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Posted inPolitics

As Deadline Looms, Budget Compromise Nowhere in Sight

by Leigh Giangreco December 11, 2025December 11, 2025

The mayor and alderpersons remain at odds over whether to close a fiscal gap by taxing large corporations or raising fees for services to residents.

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Posted inPolitics

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The Climb to the Fifth Floor

by Nick Merlock Jackson May 19, 2023May 25, 2023
Posted inLatest

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by J. Patrick Patterson and Jacqueline Serrato December 18, 2022October 2, 2023
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Local School Council Elections Were Faced with Challenges That Undermine the Legitimacy of the Process

by Kelly Garcia December 30, 2020January 20, 2021
Posted inPolitics

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by Mari Cohen May 28, 2019May 28, 2019
Posted inNotes

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