Chicago City Council to Weigh Another $35M in Settlement Payments

Inspector general’s quarterly report chock-full of wrongdoing by city employees – Chicago Sun-Times

A pair of city employees, including an assistant housing commissioner and a Chicago Police officer, who fraudulently obtained more than $51,000 in forgivable Payroll Protection Program loans tailor-made to help businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. A City Council member who threw his weight around by trying to avoid waiting in line, then threatening to have city inspectors harass a business owner who refused the favored treatment. A city aud…

A Measure To Opt 2 NW Side Wards Out Of Anti-Gentrification Zone Will Now Go Before Full City Council

CITY HALL — A bid by two aldermen to exclude their wards from a contentious anti-gentrification housing ordinance cleared a key City Council committee Tuesday. Alds. Felix Cardona, Jr. (31st) and Gilbert Villegas (36th) introduced an amendment last month to exclude their wards from the Northwest Side Preservation Ordinance over real estate market concerns and complications from some homeowners who are selling their buildings under the ordinance’…

Aldermanic Prerogative Showdown on Tap as City Council Confronts Affordable Housing Shortfall

It is unclear whether Mayor Brandon Johnson has enough political muscle to convince at least 25 alderpeople to buck the tradition that calls on them to mind their own business and vote along with the alderperson whose ward includes the project.

Chicago City Council to weigh another $35M in settlement payments

The City Council is set to vote on $35.6 million in legal settlements, most of which stem from alleged police misconduct cases.

Housing on agenda for Bisbee work session and regular council meeting

The Bisbee City Council will be convening this evening in two separate meetings and the topic of affordable housing will be broached in both sessions.

Aldermen Vote to Make It Easier to Build City Homes - Construction Forum

From St. Louis Public Radio: The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has taken steps to help ease an affordable housing shortage in the city. The board on Friday approved without opposition a piece of legislation that reduces the lot size needed to build single and some two-family homes. Changes also were sent to Mayor Cara Spencer intended to make it easier for growing families to find housing. Right now, a single-family home requires a lot of at least…