Thread by @hannahalani, Good afternoon, Chicago. I'm tuning into today's 1 p.m. City Council meeting. [...]

Good afternoon, Chicago. I'm tuning into today's 1 p.m. City Council meeting. The meeting was postponed from Wednesday. (Details from this @BauerJournalism story:) https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/22/citys-first-online-council-meeting-ends-with-name-calling-grandstanding-as-vote-on-emergency-powers-for-mayor-delayed/

City’s First Online Council Meeting Ends With Name Calling, ‘Grandstanding’ As Vote On Emergency...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants emergency powers to make decisions without the City Council while battling coronavirus — but a group of aldermen say she's making a "power grab."

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/22/citys-first-online-council-meeting-ends-with-name-calling-grandstanding-as-vote-on-emergency-powers-for-mayor-delayed/

I won't be full-on live tweeting, but I will share newsworthy tidbits in this thread. (You can also watch/listen to the City Council meeting yourself, if you'd like.)

LINK: https://www.chicityclerk.com/virtual-city-council

Virtual City Council

https://www.chicityclerk.com/virtual-city-council

Today I'm keeping an eye on @ward32chicago ordinance to cap fees for Delivery Service Providers (Grubhub, Uber Eats, etc). More details on that in this story: https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/22/chicago-could-lose-1500-restaurants-permanently-if-help-does-not-come-to-struggling-independent-eateries/

Chicago Could Lose 1,500 Restaurants Permanently If Help Does Not Come To Struggling Independent...

As of Tuesday, about half of Chicago’s 7,500 restaurants were completely closed while about 50 percent were still operating, paying their staff to cook and deliver food to customers.

https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/22/chicago-could-lose-1500-restaurants-permanently-if-help-does-not-come-to-struggling-independent-eateries/

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