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The April 4 runoff election defeating Democratic Party favorite Paul Vallas represented another electoral upset, after incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to qualify in the February 28 primary.
Led by former allies of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the successful push to rewrite the rules for the City Council — which served as a rubber stamp for decades under Mayors Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel — is the result of years of effort to transform it into a legislative body determined to set policy for the entire city.
The proposal – which has not yet been debated in public – could get a final vote on Thursday as part of supporters’ push for a quick vote before the runoff between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson set for April 4.
Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st), mayor skirt debate, push ordinance through levying heavy fines and jail time to those caught packing without a license.
Dozens of Chicagoans who waited hours to get their turn to address the Chicago City Council were prevented from speaking because a majority of the Chicago City Council attended Monday's special meeting.