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.

Chicago police officer’s murder underscores carjacking, car theft surge

By Patrick Andriesen, Jon Josko

05/23/2024

Chicagoans reported 2,619 fewer vehicle thefts during the first four months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, but cases remain more than double what they were just a few years ago as arrests remain low. One carjacking took a police officer’s life.

TAGS: Chicago, crime

Illinois lawmakers plan to ban some food ingredients

By Dylan Sharkey

05/17/2024

The Illinois Senate approved legislation banning four food additives, sending it to the House. Manufacturers will need to sell an alternate recipe in Illinois if the bill becomes law.

Did neighbors leave your town last year?

By Brad Weisenstein

05/16/2024

Illinois continued to lose population last year, with people leaving 75% of the communities in the state. But what about your town? Did it lose or gain, and by how much?

TAGS: outmigration, population

3 in 4 Illinois communities lost population in 2023

By Ravi Mishra

05/16/2024

Chicago lost the most, but communities across Illinois lost population in 2023. Three-fourths of the cities and towns lost people.

TAGS: outmigration, population

9 years of decline: Expect Chicago to be No. 4 behind Houston by 2035

By Bryce Hill

05/16/2024

Chicago lost 8,208 residents in 2023, the third-largest decline of any city in the nation. At this rate, the Second City will drop from No. 3 to No. 4 by 2035

TAGS: Chicago, population

Chicago Teachers Union cuts class to lobby, costing taxpayers up to $141K

By Patrick Andriesen, Bryce Hill

05/15/2024

Chicagoans could end up paying between $93K and $141K to cover the cost of substitutes for the roughly 650 Chicago Public School teachers and staff who lobbied lawmakers May 15 in Springfield.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Chicago Teachers Union in Springfield seeking more cash when they already get a lot

By Hannah Schmid

05/15/2024

Chicago Public Schools teachers traveled May 15 to Springfield for a “day of action” to ask for $1.1 billion in additional state funding. CPS already spends the second-most per student of Illinois’ 10 largest school districts.

TAGS: CTU: Chicago Teachers Union

Recap: 1 year of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, watch out in Year 2

By Dylan Sharkey

05/15/2024

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson took office on May 15, 2023. One year later, none of the $800 million in new taxes have passed. But expect a big taxpayer impact during his second year: he’s negotiating a contract with his former employer, the Chicago Teachers Union.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

Vallas: Mayor Johnson’s 1st year delivers the mayhem he promised

By Paul Vallas

05/14/2024

Mayor Brandon Johnson hits the one-year mark May 15, showing voters he is exactly who he said he was. That’s turning out to be bad for Chicago. Here’s how.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

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Vallas: It’s time for a Chicago nuisance ordinance

Chicago police officer’s murder underscores carjacking, car theft surge

Illinois lawmakers plan to ban some food ingredients

Did neighbors leave your town last year?

3 in 4 Illinois communities lost population in 2023

9 years of decline: Expect Chicago to be No. 4 behind Houston by 2035

Chicago Teachers Union cuts class to lobby, costing taxpayers up to $141K

Chicago Teachers Union in Springfield seeking more cash when they already get a lot

Recap: 1 year of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, watch out in Year 2

Vallas: Mayor Johnson’s 1st year delivers the mayhem he promised

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