Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Chicago on the hook for Lake Michigan dump costs
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The watershed mayoral election ushers in a new political landscape, setting the stage for a crop of young activists joining the City Council.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
An ‘appetite for independence’ in the 40th Ward
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Longtime Ald. Patrick O’Connor, forced into a runoff for the first time, faces progressive challenger Andre Vasquez – and his record as a mayoral loyalist may not help him.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
In final act, Emanuel cements legacy of tolerating corruption, promoting segregation
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The outgoing mayor’s agenda to advance Lincoln Yards, the 78, and a new police academy shows no break with his record of ignoring community and ethical concerns to subsidize gentrification.