[remote or in-person] Chicago City Council

Politics

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025
10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. CST

121 N LaSalle St Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions)

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Live reporting by Pachina Fletcher

Deaths of former Alder William Beavers and civil rights activist Jose Cha Cha Jimenez are acknowledged

Pachina Fletcher

Hi my name is Pachina Fletcher I'll be live tweeting today's City Council meeting for #CHI Documenters @CHIdocumenters .

11:16 PM Jan 16, 2025 CST

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 2/18

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The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago and consists of the Mayor and Alderman elected from each of the 50 wards in the city.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 4/18

The meeting started at 10:22 am with roll call. There were 42 Alderman present and 1 was present remotely. There was enough for a quorum.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 5/18

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 6/18

The community had an opportunity for Public comment. Each person had 3 minutes to speak. Ms Fernandez a resident of Jefferson Park. She urged the city council to vote no on the ordinance to dismiss Chicago as a Sanctuary City.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 7/18

Jody Wecker mentioned about Fur Farming. Many of the animals are abused and mistreated..They spread diseases to each other and to humans.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 8/18

There was a representative of Chicago Conservative. He said that Mayor Johnson doesn't care about the Black community. He cares more about the immigrants than the residents that have lived here for years. Democrats have never done anything for the Black community.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 9/18

Jordan Kelly is a resident of the 30th Ward. Representative of Chicago Cares. And is against mass deportation .And believes Chicago should stay a Sanctuary City.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 10/18

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 11/18

The City Council passed several resolutions during the meeting. Holocaust Rememberance Day was passed. Jan 30 several Alderman and community members will be visiting the Illinois Holocaust museum in Skokie.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 12/18

Several Alderman spoke about the importance of the museum and history of the Jewish community. Everyone should visit so that history will not be repeated.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 13/18

The Council passed a Resolution for Former Alderman William Bill Beavers. His family was in attendance. Alderman Mitchell and Irving had remarks.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 14/18

Mr.. Beavers was a Founding Member of the Aldermanic Black Caucus. He was the Alderman for the 7th Ward for over 40 years.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 15/18

A resolution was presented by Jesse Fuentes the Alder person of the 26th Ward. Which has the largest Puerto Rican population in the city of Chicago.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 16/18

They honored Jose Cha Cha Jimenez. He was a civil rights activist .Cha Cha organized a multiracial organization connecting all disenfranchised groups in the city.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 17/18

In 1974 he challenged the Democratic party by running as Alderman. And organized the Hispanic population to elect the first Black mayor of Chicago Harold Washington.

Pachina Fletcher @FletcherPachina 18/18

I had to stop watching the Council meeting at 12 noon. When I left it was still going on.

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Agency Information

Chicago City Council

chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov

(312) 744-3166

@ChiCouncil

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The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago and consists of the Mayor and Aldermen elected from each of the City’s fifty wards. Source

If you attend a meeting in person, be prepared to go through a security checkpoint and show photo ID.

Meetings are also livestreamed at https://www.chicityclerk.com/.

At this link, scroll down to “Meeting Notices.” Look for “Watch now” and click on the link with the meeting title to go to a livestream page. If you don’t see a link for the meeting, you may be early or the meeting may be starting late. Wait a few moments and try refreshing your Internet tab.

Recordings of past City Council meetings may be found here: https://vimeo.com/user100351763/videos/sort:date.

See also: “What to Expect at a Meeting of Chicago’s City Council” via the Better Government Association.