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Posted inNotes

Lightfoot breaks campaign promise again

by South Side Weekly November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

Lightfoot continues to break campaign promise on homelessness In her 2018 election campaign, Lori Lightfoot promised to support efforts to create a graduated real estate tax that would generate revenue to fight homelessness. ‘Bring Chicago Home,’ proposed by the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless in 2018, would create an additional 1.9% tax on sales of […]

Posted inLatest

Chicago’s Vaccine Disparity Widens

by Charmaine Runes June 24, 2021July 5, 2021
Lightfoot Emails. Illustration By: Cam Collins
Posted inLatest

Lightfoot Quietly Lobbied for Qualified Immunity

by Jim Daley May 6, 2021July 23, 2021
Posted inNotes

Community oversight of the police

by South Side Weekly June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Posted inNotes

National spotlight on Chicago’s Rainbow Coalition

by South Side Weekly February 4, 2020June 5, 2021
Posted inEducation

Op-Ed: A Bad Law Must Be Broken

by Dave Stieber October 15, 2019October 31, 2019
Posted inFood Issue 2019

What is the Future of Food Policy in Chicago?

by Michelle Gan April 30, 2019May 9, 2019
Posted inElections

Will Chicago’s Next Mayor Prioritize Environmental Justice?

by Amelia Diehl February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

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