Council punts on ICE-CPD accountability vote

What happened: The measure was crafted in response to perceived CPD cooperation with immigration agents during raids last year that could have violated Chicago's Welcoming City ordinance.

• Last month, the measure passed committee unanimously with the vote of Ald. Silvana Tabares, but on Wednesday, she blocked the vote with a procedural maneuver, effectively delaying it until next month.

What they're saying: "We need to make sure that our local law enforcement is doing everything that they can to keep our residents safe and that means not unintentionally collaborating with ICE," Fuentes told Axios after the vote was blocked.

The other side: "I see this as a solution in search of a problem. The police don't cooperate with ICE," Ald. Ray Lopez, who co-sponsored the move to delay the vote, tells Axios.

What's next: Fuentes says she will present the measure again next month.

Other council moves

Bridge notification: Alders passed an ordinance to require transportation officials to inform the City Council at least a month before closing a bridge. The move was in response to multiple concurrent bridge closings downtown last year.

Bike lane enforcement fizzle: The council voted down a measure 16-31 that would have directed city parking officials to check out citizen reports, often documented with cellphones, of vehicles parked in bike lanes.

• Opponents argued it would cause problems for delivery vehicles that double-park in the lanes.
• Ordinance sponsor Ald. Daniel La Spata appeared angry and told Axios, "This [vote] says the current number of Chicagoans who die annually in traffic violence is acceptable."