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City Council

Wavefront Music Festival's future uncertain due to noise, traffic concerns

Aldermen seek more attention on veteran suicides

Children's Memorial plan heads for city approval but lawsuit threatened

Liquor ban in downtown Norwood Park being weighed by alderman

Film crews bring parking restrictions to Roscoe Village on Tuesday

Handful of lawyers dominate crucial city zoning process

On Jan. 23, the Chicago City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards held a somewhat unusual meeting.

Instead of launching right into traditional matters, like whether a specific neighborhood shopping district should be re-zoned and modestly expanded into a commercial shopping district, committee members vigorously debated how the city might zone recently-legalized medical marijuana dispensaries.

New downtown scam: counterfeit parking meter receipts

School overcrowding, crime are challenges facing Lincoln Park, aldermen say

Ald. Burke proposes horse-drawn carriage ban, but motive is unclear

Alderman Ed Burke (14th) introduced an ordinance Wednesday that would entirely ban the horse-drawn carriage industry in Chicago, but it is not clear if Burke will push for the ban, or if the alderman merely wants to spark a debate.

A news release issued by Burke on Wednesday stated, “It is my goal, at a minimum, to begin that discussion” as to “whether horse-drawn carriages should operate at all in Chicago.”

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City Council approves Emanuel's $1.9 billion bond sale

The City Council voted 43-4 on Wednesday to approve a $900 million bond sale proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, even though some had expressed concerns about the city’s overall debt picture and a lack of specifics on how Emanuel plans to use the money. Also by a 43-4 vote, with the same four aldermen voting "no," the council approved the sale of $1 billion in bonds to pay for improvements at Midway Airport.  

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