Joe Moreno

Mayor Emanuel's office declined to comment on charges he is meddling in menu money spending.

Durbin visited Humboldt Park Friday afternoon to formally unveil an eight-step action plan.    

The proposal, set for a final vote Oct. 11, seeks to build affordable housing in 3 hot neighborhoods.

Aldermen Smith and Moreno both cheered the expansion into Lincoln Park at 2435 N. Halsted St.

Mayor backs ordinance to create affordable housing in Logan Square, on Near North and Near West Sides.

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The developments are being approved with the caveat that renters can't have zoned permit parking.

Ald. Joe Moreno said the new restrictions will save "taxpayer money and [prevent] the waste of time."

A new ordinance would allow some off-duty police to wear their uniforms while working security jobs. 

Ald. Derrick Curtis charged "corporate greed" was behind the loss of 600 jobs at the Chicago bakery.

Moreno, Hopkins dismiss ex-city watchdog Faisal Khan's allegations.

The Emanuel administration estimated the average rebate would be worth $150.

The final proposal added extra appeals in cases of "extraordinary hardship" in paying property taxes.

Aldermen seek to find some way to protect renters from having a massive tax increase passed on to them.

City Clerk says permits for anywhere in the city can be bought at any ward office that sells them.