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Check out previous editions of The Solution below:
5/18/23- Is Ranked-Choice the Right Choice?
5/11/23- The Perils of Self-Checkout Lanes
5/4/23- An ‘Early Warning System’ Rife With False Alarms
4/27/23- A Bus Station on the Chopping Block
4/20/23- Can CTA Solve Its ‘Ghost Bus’ Problem?
4/13/23- A Program For Older College Students Is In ‘Freefall’
4/6/23- An Onslaught for Chicago’s Next Mayor
3/30/23- Chicago’s Solution to Gun Violence Is Not Working
3/23/23- 3 cities with solutions to Chicago’s fatal fires
3/16/23- ‘Social equity’ cannabis entrepreneurs stalled by the state
3/9/23- Vital mental health program could be a ‘bridge to nowhere’ for low income
2/23/23- More affordable housing under Lightfoot? Depends on who’s asking.
2/17/23- A jackhammer for the environmental movement
2/9/23- An alternative method of preventing violent crime
2/2/23- Lightfoot ethics breach reignites a Lightfoot created ethics committee
1/26/23- Chicago Police can’t keep up with offender registries
1/19/23- To include police or not?
1/12/23- Will a trans-inclusive hiring initiative reduce employment discrimination against trans workers?
1/5/23- The 22-year Chicago housing “transformation” that wasn’t
12/22/22- Can a tear-down tax end gentrification in Logan Square?
12/15/22- No end in sight on stalemate over Chicago’s flawed gang database
12/8/22 – Who’s judging the judges in Cook County?
12/1/22 – Digging for problems and solutions