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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.

Posted inPolitics

Johnson’s Budget Fix Faces Stiff Headwinds

by Leigh Giangreco November 4, 2025November 4, 2025
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Mayor Johnson at the Midterm Mark

by Jim Daley May 18, 2025May 18, 2025
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Miles de personas marchan en contra de Trump el Primero de Mayo

by Jim Daley May 7, 2025May 8, 2025
Glittering skyscrapers lit up against the night sky backdrop Cloud Gate, a shiny chrome bean-shaped sculpture in Millennium Park. The sculpture takes up the right half of the picture while buildings that line the north end of the park are seen in the background.
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Curfew Compromise Floated

by Leigh Giangreco April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
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How One Immigrant Advocacy Organization Strategizes Against Trump

by Cordell Longstreath February 27, 2025February 26, 2025
Posted inOpinion & Editorials

Op-Ed: The CPD Budget Has Grown for Decades. It’s Time to Rein It In

by Asha Ransby-Sporn November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
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Mayor Johnson Rejects Nominee for 1st Police District Council

by Jim Daley November 7, 2023November 17, 2023

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