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BREAKING: Chicago lifts decades-old ban on food carts

Chicago City Council voted unanimously to lift ban on food carts; ordinance could generate thousands of jobs and millions in sales tax revenue

Today: Illinois Policy Institute and the Coalition for Public Safety to host panel on criminal justice reform

Illinois needs a criminal justice system that is smarter, fairer and more cost effective.

TODAY – Chicago City Council committee to consider lifting ban on food carts

Committee on License and Consumer Protection to discuss lifting Chicago’s food-cart ban at meeting 11 a.m.; if successful, issue will move to full City Council on Thursday, Sept. 24

Chicago City Council committee to consider lifting ban on food carts

Committee on License and Consumer Protection to discuss lifting Chicago’s food-cart ban at meeting 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16; if successful, issue will move to full City Council on Thursday, Sept. 24

Lawsuit filed to halt Chicago “Netflix tax”

Liberty Justice Center files lawsuit challenging expansion of the city’s amusement tax to Internet-based streaming services.

Chicago faces largest tax increases in its modern history to make up budget shortfall

This article was written by Anthony Hennen and featured on Red Alert Politics on September 4, 2015 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will call for the largest tax increase in modern Chicago history, spurred by large budget shortfalls and basic service funding. In total, property-tax increases, garbage-collection fees, and various fees on tobacco, Uber, and soft...

As AFSCME seeks to take Rauner out of contract talks, state data shows how lucrative past contracts have been

Average salary for AFSCME workers increased by 22 percent since 2000

Citizens and businesses leaving Illinois

Our Vice President of Policy, Michael Lucci, joined Cities 92.9 with Ian Bayne to discuss IRS migration data.