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Mayor Johnson's Housing and Economic Development Bond Plan
Mayor Brandon Johnson is rolling out an idea to use city tax dollars from terminating TIFs to fund $1.25 billion in varying ideas over a...
Scott Waguespack
Feb 23, 20241 min read
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My Statement on the Johnson Administration's Shotspotter Contract Cancellation
While Shotspotter has not been a perfect tool to help combat crime in Chicago, it has helped catch criminals by helping police pinpoint...
Scott Waguespack
Feb 16, 20242 min read
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My Statement on the Migrant Funding Concerns
For months, some of us have tried to get transparency around the decision-making of the Johnson Administration funding sources for...
Scott Waguespack
Feb 16, 20241 min read
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My Statement on the Arbitration Ruling
In December, the City Council voted in favor of a police contract negotiated by the Mayor’s Office. Instead of keeping the financial and...
Scott Waguespack
Feb 16, 20242 min read
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My Statement on the City Council Ceasefire Resolution
The City Council took a vote on a ceasefire ordinance this week that ended in a tie (23-23) with Mayor Johnson voting to pass a...
Scott Waguespack
Feb 9, 20242 min read
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Letter to Mayor Regarding the 60 Day Migrant Shelter Status and Other Crisis Concerns
This week, I signed a letter with several aldermen concerned about different aspects of the migrant crisis in Chicago. While many...
Scott Waguespack
Jan 26, 20243 min read
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City Council Passes Updated Municipal Depositories Ordinance
The City Council passed the Municipal Depository ordinance for 2024 after a hearing in Committee on Finance. Each year, the City of...
Scott Waguespack
Jan 26, 20242 min read
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Aldermen Waguespack and Conway Proposal for Oversight of Migrant Spending
In late December, Aldermen were briefed on moves by Mayor Johnson to spend $95 Million on the migrant situation without a city council...
Scott Waguespack
Jan 26, 20243 min read
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Draft Changes to Chicago Building Code
The City is considering several changes to the City Construction Code. O2023-0006384: Amendment to Municipal Code Titles 4, 11 and 14 to...
Scott Waguespack
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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2024 New City and State Laws to Know
Laws are passed throughout the year, but many have an implementation date on the first of the year. Some (but not all) new City and State...
Scott Waguespack
Dec 29, 20234 min read
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Alderman Ed Burke Conviction Statement
As you likely heard, Â former Chicago City Council Alderman Ed Burke was found guilty on 13 of 14 federal racketeering and bribery counts....
Scott Waguespack
Dec 27, 20232 min read
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City Council Seating Restrictions Are Wrongheaded
In an unprecedented step, visitors to the City Council meetings are now being directed to sit in the glass enclosed visitor area on the...
info5342825
Dec 8, 20233 min read
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Letter to Members of the City Council-Censure Alderman Ramirez-Rosa for Unbecoming Actions
Letter to Members of the City Council re Censure November 5, 2023 Dear Members of the City Council and Mayor Brandon Johnson: On November...
scott48072
Nov 10, 20234 min read
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2024 City Council Budget Update
Police Budgeting The number of active Police officers was requested. According to the budget office, as of October 17, 2023, there are a...
info5342825
Nov 7, 20233 min read
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Reminder: Ward Boundaries are Shifting!
Ward Boundaries Are Changing! The Census is taken every ten years in an attempt to get an updated count of residents in an area. This...
info5342825
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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City Council Committee on Finance Subject Matter Hearing Updates 12/2/2022
Chicago Municipal Depositories and Mortgage Lending Workers Compensation Program Yesterday, the City Council Committee on Finance held a...
info5342825
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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Winter Snow Parking Restrictions Kicks in at 3 Am Thursday, Dec. 1st
The Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) reminds motorists the Chicago winter overnight parking ban begins on Wednesday, December...
Scott Waguespack
Nov 30, 20222 min read
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CTA HEARING Update
In City Council this week, there was an ordinance to have hearings with the CTA that would require an number of additional hearings on...
Scott Waguespack
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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City Council Report for September 2022
During this week's City Council meeting (9/21), we took several steps to protect health care rights, foster job creation, improve parks,...
Scott Waguespack
Sep 28, 20222 min read
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City Council Updates for July
Racing Ordinance- An ordinance passed this week in Council gives the Chicago police the power to impound cars that drivers raced or...
Scott Waguespack
Jul 25, 20224 min read
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