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TODAY | License committee to hold hearing on Bally's Chicago’s construction pause, consider measure calling for Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection to centralize license and permit applications.

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License committee to hold hearing on Bally’s construction pause, consider measure calling for BACP to centralize license and permit applications The City Council Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Wednesday will hold a hearing on the decision by Bally’s to pause construction on some of its downtown casino complex.

The coalition of states argued rules imposed by the U.S. Postal Service violated the Constitution and could not be implemented before the Nov. 3 election.

Illinois, coalition of states granted temporary block of federal mail voting rule A federal court has temporarily blocked new rules regarding mail ballots after Illinois and a coalition of states argued they could not be implemented before the Nov. 3 election.

Environment committee to consider ordinance to include data centers in city building energy benchmarking program.

Environment committee to consider ordinance to include data centers in city building energy benchmarking program The City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy on Tuesday will consider an ordinance that would remove an exemption in city code that excludes data centers from the city’s program that intakes and reports on large buildings’ energy use.

Council to consider $201M in assistance for public infrastructure at Foundry Park.

Council to consider $201M in TIF assistance for public infrastructure at Foundry Park Essential reporting on policy and politics for professionals

Alexi Giannoulias enters mayor’s race with message of collaboration, millions of dollars.

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Giannoulias enters mayor’s race with message of collaboration, millions of dollars Giannoulias officially threw his hat into the ring for Chicago mayor Sunday, entering the race with a multimillion-dollar war chest and a message of collaboration to tackle the city’s myriad issues.

Acting CFO leaves city six months after assuming interim role.

Acting CFO leaves city six months after assuming interim role Mahr took over as acting CFO in February following the departure of former CFO Jill Jaworski, who left to work for Navy Pier.

Mayor issues executive order to create stricter procurement standards for fi****ms contractors.

Mayor issues executive order to create stricter procurement standards for fi****ms contractors The executive order says that a small number of dealers and manufacturers have been linked to a disproportionate number of local fi****ms-involved crimes, and the mayor is pitching the order as the next front in his administration’s effort to continue to drive down violent crime.

State’s attorney talks hiring spree, upcoming Supreme Court battle over assault weapons ban at mid-year budget hearing.

State’s attorney talks hiring spree, upcoming Supreme Court battle over assault weapons ban at mid-year budget hearing Essential reporting on policy and politics for professionals

The law, which would legalize medical aid in dying medication for people with a terminal diagnosis of six month or less, is set to go into effect in September.

Disability, patients’ rights groups sue to overturn Illinois’ medical aid in dying law A lawsuit filed in federal court seeks to overturn an Illinois law set to go into effect in September that would allow terminally ill patients to medically end their own lives.

Age restrictions included in the law went into effect immediately, with other provisions in the omnibus set to go into effect in November.

Intoxicating h**p sales to individuals under 21 prohibited in Illinois as governor signs cannabis and h**p omnibus into law Sales of intoxicating h**p products are restricted to adults over the age of 21 in Illinois after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a cannabis and h**p omnibus package into law Friday.