Afternoon Briefing: Aldermen stall mayor's housing loan fund plan
A downtown alderman said today he's negotiating with Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration on a new citywide teen curfew, averting what was expected to be a City Council showdown over how to address chaotic gatherings during the summer despite the mayor's office saying a deal has not been reached.
Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, texted some of his colleagues in the morning that he will no longer proceed with forcing a vote on an 8 p.m. curfew downtown after a series of so-called teen takeover trends ended in violence in his ward. Rather, he plans to introduce new legislation to grant Chicago police brass the authority to declare roving curfews for unaccompanied minors anywhere in the city on an as-needed basis.
Also today, Johnson reached a buzzer beater union deal to clear the way for his 'Green Social Housing' plan, only for aldermen to spurn his hopes for quick vote by sidelining the measure moments later.
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