The Build Illinois Homes tax credit proposal is building momentum in the Illinois General Assembly, but critics have flagged its $35 million annual cost.
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Police Officer Suicides Tripled in Two Years As CPD ‘Stalled’ on Progress With Consent Decree
Chicago Police Department efforts to bolster wellness program under the consent decree were faltered because of a lack of data and risk losing compliance in some instances
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Will Chicago’s Next Mayor Be Beholden to the Union That Supported Him?
The key question for voters is how much the money and endorsements might matter after the new mayor is sworn in.
Posted inUpdates
Pulitzer Prize Winning Reporter Madison Hopkins Returns to Illinois Answers Project
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Madison Hopkins will join the Illinois Answers Project as a senior investigative reporter.
Posted inInvestigating Responses
4 Ideas Being Floated for a More Effective City Council
More committees, better transparency and even Chicago-specific political parties have been proposed as the council looks to declare its independence.
Posted inFollow-Up
Illinois to Clawback $180M from Four Medicaid Insurance Companies
The refunded money, which could amount to $450 million over several years, will be used to pay for programs to hire and train more health care workers across Illinois.
Posted inGovernment Finance & Accountability
$141M in Pritzker Projects Have Close Ties to Governor’s Allies But Face Serious Questions
Three projects under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois program, including a proposed port in beleaguered downstate Cairo, have benefited his friends or political allies. Pritzker insists the projects were funded on their merits.
Posted inFollow-Up
A new proposal would give cyclists more legal rights to Chicago’s streets. Here’s how.
A proposed ordinance is the latest step in Chicago’s lagging effort to make streets safer for bikers.
Posted inOpinion
Greising: Mayoral Runoff Candidates Are Overlooking a Major Public Safety Problem — Fatal Fires
Violent crime is an urgent problem in Chicago. But fires are killers, too, preying on people of color in poor neighborhoods.
Posted inInvestigations
What’s the Cost of a Labor Peace Agreement?
Human services providers claim the new ordinance would have a financial burden, but the agreement has no associated costs
