🗳️ City Council to vote on renter protections

Sox and Cubs Both Start Playoff Runs Tonight

Both of Chicago’s beloved baseball teams kick off their Wild Card Series tonight – both on the road and both broadcast exclusively on Peacock & NBC Sports Network. The Sox play the Houston Astros at 4 p.m. CT while the Cubs face the San Diego Padres at 9 p.m. CT. [MLB]

D-Day for Renters Protection Ordinances

Despite vowing last week to spend more time hammering out a compromise between two conflicting renters rights proposals, Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) appears poised to call a vote on both ordinances at today’s special City Council meeting. At issue are enforcement mechanisms, what information could be collected for a new rental registry, and how much landlords would have to pay to register. [WBEZ]

CPD Brass Agrees with 180 Day Suspension

Chicago police leaders and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability agreed three officers and a sergeant should be suspended a combined 180 days over what COPA called a pattern of unprofessional, undocumented traffic stops of Black Chicagoans. The stops took place in Lincoln Park, West Town, Old Town, River North, Streeterville, Gold Coast, and parts of Logan Square between July and October of 2024. [WTTW]

Your Right to Records. Plus, Block Club's ICE Lawsuit

It took Block Club Chicago’s investigative reporter Mick Dumke 11 months to get one page of records from ICE about the clash between its agents and protestors outside of the Broadview detention center last year. The response had no records or reports of arrests or use of force. On today’s podcast, we discuss why Block Club filed lawsuits against the federal government multiple times. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Tactical Urbanism Worked

The city plans to replace two resident-built benches at bus stops with new benches up to municipal code. Earlier this month, the Northwest Side Alliance put out the benches without city permission. The group plans to continue installing benches at empty bus stops. [Sun-Times]

• Listen: Why these unauthorized benches were necessary. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Must-Read: Fighting For One Last Christmas in Pilsen

After 60 years, La Casa del Pueblo Taqueria is being forced to pack up and leave due to an eviction lawsuit. The owners of the beloved restaurant are fighting to stay until the day after Christmas so that they can make and sell their traditional holiday tamales one last time in Chicago. ​​[Tribune 🔒]

Now it's time for a neighborhood shoutout where our City Cast Chicago Neighbors share their recs for places to try and things to do across the city!

Today’s shoutout comes from Neighbor Morgan D.:

“Please support Lilliput Books, a cozy, woman-owned bookstore in Lincoln Park. If you've been thinking about joining a book club, this is the place: Modern Fiction, Sci Fi/Fantasy, and Reese's Book Club. Stop by and say hi to owners Yasmeen and Lily the dog!”