "2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire", Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization, "Patrick Thompson: Candidate Profile Metro. 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The mayor unveiled her proposed 2020 spending plan in a speech to the City Council Wednesday morning. The mayor's office expects that and other measures aimed at reducing traffic congestion will generate $47 million. Year of appointment, not of first election. This law is intended to give the population of the ward equal representation based by the size of the population of Chicago.

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