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Chicago's Evolving City Council Chicago City Council Report #9
Chicago’s Evolving City Council Chicago City Council Report #9 June 17, 2015 – March 29, 2017 Authored By: Dick Simpson Maureen Heffern Ponicki Allyson Nolde Thomas J. Gradel University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Political Science May 17, 2017 2 Since Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the new Chicago City Council were sworn in two years ago, there have been 67 divided roll call votes or roughly three per month. A divided roll call vote is not unanimous because at least one or more aldermen votes against the mayor and his administration. The rate of divided roll call votes – twice the rate in Emanuel’s first four year term – combined with an increase in the number of aldermen voting against the mayor – are indications that the aldermen are becoming more independent. Clearly, the city council is less of a predictable “rubber stamp” than it was during Mayor Richard M. Daley’s 22 years and Emanuel’s first four year term from 2011-2015. However, this movement away from an absolute rubber stamp is small and city council is only glacially evolving. The increase in aldermanic independence is confirmed by a downward trend in the vote agreement with the mayor, with only five aldermen voting with him 100% of the time and another 22 voting with him 90%. The number of aldermen voting with the mayor less than 90% of the time on divided votes has risen to 23 over the last two years. Aldermen are also more willing to produce their own legislation and proposed solutions to critical city problems than in the past rather than wait for, or to clear their proposals with, the 5th floor. -
From Rubber Stamp to a Divided City Council Chicago City Council Report #11 June 12, 2019 – April 24, 2020
From Rubber Stamp to a Divided City Council Chicago City Council Report #11 June 12, 2019 – April 24, 2020 Authored By: Dick Simpson Marco Rosaire Rossi Thomas J. Gradel University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Political Science April 28, 2020 The Chicago Municipal Elections of 2019 sent earthquake-like tremors through the Chicago political landscape. The biggest shock waves caused a major upset in the race for Mayor. Chicago voters rejected Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board President and Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party. Instead they overwhelmingly elected former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot to be their new Mayor. Lightfoot is a black lesbian woman and was a partner in a major downtown law firm. While Lightfoot had been appointed head of the Police Board, she had never previously run for any political office. More startling was the fact that Lightfoot received 74 % of the vote and won all 50 Chicago's wards. In the same elections, Chicago voters shook up and rearranged the Chicago City Council. seven incumbent Aldermen lost their seats in either the initial or run-off elections. A total of 12 new council members were victorious and were sworn in on May 20, 2019 along with the new Mayor. The new aldermen included five Socialists, five women, three African Americans, five Latinos, two council members who identified as LGBT, and one conservative Democrat who formally identified as an Independent. Before, the victory parties and swearing-in ceremonies were completed, politically interested members of the general public, politicians, and the news media began speculating about how the relationship between the new Mayor and the new city council would play out. -
JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS of the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
(Published by the Authority of the City Council of the City of Chicago) COPY JOURNAL of the PROCEEDINGS of the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Inaugural Meeting -- Monday, May 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM. (Wintrust Arena -- Chicago, Illinois) OFFICIAL RECORD. LORI E. LIGHTFOOT ANDREA M. VALENCIA Mayor City Clerk 5/20/2019 INAUGURAL MEETING 1 MUSICAL PRELUDE. The Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, led by Artistic Director Jimmy Morehead, performed a series of musical selections including "World". The ensemble from the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, led by Founder and Executive Director Carlos Hernandez-Falcon, performed a series of musical selections. The After School Matters Choir, led by Directors Daniel Henry and Jean Hendricks, performed a series of musical selections including "Bridge Over Troubled Water'' and "Rise Up". The Native American Veterans Group of Trickster Art Gallery, led by Courte Tribe and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Podlasek Ojibwe Lac Oreilles, and the Ribbon Town Drum from Pokagon Band of Potawatomi performed the ceremony dedication. The Merit School of Music, comprised of Joshua Mhoon, piano, and Steven Baloue, violin, performed a musical selection. Chicago Sinfonietta -- Project Inclusion, led by Executive Director Jim Hirsch and comprised of Danielle Taylor, violin; Fahad Awan, violin; Seth Pae, viola; and Victor Sotelo, cello, performed a series of musical selections, including "At Last" and "Chicago". INTRODUCTION OF 2019 -- 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS-ELECT. Each of the members-elect of the 2019 -- 2023 City Council of Chicago was introduced as they entered the arena. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS. The following special guests were introduced: Mr. -
Joint Committee on Accountable Co-Governance Report
Joint Committee on Accountable Co-Governance Membership Report APPROVED WEDS APR 14 On December 20, 2020, the United Working Families membership commissioned a joint committee of elected officials, party committee, and election committee members to engage in a process by which we would take up accountable co-governance. We engaged in this process after a 2020 budget vote resulted in 4 UWF Alders voting ‘yes’ when party lines were drawn and these electeds were asked by UWF to vote ‘no’. We held 6 meetings from February to April and a majority of participants were present at every meeting. We named why we were there using some of the following phrases: “we share the same north star,” “we cannot let rich and powerful special interests win,” “build power for grassroots folks,” “we need to learn how to co-govern,” “what we are doing here is a model for the country,” and “we learn and grow from accountability.” Our task was to engage in honest discussions that would identify lessons learned from the 2020 budget vote, acknowledge the harm that was caused by this vote, make commitments to change behavior, and create internal accountability processes with clear expectations moving forward that can help us maneuver situations such as this, as they are likely to happen again. We acknowledge that this process did not result in all of the answers we originally sought. We are committed to this undertaking and see this as a moment of growth and improvement. This report includes a summary of our six meetings intended for our members to review, discuss, and to vote on the recommended next steps. -
744-3334 [email protected] Department of Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2017 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office (312) 744-3334 [email protected] Department of Planning and Development (DPD) (312) 744-9267 CITY COUNCIL PASSES MODERNIZED NORTH BRANCH DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS Plan Will Foster New Industrial, Commercial Development Throughout Chicago City Council today passed Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s landmark plan to modernize the North Branch Industrial Corridor. Supported by Aldermen Walter Burnett, Brian Hopkins, Roderick Sawyer, Michelle Harris, Patrick Thompson, Ed Burke, Raymond Lopez, Derrick Curtis, Ricardo Munoz, Michael Scott, Daniel Solis, Jason Ervin, Gilbert Villegas, Marge Laurino, Emma Mitts, and Anthony Beale, the reforms will enable the North Branch Industrial Corridor to evolve as a vibrant, mixed- use business center while generating tens of millions of dollars for industrial and commercial development throughout the city. “Chicago’s industrial policies have been focused on the rear view mirror for too long,” Mayor Emanuel said. “These improvements are designed around the future, especially the mixed-use business districts that attract and support the jobs of tomorrow.” Proposed as part of the Mayor’s Industrial Corridor Modernization Initiative, the improvements will establish contemporary zoning regulations for the 760-acre North Branch Industrial Corridor, create two new funding streams to support industrial development across the city, and expand the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund to promote additional investment in South and West side commercial corridors, among other improvements. “These improvements will support industrial investment, commercial investment, and infrastructure investment with millions of dollars of private dollars that wouldn't otherwise exist. The impact will go a long way for neighborhoods throughout the city," said Alderman Burnett. -
THE ROAD to VICTORY a Timeline of Historic Moments in LGBTQ Elected History in the Chicago Area
12 March 27, 2019 WINDY CITY TIMES THE ROAD TO VICTORY A timeline of historic moments in LGBTQ elected history in the Chicago area Tim Drake Tom Chiola Sebastian Patti Nancy Katz Sherry Pethers Marc Loveless Larry McKeon Joanne Trapani Tom Tunney Debra Shore 1980: Tim activist Chuck 1994: Tom of openly when a north- 1997: Joanne mayor. Also that as an associate re-election 2006: Debra Drake was the Renslow ran Chiola became LGBTQ judges side district Trapani became year, an openly judge of the campaigns ever Shore made first openly gay as an Edward the first openly in the country, elected him to the first open gay man, Ray Cook County since. history by being Chicagoan to Kennedy gay person according to the House of lesbian elected Johnson, won a Circuit Court. the first open win an election, delegate. to win major the Alliance of Representatives. to office in trustee post in 2004: Sherry lesbian elected as convention public office in Illinois Judges. Illinois, as a Oak Park. Pethers became to a countywide delegate for 1993: Marc Illinois, when 1996: member of 2003: Tom the first open seat as a John Anderson’s Loveless, he won a seat 1996: Larry Sebastian Patti the Oak Park Tunney was lesbian elected commissioner of presidential an African- on the bench McKeon became became a judge, Village Board, 1999: Nancy appointed to a judgeship the Metropolitan bid. Drake was American gay of the Cook the state’s first and in 2009 he and in 2001 Katz was the the city’s first when she won Water a Republican man, won a County Circuit openly gay took his seat as she became first open openly gay a tight race in Reclamation activist at local school Court. -
Scavenger Sale Study
SCAVENGER SALE COOK COUNTY TREASURER MARIA PAPPAS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (Page 1 of 3) 1. The Cook County Treasurer’s Office collects 99.5% of property taxes billed for any given tax year after the Annual Tax Sale is held. Delinquent taxes will be included in a Scavenger Sale only if the property has unpaid taxes for three or more years over a 20-year period. By the time the Scavenger Sale is held, only 0.23% of taxes for any year will be offered at the Scavenger Sale. • Slides 7, 8 2. The purpose of the Scavenger Sale is not to collect delinquent taxes, but it is to find new owners and get the properties back on the tax rolls. Per the Illinois Supreme Court, the Scavenger Sale “assumes that the other available methods of tax collection have been exhausted” and “is designed, as a last resort, to extinguish tax liens and forfeitures and to attempt to restore the property to a productive status.” In re Application of Rosewell (Levin), 97 Ill. 2d 434, 442 (1983). • Slide 9 3. The process to go to deed on a residential property takes more than two and a half years. This lengthy process may discourage participation and bidding at the Scavenger Sale. • Slides 12, 13 4. Properties offered at Scavenger Sales do not generate interest from tax buyers. Over the seven Scavenger Sales from 2007 through 2019, a mere 8,449 properties (5.8%) of 145,030 properties offered were actually sold to private buyers. 136,581 properties (94.2%) were not sold to private buyers. -
Mayor Emanuel Announces New Public Art in All 50
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2017 CONTACT: Mayor’s Press Office 312.744.3334 [email protected] MAYOR EMANUEL ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLIC ART IN ALL 50 WARDS AS PART OF THE YEAR OF PUBLIC ART The 50x50 Neighborhood Arts Project represents a $1 million investment in artist-led community projects in Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Mark Kelly, Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), joined aldermen and cultural leaders today at the National Museum of Mexican Art to announce the artists participating in the 50x50 Neighborhood Arts Project. The City of Chicago has commissioned dozens of local artists to create new sculptures, murals and other public artworks in all 50 wards this summer and fall— representing a $1 million investment in artist-led community projects. 50x50 is part of the Year of Public Art, a citywide initiative involving DCASE, the Department of Transportation, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library, Chicago Transit Authority and other departments to bring more art into public spaces. “The Year of Public Art is a celebration of the lasting contributions the arts make to communities across Chicago” said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. “In every neighborhood in Chicago there are talented artists, working across all mediums, who can add to the cultural fabric of their communities. The 50x50 Neighborhood Arts Project is a $1 million investment in Chicago's neighborhoods, building on Chicago's legacy of public art and enabling local artists to share their work with the world." Additionally, DCASE, in collaboration with the Department of Family and Support Services, have also set aside opportunities for a Public Art Youth Corps paid internship program as part of One Summer Chicago. -
Chicago Cares About Rogers Park
HIGHLIGHTS THIS ISSUE Surviving Domestic Violence . 4 Partners for Rogers Park . 5 Chicago Cares . 5 Cultural Exchange . 7 Preschool at New Field . 7 Helping Youth Become Adults . 8 New Look for Metra Stop . 10 Dream of Home Ownership . 11 Howard Street Craftsman . 14 Volume 13, Issue 1 Spring 2008 Published by the Rogers Park Community Council (circulation: 30,000) Rogers Park Community Council and Partners Crack Down on Condo Fraud By Erica Christoffer ike Skowronski doesn’t know where he will live if M the condo he rents undergoes foreclosure. He fears the only notice he will get—one day out of the blue—is from a bank, telling him to vacate the You are Cordially Invited to Attend premises “immediately.” Skowronski’s apartment complex was converted into condominiums about a year and a half ago and sold to multiple owners. He didn’t know about the deal until after Dare to Believe it happened. “It was illegal,” says Skowronski. “It was, ‘we’re going to make a bundle of money real fast.’” Under Celebrating DevCorp North’s Illinois law, any developer of a condo conversion is 15th Anniversary of Service required to notify renting tenants in advance. Furthermore, tenants are allowed first dibs on purchasing Now a legitimate, well-maintained condo property, this building at and Commitment to the the unit. 7633-39 N. Greenview was once used by “developer” Mike Rogers Park Community One day, Skowronski and his neighbors were all told Kakvand to defraud the community out of millions of dollars. to pay their rent to someone else. -
New List View Based on Business Licenses
New List View Based on Business Licenses DOING BUSINESS AS NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP CODE THORNDALE CONSTRUCTION 11243 CHESAPEAKE PLAC 1ST WESTCHEST IL 60154 ER PAT HAMILTON CO. 17021 S MAGNOLIA DR 1ST HAZEL IL 60429 CREST MEE INC 11845 W LARAWAY RD 1 FRANKFORT IL 60423 FEDEX OFFICE AND PRINT SVCS, INC. 2301 S DR MARTIN LUTHER KING CHICAGO IL 60616 JR DR SOUTH BL MCGEE'S REMODELING 1009 S 11TH AVE 1 MAYWOOD IL 60153 SWISTUN ALUMINUM INC 65 E PALATINE RD 117 PROSPECT IL 60070 HEIGHTS LA'VERA 12440 S ASHLAND AVE 1ST CALUMET IL 60643 PARK RILEY HEATING & COOLING 16 N 9 TH AVE 1ST MELROSE IL 60160 PARK NORTHERN BUILDERS, INC. 5060 RIVER RD 1 1 SCHILLER IL 60176 PARK IMPERIAL CLEANING SERVICE 26 STACY CT 1ST GLENVIEW IL 60025 7 DAYS A WEEK INC. 4714 MAIN ST 3C LISLE IL 60532 PRESCISION CONTRACTING SERVICES 1011 E TOUHY AVE 210 DES PLAINES IL 60018 DMC REFRIGERATION HEATING & AC 17935 CHAPPEL AVE MAIN LANSING IL 60438 Page 1 of 524 09/28/2021 New List View Based on Business Licenses LICEN SE LICENSE CODE APPLICATION TYPE DATE ISSUED STATU S 1010 RENEW 08/24/2009 AAI 1010 ISSUE 04/12/2006 AAI 1010 RENEW 03/13/2015 AAI 1010 RENEW 01/22/2009 AAI 1011 RENEW 11/24/2008 AAI 1010 RENEW 02/28/2008 AAI 1315 RENEW 11/29/2012 AAI 1011 RENEW 02/22/2007 AAI 1010 RENEW 04/07/2016 AAI 1010 RENEW 05/17/2010 AAI 1010 RENEW 04/07/2016 AAI 1010 C_LOC 07/02/2013 AAI 1010 RENEW 06/08/2011 AAI Page 2 of 524 09/28/2021 New List View Based on Business Licenses HOLLAWAY MEYER'S INC 950 165TH ST 1 HAMMOND IN 46324 STRERLING ELEVATOR SERVICE CO 2510 E DEMPSTER 208 DES PLAINES IL 60016 360NETWORKS (USA) INC. -
ESTEEM ROOM the ‘CHER’ up THERE WCT Reviews the Prideindex’S Esteem Awards at Sidetrack Cher Show
HALL OF FAME Choreographer Joel Hall VOL 33, NO. 42 JULY 4, 2018 looks back at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com iconic career; GAMES ON Gay Games to take place successor in Paris next month. Logo from Gay Games Jacqueline 18 Sinclair looks ahead LIFE’S A Joel Hall and Jacqueline Sinclair. BEACH Photo by Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth PAGE 13 2nd annual trans gathering at Hollywood Beach. Photo by Vern Hester 11 HISTORY LESSON Author Thomas Garguilo talks about Stonewall Revival. Photo courtesy of Garguilo 19 ESTEEM ROOM THE ‘CHER’ UP THERE WCT reviews The PrideIndex’s Esteem Awards at Sidetrack Cher Show. Photo by Joan Marcus Left to right: AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s Brian Solem, Center on Halsted’s Vanessa Sheridan, state rep candidate Lamont Robinson, aldermanic candidate Maria Hadden, AIDS Foundation of PAGE 17 Chicago’s D’Ontace Keyes, journalist Derrick Clifton, and The Sip’s Isaac King and Lenox Magee. 15 Photo by Emagin Tanaschuk @windycitytimes1 /windycitymediagroup @windycitytimes www.windycitymediagroup.com 2 July 4, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES AWARD WINNING EXPERIENCE THE FIRST INTERACTIVE 3D EXHIBIT OF ITS KIND 9603 Woods Rd., Skokie, IL Open every day 10 am - 5 pm Open until 8 pm on Thursday 847-967-4800 ILHOLOCAUSTMUSEUM.ORG WINDY CITY TIMES July 4, 2018 3 NEWS Chicago Youth Storage Initative marks success 4 Nancy Crane obit 4 This Week’s Featured Properties Activist Arthur Gursch dies 5 Centered on an open steel stairwell with Kim Foxx, Mayor Emanuel hold Pride events 6 a shimmering three-story water feature Same-sex adoption seminar; Legacy Project event 8 running against a subway slate backdrop, Northside gay businesses seek new building owner 9 the residence is reminiscent of a Parisian West Side event tackles stigma 10 garden court with an abundance of natural Second annual trans social at Hollywood Beach 11 light reflecting off an array of stones, metals, Viewpoint: Zubro 12 woods, and glass - all artfully integrated into every inch of its construction. -
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 LOCAL
International Union of Operating Engineers LOCAL 399 Chicago Municipal Primary Election Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Support Candidates who Support Union Labor and Local 399! CHICAGO MAYOR Neutral CHICAGO CITY CLERK CHICAGO CITY TREASURER Anna Valencia Ameya Pawar CHICAGO ALDERMANIC 1st Ward Proco "Joe" Moreno 26th Ward Neutral 2nd Ward Brian Hopkins 27th Ward Walter Burnett, Jr. 3rd Ward Patricia "Pat" Dowell 28th Ward Jason C. Ervin 4th Ward Sophia King 29th Ward Chris Taliaferro 5th Ward Leslie A. Hairston 30th Ward Ariel E. Reboyras 6th Ward Roderick T. Sawyer 31st Ward Felix Cardona, Jr. 7th Ward Gregory Mitchell 32nd Ward Scott Waguespack 8th Ward Michelle A. Harris 33rd Ward Deborah Mell 9th Ward Anthony Beale 34th Ward Carrie M. Austin 10th Ward Susan Sadlowski Garza 35th Ward Amanda Yu Dieterich 11th Ward Patrick Daley Thompson 36th Ward Gilbert Villegas 12th Ward George Cardenas 37th Ward Emma Mitts 13th Ward Marty Quinn 38th Ward Nicholas Sposato 14th Ward Edward Burke 39th Ward Neutral 15th Ward Raymond Lopez 40th Ward Patrick J. O’Connor 16th Ward Toni Foulkes 41st Ward Tim Heneghan 17th Ward David Moore 43rd Ward Derek Lindblom 18th Ward Derrick Curtis 44th Ward Tom Tunney 19th Ward Matthew J. O’Shea 45th Ward Jim Gardiner 20th Ward Jeanette Taylor 46th Ward James Cappelman 21st Ward Howard Brookins, Jr. 47th Ward Michael Negron 22nd Ward Michael Rodriguez 48th Ward Harry Osterman 23rd Ward Silvana Tabares 49th Ward Maria Hadden 24th Ward Michael Scott, Jr. 50th Ward Debra L. Silverstein 25th Ward Alex Acevado Local 399 encourages its Chicago Area members to vote in the upcoming February 26, 2019 Chicago Municipal Primary Election.