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City Council set to alter paid leave ordinance, but not enough to satisfy business leaders

The proposed quick fixes include a six-month delay — until July 1 — in the requirement that businesses give Chicago employees five paid sick days and five paid vacation days per year.

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So long, Solis? Defense rests in Burke trial after briefly questioning ‘hostile’ witness, FBI mole Danny Solis

Burke’s defense attorneys made good on their promise to call Solis to testify, forcing him out into the open nearly five years after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed his cooperation with the feds in January 2019.

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100 secret recordings, 36 witnesses later, feds winding up case against Burke — but will defense call Solis as ‘hostile’ witness?

Burke’s defense team has promised to summon former Ald. Danny Solis to the witness stand — finally giving Burke the chance to confront the man who famously turned on him while wearing an FBI wire.

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City Council panel advances new 311 ‘hate incident’ reporting plan

The “Chi vs. Hate” ordinance aims to collect reports of disturbing acts that might fall short of a crime, but hint at more troubling actions to come, as hate crimes spike in Chicago and beyond.

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Split decision for police union: Council committee OKs contract extension, rejects arbitrator’s ruling on cop discipline

Over strong objection from the Fraternal Order of Police and its Council allies, the committee voted to reject an arbitrator’s ruling that would allow officers accused of serious wrongdoing to bypass the Police Board and hold proceedings behind closed doors.

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Yellow Banana sued over $350K of unpaid bills, sells Florida Save A Lot stores

The Ohio-based company operates more than 30 Save A Lot stores nationwide, including in Chicago where a number of stores have yet to open.

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Who should decide the fate of Chicago’s most serious police misconduct cases?

A City Council panel this week could allow the main union for cops to contest firings and long suspensions behind closed doors.

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Feds play recording of Burke seeming to link approval of Burger King permit with business for his law firm

“We were going to talk about the real estate tax representation, and you were going to have somebody get in touch with me so we can expedite your permits,” Burke was recorded saying during a call with an executive.

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What defines Pritzker-Johnson relationship so far? Tension

Don’t be fooled by the mayor’s winning smile and soaring, preacher’s son rhetoric, nor by the governor’s make-nice statements from the podium. There is real frustration and tension behind the scenes on both sides.

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Voters in East Cleveland, Ohio, to decide third mayoral recall election since 2016

Welcome to the Monday, December 4, 2023, Brew.

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India’s Hindu nationalism is also an American problem

Hindu nationalist organizations are working to import their bigoted ideology into this diverse city, and Chicagoans cannot remain in the dark, the head of the Indian American Muslim Council writes.

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Lexington Jobs Fund has created 300 jobs over past 10 years

The City of Lexington is continuing its efforts to boost the number of jobs in the bluegrass community. Members of the City Council’s budget committee got an update on the government’s job fund program this week.

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Five years ago today: Butcher paper signals FBI raid on offices of ‘untouchable’ Ed Burke — and changes Chicago history

Reporters could only speculate about what prompted the raid, but ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot admits she “rode that wave ‘till it crashed on the beach.”

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Repealing Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance would put immigrants at risk of deportation

A repeal would not stop migrants from arriving in Chicago, and the debate over the ordinance has worsened tensions between Black and Brown communities.

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Field Museum worker testifies about phone call with then-Ald. Ed BurkeL ‘I perceived it as a threat.’

Prosecutors say the former City Council dean was upset that he had failed to land an internship at the Field Museum for the daughter of a close friend.

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Lexington affordable housing head says need for additional units remains significant

The man who oversees the City of Lexington’s affordable housing program says there continues to be a tremendous need for more units. Affordable Housing Manager Rick McQuady presented an update to a City Council committee last week.

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‘Stickler’ defense? Opening statements wrap in Burke trial, feds begin calling witnesses

Prosecutors kicked off their case with Elmhurst University political science professor Constance Mixon, who began to explain Chicago city government to the jury.

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Ed Burke’s corruption trial to shift into high gear, jury seated, opening statements to begin soon

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall, prosecutors and defense attorneys have chosen 12 jurors at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse who will hear evidence that was used in 2019 to level criminal charges against Burke in a push against old-school, Chicago-style corruption.

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Mayor Johnson gets a green light on budget, but kicks the fiscal can down the road on migrant spending

With the city spending $40 million a month on the migrant emergency and no assurance of more state or federal aid, the long-term financial impact of Johnson’s budget is still very much up in the air.

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Johnson’s first budget leans on one-time revenue, hopes for federal, state help to avoid tough choices down the road

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget is expected to sail through the Chicago City Council on Wednesday. It’s balanced in part with $786.5 million in one-time revenues. The search for new revenue sources has been punted to a Council subcommittee.

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Decorum call: City Council moves to rein in unruly crowds, threatening behavior at its meetings

New rules ban profane, vulgar, threatening, abusive or disruptive language at Chicago City Council meetings. Also out: banners, signs, large bags and sharp objects.

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City Council committee creates quiet zone around West Loop abortion clinic

Ald. Bill Conway moved to ban bullhorns, speakers from streets around Family Planning Associates, 659 W. Washington Blvd., after ‘increasingly aggressive’ protests during which activists would ‘harass’ and stop women.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson won’t pay a price for floor leader’s ouster, top aide says

One day after the mayor cast the tie-breaking vote that saved Ald. Carlo Ramirez-Rosa from a Council censure, senior mayoral adviser Jason Lee said it was not a mistake for Johnson to empower the chair of the Council’s Socialist Caucus as both floor leader and Zoning Committee chair.

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Ramirez-Rosa narrowly escapes City Council censure — with help from mayor and Ald. Mitts

Mayor Brandon Johnson cast the tie-breaking vote against censure of his former floor leader, accused of “manhandling” Ald. Emma Mitts while trying to prevent her entrance to Council chambers.

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‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum to reduce homelessness through tax on high-end property sales clears City Council

Tuesday’s 32-17 vote is a major political victory for Mayor Brandon Johnson. Next comes a battle between Johnson’s progressive coalition and the business community and real estate industry.

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