Voters oppose Chicago mayor’s tent city plan over 2 to 1

By Dylan Sharkey

11/15/2023

New polling shows Chicago voters mostly oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan for using tent cities to house asylum-seekers in the city.

Mr. Beef from ‘The Bear’ is a mansion, according to Chicago mayor’s tax plan

By Dylan Sharkey

11/15/2023

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants voters to raise the city’s tax on million-dollar property sales, which would include any sale on a restaurant such as Mr. Beef, the inspiration for the hit show “The Bear.”

TAGS: Brandon Johnson

Only 28% of Chicago voters approve of Mayor Brandon Johnson

By Dylan Sharkey

11/15/2023

New polling shows Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a 28% approval rating – as low as one mayor after a national scandal and another who was about to get booted by voters.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

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.

Invest in Kids press conference: Real students are impacted

By Brad Weisenstein

11/08/2023

About 150 students and advocates Nov. 8 were in Springfield chanting and trying to persuade state lawmakers to keep the Invest in Kids school choice program. Parents, educators and politicians made the case during a press conference hosted by Illinois Policy.

TAGS: education, Invest in Kids, school choice

Black, Brown Chicago neighborhoods endure highest poverty rates

By Bryce Hill

11/08/2023

Minority neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side and West Side face poverty rates of up to 51%.

Chicago City Council puts ‘mansion tax’ on March 2024 ballot

By Dylan Sharkey

11/08/2023

The Chicago City Council is asking voters on the March 2024 ballot to approve or reject a tax increase on the sale of $1 million properties. The move will mainly hit commercial properties, adding to Chicago’s anti-business reputation.

TAGS: Brandon Johnson, Chicago

Report: Chicago area most corrupt in America

By Dylan Sharkey

11/07/2023

Chicago is the most corrupt metropolitan area in America for the fourth consecutive year and Illinois is the second-most corrupt state, according to a new report from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Corruption can cost Illinois taxpayers up to $550 million per year.

TAGS: Chicago, corruption

What power do Illinois, Chicago have to fix migrant crisis?

By Joe Tabor

11/06/2023

The increase in asylum seekers arriving in Chicago is stressing communities and exhausting resources. What exactly can states and local governments do?

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Voters oppose Chicago mayor’s tent city plan over 2 to 1

Mr. Beef from ‘The Bear’ is a mansion, according to Chicago mayor’s tax plan

Only 28% of Chicago voters approve of Mayor Brandon Johnson

Vallas: Chicago needs better protection for witnesses

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

Invest in Kids press conference: Real students are impacted

Black, Brown Chicago neighborhoods endure highest poverty rates

Chicago City Council puts ‘mansion tax’ on March 2024 ballot

Report: Chicago area most corrupt in America

What power do Illinois, Chicago have to fix migrant crisis?

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