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Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Obama Presidential Center site plan

Given $1.2 billion budget shortfall, can Chicago still ‘afford’ Obama Presidential Center?

By Curtis Black | September 11, 2020

More than $50 million of planned infrastructure spending appears to support a questionable luxury golf course development.

TCR Talks

Charles Green says his fight for decades of Chicago police misconduct records is about clearing his name

By Josh McGhee | July 24, 2020

In an interview with The Chicago Reporter, Green tells us about life after prison and what the controversial settlement he was offered would mean for him.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Community oversight or control? Coalitions meet on competing police accountability proposals

By Curtis Black | July 1, 2020

Both the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability and the Civilian Police Accountability Council campaigns want to maximize the community’s role in selecting public safety leaders.

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.

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ROUNDUP: Chicago and Illinois brace for mounting COVID-19 deaths, adjust to new normal

By Asraa Mustufa | April 3, 2020

Here’s everything you might have missed in week three of the pandemic as conditions remain dire on numerous fronts while promised federal aid may offer some relief.

Government and Politics

Chicago City Council’s Black Caucus splits on historic marijuana vote

By Josh McGhee | December 19, 2019

A plan by the caucus to halt weed sales in Chicago to establish better social equity measures fell short this week after six of its own members voted against it.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

City clinics to get boost in expanded mental health services budget

By Curtis Black | November 25, 2019

Aldermen urged the Lightfoot administration to invest in public facilities instead of allocating new funding to private providers as the best way to rebuild the city’s mental health safety net.

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.

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.

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