Vallas: Fewer cops is how mayor plans to make Chicago safer?

By Paul Vallas

12/01/2023

The Johnson administration is playing a shell game on public safety. They’re likely hiring civilians for administrative positions to free up officers at local police districts, yet they’re eliminating more than double the amount of police positions currently vacant.

TAGS: CPD: Chicago Police Department

2 in 3 Chicagoans disapprove of Mayor Brandon Johnson on crime

By Dylan Sharkey

11/17/2023

When it comes to crime, 66% of Chicago voters disapprove of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s job performance, according to the newest Lincoln Poll. Just 25% of Democrats approve.

Vallas: Chicago needs better protection for witnesses

By Paul Vallas

11/14/2023

Mass shootings are rampant in Chicago. Arrests for those shootings are almost nonexistent. Witness protection is the key to changing that.

Stacy Davis Gates loses undeserved property tax break, owes Indiana $1,533

By Jess Plowman

11/13/2023

An Indiana county will seek back taxes and penalties of $1,533 after Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates claimed a property tax deduction reserved for owner occupants. Davis Gates has claimed Chicago property taxpayers aren’t all paying their fair share.

Stacy Davis Gates gets a homeowner’s tax break for an Indiana home she doesn’t live in

By Mailee Smith

11/06/2023

Stacy Davis Gates is taking a property tax break on a house she owns in Indiana but doesn’t live in. She and her husband own a home and reside in Chicago. So how can the Chicago Teachers Union president claim to live in two places?

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union, Stacy Davis Gates

Chicago Teachers Union records show it paid Brandon Johnson during run for mayor

By Mailee Smith

11/03/2023

Johnson announced his bid for mayor on Oct. 27, 2022. CTU’s federal filing shows it paid him more than $75,000 during its 2023 fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2023.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Vallas: How to boost Chicago Police Department strength, morale

By Paul Vallas

11/01/2023

Mayor Brandon Johnson deserves much credit for approving a new Chicago Police Department contract that is generous and fair. Now comes the big question.

TAGS: CPD: Chicago Police Department

$4.9B in pension, debt costs squeeze essentials from Chicago 2024 budget

By Bryce Hill

10/13/2023

Pension contributions and debt service now take up 40% of Chicago’s city’s budget.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

Chicago homicides in 2022 up 43% above pre-pandemic levels

By Patrick Andriesen

10/12/2023

Chicagoans reported 43% more homicides in 2022 than in 2019, the last baseline year before COVID-19 pandemic tensions ushered in two of the city’s deadliest years in a quarter century. Few communities were exempt from the rise in violent crime.

TAGS: Chicago, crime

Chicago sees total crime drop, but most-violent crimes up over decade

By Patrick Andriesen

10/12/2023

2022 marked a decade-high number of assaults and motor vehicle thefts in Chicago while arrest rates plummeted to their lowest level in 10 years. The first eight months of 2023 has not been much better, with a 13% increase in overall crime.

TAGS: Chicago, crime

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Vallas: Fewer cops is how mayor plans to make Chicago safer?

2 in 3 Chicagoans disapprove of Mayor Brandon Johnson on crime

Vallas: Chicago needs better protection for witnesses

Stacy Davis Gates loses undeserved property tax break, owes Indiana $1,533

Stacy Davis Gates gets a homeowner’s tax break for an Indiana home she doesn’t live in

Chicago Teachers Union records show it paid Brandon Johnson during run for mayor

Vallas: How to boost Chicago Police Department strength, morale

$4.9B in pension, debt costs squeeze essentials from Chicago 2024 budget

Chicago homicides in 2022 up 43% above pre-pandemic levels

Chicago sees total crime drop, but most-violent crimes up over decade

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