Politics

Aldermen Vote, Reduce Campaign Finance Oversight

If you're a Chicago resident, get ready to see the tax on your phone bill go up by more than 50 percent, starting this fall. A bill to raise the city phone tax passed overwhelmingly in city council; aldermen and the mayor say it's needed to help fund pension reform, and the alternative would have been worse. Paris Schutz has the latest on this and a battle brewing over who should police aldermen.

Read the five measures introduced by City Council today:

• Mayor Emanuel, Alderman Burns And 23 Other Aldermen Introduce Ordinance To Raise Chicago Minimum Wage To $13 Minimum Wage By 2018
• Various Community and Land Development Measures Introduced to City Council
• Mayor Emanuel Introduces Collective Bargaining Agreements With AFSCME, Council 31 And The Illinois Nurses Association To City Council For Approval
• City Introduces Ordinance Creating Additional Chicago Representation On The O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission
• City Council Confirms Appointments To City Of Chicago Boards And Commissions

Read the various measures approved by City Council today:

• City Council Approves Ordinance Strengthening Inspection, Reporting Requirements For Rooftop Water Tanks
• City Council Approves Moratorium On SRO And Residential Hotel Conversions
• City Council Approves Collective Bargaining Agreement Recently Ratified By Chicago Firefighters’ Union Local 2
• City Council Approves Ordinance Raising 911 Phone Surcharge To Fund 911 Center And OEMC, Drop Property Tax Increase 
• City Council Approves Ordinance To Increase Fines For Graffiti As Part Of Comprehensive Efforts To Combat Vandalism Citywide
• City Council Passes Ordinance Amending Municipal Zoning Code Regarding Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Cultivation Centers
• City Council Approves Sweatshop-Free Procurement Ordinance
• City Of Chicago To Provide Wood Chips To Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Of Greater Chicago For Reuse In Chicago Communities