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Beale has introduced a proposal to end the ticketing of drivers going 6 mph to 9 mph over the limit, and to resume ticketing only drivers exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph or more.
The Taste of Chicago, the Air & Water Show, and other popular summer festivals were canceled last year as part of the city's efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
The mayor said her office will hold briefings with aldermen in the coming days to discuss specific plans for how meetings will be held to allow for proper social distancing and other safety measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19.
Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) says decisions on whether to remove public monuments in Chicago should not be left solely in the hands of an appointed city official.
"This is an extremely reasonable policy to protect naturally-occurring affordable housing in our Chicago neighborhoods that are seeing record-high displacement in this moment," said Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th).
The proposed ordinance would require employers to allow workers to use any available paid sick time or other paid time off to get a vaccine.
A social media post ignited a war between a Northwest Side city leader and owners of a building in his ward. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov dove into what the building's owners are calling a blatant abuse of aldermanic privilege.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed four bills into Illinois state law with the goal of a better economy for everybody.
"President Biden will be the first president in 20 years without a cabinet secretary who's AAPI," said Duckworth, who was born in Thailand.
On Monday night, the City of Evanston moved forward with the plan to distribute money to Blacks in certain neighborhoods.
Revenue from the additional fees would go to the city's Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund, which collects various fees from developers to help subsidize affordable housing initiatives in lower-income neighborhoods.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) on Sunday called on FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to take a deep look at hate crimes against Asian-Americans.
Gov. JB Pritzker will significantly expand vaccine eligibility for most of Illinois next month, making shots available to anyone age 16 or older starting April 12, although Chicago will continue to set its own rules for who gets inoculations in the city.
There were new calls Tuesday night for the mayor of Michigan City, Indiana to resign.
