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Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: Policing and pandemic politics take center stage in Chicago

By Asraa Mustufa | June 19, 2020

The racial reckoning ignited by the police killing of George Floyd played out on city streets and at City Hall as Illinois gradually reopens from COVID-19 restrictions.

Coronavirus

ROUNDUP: Power plays in COVID-19 fight as peak remains out-of-sight in Chicago and Illinois

By Asraa Mustufa | April 23, 2020

With the state stay-at-home order extended through May, officials spar over how best to manage relief and respond to the still escalating pandemic.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Aerial view of disposal facility located on Lake Michigan’s shore near 95th Street

Chicago on the hook for Lake Michigan dump costs

By Curtis Black | February 13, 2020

While requesting disaster relief for lakefront erosion, Chicago will pay to dump pollution on Lake Michigan in South Chicago

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Study: Restaurant industry thrives in cities that have eliminated subminimum wage

By Curtis Black | November 15, 2019

As Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council members debate changes to how Chicago’s tipped workers are paid, a new report highlights how other cities have fared after eliminating the subminimum wage.

Government and Politics

Chicago City Council quietly begins push to decriminalize psychedelics

By Josh McGhee | October 24, 2019

Ald. Brian Hopkins sponsored a resolution calling for the city to deprioritize arrests and investigations of adults using the drugs and for the public health department to study the plants as alternative treatment options.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

There’s some progress in Lightfoot’s Chicago budget plan, despite progressive backlash

By Curtis Black | October 24, 2019

Lori Lightfoot is not actually Rahm 2.0, and demonizing her risks isolating progressive voices vital to the Chicago’s future.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lightfoot’s only option to ease perpetual budget deficits may be city income tax

By Curtis Black | October 21, 2019

To win support from voters and the City Council, the mayor will have to address budget shortfalls while reducing regressive taxation and responding to demands for better services and economic development in long-neglected communities.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

How the new head of the Chicago Housing Authority can forge a new direction for the agency

By Curtis Black | September 26, 2019

With the city facing a budget crisis, the CHA may be best positioned to address Chicago’s affordable housing crisis.

Chicago Election 2019

A changing political ‘machine’ bares itself in Englewood rematch

By Jeremy Borden | April 9, 2019

The little-followed 16th Ward race highlights the shifting influence of ward committeemen, a position long known to drive patronage and corruption in Chicago politics.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

A new Chicago Way? Lightfoot and progressives poised to change the city’s direction

By Curtis Black | April 3, 2019

The watershed mayoral election ushers in a new political landscape, setting the stage for a crop of young activists joining the City Council.

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