A proposed ordinance introduced to the Chicago City Council last year by Ald.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/31/24000055/big-money-illinois-politics-jb-pritzker-bruce-rauner-ken-griffin-democracy-solutions

Chicago City Council members have been accused of “unfettered power over zoning, land use, city lots and public financing in order to decide where, if and how affordable housing is built in their wards.”

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/11/28/23979913/aldermanic-prerogative-affordable-housing-hud-chicago-discrimination

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who selected Bally’s from four bidders for the project and forced it through the Chicago City Council in the spring of 2022, initially wanted the temporary casino to start churning out cash by the first half of this year.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/23/23842939/chicago-casino-opening-september-medinah-temple-ballys

The move would protect the property’s architecturally-significant elevations from demolition until a permanent designation is approved by the Chicago City Council.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/10/2/23900143/mars-candy-factory-chicago-west-side-landmark-sweet-move-editorial

This neighborhood is also home to four of the five self-identified democratic socialists on the Chicago City Council.

Source: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/chicago-politics-neighborhoods-election/

“While the Chicago City Council voted on and approved this plan, I am sympathetic to the need for careful due diligence.”

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-fire-cha-hud-lawsuit-land-lease-20230602-bsfeoczh4zetdorih2srvcgrpq-story.html