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Indiana officials let Arena's 'third world' comments slide, but alderman faces opposition from 45th Ward residents

By Glenn Minnis | May 1, 2017

Indiana might be too far away to care what a Chicago alderman has to say about the state, but alienating residents of the neighborhood where he wants to put a housing complex might not be the best sales pitch for Chicago 45th Ward Alderman John Arena.

Doubt and taxes said to drive Cook County exodus

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 30, 2017

High taxes and low confidence in government are driving people out of Cook County in record numbers, an analyst from a Chicago-based think tank told the Chicago City Wire.

Byrd-Bennett gets 54 months in CPS kickback scandal

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 28, 2017

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett’s talk of redemption fell on deaf ears early Friday when a U.S. District Court judge sentenced her to 54 months behind bars for her part in a scheme that steered $23 million in no-bid CPS contracts to a former employer.

Only deep pockets could pay for pension gap, study says

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 27, 2017

It would cost every Illinois resident $10,000 to get the state’s pension fund back into the black, according to a Crain’s Chicago Business.

GOP, Chicago schools appear to draw battle lines

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 27, 2017

Chris Cleveland’s formal ethics complaint against Forrest Claypool might be only the shot across the bow between the Illinois Republican Party and the CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

Opponent says proposed toilet ordinance has got to go

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 26, 2017

Not to be a party pooper, but Sam Toia thinks a proposal to require every licensed business in Chicago with a public bathroom to make it available to anyone with an “emergency” should be flushed down the drain.

'Privilege tax' bills described as Illinois exit signs

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 26, 2017

Rather than bring in more money for the state, a pair of bills would probably drive more businesses out of Illinois, the founder of a financial website says.

Lack of quorum spells limbo for disputed apartment construction

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 23, 2017

The Chicago City Council Zoning Committee effectively put a hold on Ward 45 Alderman John Arena's plans for a much-debated storage facility in his Jefferson Park neighborhood when after a seven-hour meeting not enough panel members were still around to vote.

Illinoisans punch tickets to Texas as Chi-town becomes 'Bye-town'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 14, 2017

Texas is less than 1,000 miles from Illinois, but it appears to be an entirely new world for the thousands fleeing the prairie for the plains.

New PAC takes aim at Alderman Arena

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 27, 2017

A group of Jefferson Park area residents have formed a political action committee in hopes of unseating Ward 45 Alderman John Arena in 2019.

Ald. Arena's Section 8 development means more crime, lower property values in Jefferson Park, says expert

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 17, 2017

James Bovard warns residents of Jefferson Park that they need look no further than the opposite side of the city to see what a proposed low-income, subsidized housing complex could mean for their neighborhood.

Chicago bond rating scraping bottom when compared with other major U.S. cities

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 11, 2017

The City of Chicago lies mired at the bottom of a list of the 15 largest U.S. cities in terms of its bond rating, the Wall Street rating agency Standard & Poor's reported recently.

Non-profit questions where $1.1 billion CTA upgrade will lead

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 7, 2017

While Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is celebrating the city’s recent acceptance of a $1.1 billion federal grant to upgrade the CTA’s infrastructure, at least one non-profit group sees the money as putting Chicago on track to trouble.

Report: Chicago a winded city financially

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 7, 2017

Chicago ranks near the bottom in fiscal strength from among 116 cities with populations of at least 200,000, an analysis by the non-profit group Truth In Accounting (TIA) has found.

Rauner offers proposals to end state's long-running budget impasse

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 1, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner signaled he is ready to jump on board with several parts of the proposed "grand bargain," yet remains staunchly opposed to other elements of it.

Voices rise up against Jefferson Park development

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 28, 2017

Pat Gamboney doesn’t want to see his Jefferson Park neighborhood become anything other than what it always has been.

CCC tweets opposition to 'opportunity tax' proposal

By Glenn Minnis | Feb 16, 2017

Illinois senators have put off a planned vote on the state’s nearly two-year budget stalemate until later this month at the earliest, but in the minds of concerned citizens opposed to the idea of any new taxes, the verdict on the so-called 'opportunity tax' has already been decided.

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Indiana officials let Arena's 'third world' comments slide, but alderman faces opposition from 45th Ward residents

Doubt and taxes said to drive Cook County exodus

Byrd-Bennett gets 54 months in CPS kickback scandal

Only deep pockets could pay for pension gap, study says

GOP, Chicago schools appear to draw battle lines

Opponent says proposed toilet ordinance has got to go

'Privilege tax' bills described as Illinois exit signs

Lack of quorum spells limbo for disputed apartment construction

Illinoisans punch tickets to Texas as Chi-town becomes 'Bye-town'

New PAC takes aim at Alderman Arena

Ald. Arena's Section 8 development means more crime, lower property values in Jefferson Park, says expert

Chicago bond rating scraping bottom when compared with other major U.S. cities

Non-profit questions where $1.1 billion CTA upgrade will lead

Report: Chicago a winded city financially

Rauner offers proposals to end state's long-running budget impasse

Voices rise up against Jefferson Park development

CCC tweets opposition to 'opportunity tax' proposal

When cities are at the financial brink: A case for 'intervention bankruptcy'

Think tank CEO calls for budget solution without tax increases

Taxpayers' Federation weighs in on budget compromise discussion

Kessem gains FOP endorsement for 41st Ward Republican Committeeman

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