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City Council Approves Housing Protections For Seniors
Ordinance will force developers and building owners that receive public funds to give notice, create a plan and communicate with residents before rehabs occur.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Did Chico Cut Waste and Slash Taxes During His City Colleges Stint?
City Colleges did make cuts under Chico’s watch, but the property tax reductions were underwhelming and records show the decision to slash them preceded him.
Posted inEquity & Economic Opportunity
Housing Protections For Seniors Clear Council Panel
Ordinance would force developers and building owners that receive public funds to give notice, create a plan and communicate with residents before rehabs occur.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Preckwinkle Inflates Role in Shedding Light on McDonald Case
As Cook County Board President, Preckwinkle shared details from McDonald’s autopsy with a journalist. But we could find no record of her pushing for release of the video before a judge ordered it.
Posted inNews
Fact-Check: Mendoza Stretches the Facts on the Commuter Tax
Mendoza isn’t wrong to point out so-called commuter taxes carry the risk of discouraging business and employment. But her sweeping generalization makes a much broader assumption that isn’t supported by the facts.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Ed Burke Extortion Filing Reveals a Playbook for Chicago Business
The execs on the receiving end of Ed Burke’s alleged shakedown attempt delayed and deflected the alderman’s unyielding pressure, coming off as part brave, part stubborn and just crafty enough to stay one step ahead of him.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
Taxpayers Covered Millions in Gym Costs Jesse White Promised to Pay
Illinois’ Secretary of State said he would raise most of the funds needed to build a new Chicago home for his Tumblers gymnastics team. He didn’t, but taxpayers did.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Take Off the Blinders, Chicago. Burke’s (and Madigan’s) Conflicts Are Easy to See
Burke’s multiple conflicts of interest were tolerated for decades by mayors, voters, council members, reporters and even good-government advocates. And that’s because — well, that’s just the way it has been. The Chicago way.
Posted inCivic Engagement, News
Analysis: Illinois Law Hasn’t Stopped Public Agencies From Withholding Records
Government agencies continue to violate public records laws at high frequency despite 2009 changes intended to curb abuses.
