Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Wednesday, February 23, 2017.
Proposed restrictions for downtown street performers on hold
A City Council proposal that would ban street performers from making noise that can be heard from more than 20 feet away is on hold. Forty-second Ward alderman Brendan Reilly, who proposed the legislation, delayed a final vote on the plan after meeting with some street musicians. He’s also in talks with Mayor Rahm Emanuel about finding alternative spaces for performers such as city parks. The American Civil Liberties Union opposes Reilly’s plan, which it says violates free speech rights. [Tribune]
