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The move is meant to punish "brazen Putinesque Russian aggression" in Ukraine.

A proposed resolution would impose taxi regulations on upstart ride-sharing services like UberX and Lyft.

Competing legislation on cabs and ride-sharing services will face off in committee hearings next week.

Based on an earlier resolution, their concept makes it illegal to sell smartphones without a kill switch.

Ald. Edward Burke said he would like to limit where the drug was available to "an extreme degree."

Chicago would join more than 100 cities nationwide in banning the products if the ordinance is enacted.

But a joint City Council committee advanced new restrictions on flavored cigarettes, especially menthols.

Three other referendums advanced by City Council committee, crowding out measure pushed by Ald. Arena.

Ald. John Arena charged that three proposed referendums were intended to keep his measure off the ballot.

Aldermen Edward Burke and James Balcer proposed a ban on guns made with a 3-D printer.

Petroleum-refining residue creating black dust on cars, yards on Southeast Side prompts measure.

Aldermen Edward Burke and William Burns proposed the Executive Compensation Disclosure Ordinance.

Ald. Edward Burke backed the easing of restrictions on museums displaying guns.

The NRA's Todd Vandermyde took issue with a few details, but called it "a great day for gun owners."

"The City Council believes booze and bullets don't mix," Ald. Edward Burke said of the ban.