Bryan Esenberg News Today

A recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level.

Ald. Brendan Reilly failed to persuade his colleagues to require that legislation introduced directly to committee be sent to alderpersons and publicly posted at least 48 hours before a hearing, along with an “unbiased summary” and “statement explaining the urgency.”

New research calls into question the efficacy of America’s largest affordable housing program. Among working-class families, one in four renter households paid over half their income in rent in 2017.