Mayor's $830 million city bond sale is a bad idea that needs a serious fix
The city needs to handle its borrowing in the most prudent way possible. Backloading bond repayments in a way that sends the ...
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Editorial: The City Council should reject the mayor's kick-the-can borrowing plan
Or, as 9th Ward Ald. Anthony Beale said on the City Council floor the other day: "We're all for bonding ... but the terms of ...
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City clears out yurts due to fire hazards at controversial ‘tent city’ at Gompers Park
BRIAN NADIG and CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI City workers hauled away recently installed yurts where people lived on Feb. 21 at Gompers ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson shares plan to fight food inequity in the city
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins Lisa Dent to discuss a plan he is working on to combat food inequity in Chicago. Mayor ...
Johnson's $830 million bond issue stalls in City Council
Ald. Bill Conway and Ald. Anthony Beale teamed up to delay the vote on the bond issue for one meeting. Conway has complained ...
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Park district removes several abandoned tents from Gompers Park as part of monthly cleanup
BRIAN NADIG City workers on Feb. 19 removed three reportedly abandoned tents and a stovepipe from recently installed yurts at ...
Alders table mayor's $830M bond proposal for infrastructure projects — WGN Evening News
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to borrow $830 million for maintenance and infrastructure projects around the city was sent to ...
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Chicago City Council delays vote on $830 million bond plan
Opponents of Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to issue $830 million in bonds to fund various infrastructure projects stalled a ...
Griffins face Phantoms Wednesday night
Bears season-ticket holders will see an average price increase of 10% for their 2025 ticket packages, according to team President and CEO Kevin Warren. Warren broke the news in a letter sent Wednesday ...
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Maine residents to vote on proposal to require voter identification at polls
Maine voters will decide whether the state will become the latest to require voter identification at the polls. A ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s infrastructure borrowing plan stalled by City Council opponents
Aldermen used a parliamentary maneuver to stall the scheduled vote on the $830 million bond that Johnson wants to use to pay ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson escalates push for CPS to pick up pension payment, borrow more money
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is instructing the school board to move ahead on accepting the costs of a $175 million pension payment that has been a political hot potato between City Hall and ...