Chicago’s New Zoning Chair on Top Priorities, Megaprojects: ‘Chicago Is Open for Business’

Source WTTW
Original Load Date April 21, 2026, 9 p.m.
Last Updated April 21, 2026, 9 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/21/chicago-s-new-zoning-chair-top-priorities-megaprojects-chicago-open-business

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After months without a permanent leader, a key piece of Chicago’s development pipeline is moving again. Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th Ward) was recently chosen to lead the City Council’s Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards, putting him at the center of decisions that shape everythin...