Chicago’s affordable housing program rife with red tape

By Perry Zhao

06/25/2024

Time-consuming steps in Chicago’s affordable housing program stops the city from seeing more housing.

What does it take to get a building permit in Chicago?

By Joe Tabor

06/20/2024

Chicago lags behind other cities in housing affordability. The city’s permitting process could be holding it back.

TAGS: construction, housing

Vallas: Neighboring schools show why Chicago Teachers Union is so wrong

By Paul Vallas

06/14/2024

Students at a private school and a Chicago public school in the same neighborhood experience very different outcomes in their educations. Which one produces struggling students? The one dominated by the Chicago Teachers Union.

TAGS: education

Public can see Chicago Teachers Union tactics at open bargaining session

By Patrick Andriesen

06/11/2024

Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union will open their contract bargaining sessions to the public for the first time on June 14. Concerned Chicagoans can attend in-person and make their voices heard.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago Teachers Union family health insurance about $4,300 less than yours

By Perry Zhao

06/07/2024

The Chicago Teachers Union is already paying about $4,300 less than the families whose taxes must support their health benefits. They will be seeking an even sweeter deal this summer.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Vallas: Mayor, supporters see unlimited migration as fix to population loss

By Paul Vallas

06/06/2024

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sees unlimited migration as a solution to population loss. What he should be doing is recognizing crime and a lack of quality school choice is driving out families.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

Chicago Teachers Union contract could cost at least $10.2B to $13.9B

By Bryce Hill

06/03/2024

Was Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates being facetious when she said a new contract could cost $50 billion and three cents? Maybe not. An analysis puts the price tag at least above $10 billion.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

2024 NASCAR ticket price up to $270 higher thanks to Chicago tax

By Patrick Andriesen

05/27/2024

The typical racing fan will pay an extra $22 for general admission to Chicago’s NASCAR “Street Race Weekend” thanks to the city’s amusement tax. Luxury seating could cost residents more than the price of a standard ticket in taxes alone.

TAGS: Chicago, NASCAR, taxes

Chicago crime: Assaults up 6.7% past 12 months, more violent

By Patrick Andriesen, Jon Josko

05/24/2024

Assaults were up 6.7% for the 12 months ending in April as confrontations became more violent. Black Chicagoans were more than 5 times more likely to be assault victims than their white counterparts.

TAGS: Chicago, crime

Vallas: It’s time for a Chicago nuisance ordinance

By Paul Vallas

05/23/2024

Whether college protest encampments or political convention agitators, Chicago needs a way to penalize the few who disrupt life for the rest of us. A nuisance ordinance would do that.

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Chicago’s affordable housing program rife with red tape

What does it take to get a building permit in Chicago?

Vallas: Neighboring schools show why Chicago Teachers Union is so wrong

Public can see Chicago Teachers Union tactics at open bargaining session

Chicago Teachers Union family health insurance about $4,300 less than yours

Vallas: Mayor, supporters see unlimited migration as fix to population loss

Chicago Teachers Union contract could cost at least $10.2B to $13.9B

2024 NASCAR ticket price up to $270 higher thanks to Chicago tax

Chicago crime: Assaults up 6.7% past 12 months, more violent

Vallas: It’s time for a Chicago nuisance ordinance

Chicago Forward 2026: A pro-growth plan to end city budget deficits

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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