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The Latest Breaking News from City Council

A rise in after-school shootings, Black Restaurant Week kicks off and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Incumbent City Council members in 25th, 29th wards challenged over records on public safety

Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) and Chris Taliaferro (29th) aren’t keeping their constituents safe, their challengers say. The data tell a more complex story.

Chicago Sun-Times

A two-decade low for non-major party candidates vote share

Welcome to the Monday, February 13, Brew.

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Two North Side wards, two retirements — and 16 choices for voters

Ten people are elbowing for position in the 48th Ward, angling to succeed Ald. Harry Osterman, and six are eyeing the neighboring 46th Ward, hoping to succeed Ald. James Cappleman

Chicago Sun-Times

Nottingham pubs move to reassure customers as city council approves plan to sell buildings

It comes as the city council sells some of its assets

Nottingham Post

Alderman complained Lightfoot didn’t call when he shot himself by accident

CHICAGO — Even by Chicago politics’ standards, the recent spat between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Alderman Derrick Curtis is strange.

Chicago Tribune

Inside abandoned UK stadium that looks post-apocalyptic with overgrown tracks and old art

Manchester’s historic Belle Vue Stadium stood abandoned for years before being turned into a housing estate, with the once iconic race track overgrown and its buildings dilapidated

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2 Nottingham pubs being sold off by the city council as it looks to balance books

It comes at a time when the city council continues to work to avoid Government intervention in the form of commissioners.

Nottingham Post

State regulators approve Medinah Temple landlord of proposed temporary Chicago casino

State regulators are still evaluating Bally’s overall casino proposal, which they submitted in August. But regulators gave the OK to entities controlled by the politically connected owner of the Medinah Temple.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn endorses Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia for mayor

Quinn chooses Garcia over Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whom he supported in 2019, and Paul Vallas, whom Quinn chose as his running mate in 2014.

Chicago Sun-Times

LA is shutting down its largest gas plant — and replacing it with an unproven hydrogen project

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with an $800-million plan to convert the city's largest gas-fired power plant to green hydrogen — a first-of-its-kind project that was hailed by supporters as an important step to solve the climate crisis but slammed by critics as a…

Los Angeles Times

After debate, Dallas approves resolution supporting abortion rights

DALLAS — The Dallas City Council called on federal lawmakers to protect reproductive rights Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Put the brakes on labor ordinance that would divert resources from nonprofits

The proposal would treat nonprofits that provide life-saving programs the same as multibillion-dollar, for-profit companies involved in gaming and cannabis sales.

Chicago Sun-Times

A new winter storm and old problems raise questions about Austin leaders’ response to crises

As newly elected Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and a City Council with an array of fresh faces review their first major crisis, the city’s top officials once again find themselves trying to figure out why the city botched its response to a significant weather event.

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Chicago Sun-Times

POLL: Bleak numbers spell trouble for Mayor Lightfoot’s reelection bid

With the election less than three weeks away, three out of five voters disapprove of the job the mayor has done in her first term and 71% think the city is on the wrong track, according to a Sun-Times/WBEZ/Telemundo Chicago/NBC5 poll of Chicago voters.

Tribune News Service

Newsom wants the feds to investigate California's high natural gas prices

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday jumped into the debate over the spike in natural gas prices affecting millions of California utility customers, calling on federal regulators to look at whether gouging or market manipulation is at work.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nonprofit envisions new affordable housing for families at vacant Lower West Side lot

The Resurrection Project is seeking a zoning change to allow a seven-story building with 98 units on Ashland Avenue, across from Benito Juarez Community Academy.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle City Council to provide families with further support during February half term

The council will provide children with engaging activities and a healthy meal in response to the cost of living crisis

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Los Angeles Times

LA shifts course on vaccine mandates for city workers, will approve exemptions

LOS ANGELES — When Los Angeles city employees file for religious or medical exemptions to the city's COVID-19 vaccination requirement, the requests are typically reviewed to ensure that exemption requests are valid.

Chicago Sun-Times

Budget Committee chair becomes latest member of Lightfoot’s leadership team to abandon mayor’s reelection bid

Fed up with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s uncollaborative, my-way-or-the-highway approach to the City Council, Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd) is endorsing mayoral challenger Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayoral challengers call for swifter action on reparations

A City Council subcommittee that was formed almost three years ago to explore how to make amends to the descendants of enslaved people has only met twice. “It’s smoke and mirrors,” state Rep. Kam Buckner said at a candidate forum on the issue.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times turns 75, how to find your mayoral match and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

The Independent UK

Florida city highlights conflicts over local gerrymandering

A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville, Florida, reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows

Dublin Live

Iveagh Markets preservation works to finally begin after years of decay

The works have been estimated to cost €12 million - and it is expected the Government will pay the bill

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council short-circuits Lightfoot’s plan for quick vote on ComEd franchise agreement

The mayor called the slowdown a “parliamentary game” and tried to call the Council back to meet Tuesday, just to rescue the deal. But that effort also was defeated, and the Council isn’t scheduled to meet again until March.

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