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News from May 2017

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City of Chicago Committee on the Budget and Government Operations will meet May 23.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Chicago Committee on the Budget and Government Operations will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 23.

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City of Chicago Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation met May 22.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Chicago Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation met at 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 22.

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City of Chicago Committee on Zoning, Landmark and Buildings Standards met May 22.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Chicago Committee on Zoning, Landmark and Buildings Standards met at 10 a.m. Monday, May 22.

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City of Chicago Committee on Aviation met May 22.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Chicago Committee on Aviation met at 10 a.m. Monday, May 22.

Chicago City Council met May 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

Chicago City Council met at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 17.

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Chicago Teachers Pension fund paid out $1.5 billion in '16, earned $7.8 million

By Chicago City Wire | May 21, 2017

The Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund (CTPF) paid out $1.5 billion last fiscal year, mostly on benefits to retirees. But it only earned $7.8 million on its investments, according to a filing it made with the Illinois Department of Insurance.

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Pesticide ban supporters accused of caring more about buzz than science

By Michael McGrady | May 21, 2017

Democrats in Springfield are more interested in getting undeserved praise than checking their facts when it comes to modern pesticides, opponents of a bill waiting for Senate consideration argue.

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Earle STEM chess team makes its move on a national level

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 21, 2017

The Earle STEM Academy chess players proved they were no pawns at the U.S. Chess Federation SuperNationals tournament in Nashville, as they captured three trophies over the three-day tournament in early May.

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South Chicago flexes its employment muscles with new plant

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 21, 2017

Chicago's South Side will gain 286 jobs when a new Flex-N-Gate manufacturing facility sets up shop in January 2018.

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GOP says Pritzker 'gamed' property tax system to pay minimal amount

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 21, 2017

Democratc gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker might own a mansion, but he only paid taxes on a molehill, a spokesman for the Illinois Republic Party suggested recently.

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Drinks, dining and disagreement on hand at GOP club fundraiser

By John Myers | May 21, 2017

The Northwest Side GOP Club's "We-bellion Bash" fundraiser at its new headquarters was meant to bring in donors to support the organization's activities, but it also attracted a group of detractors.

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GOP rep chides chamber: Pick a revenue number and get budget going

By Hoang Tran | May 19, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) chastised the House for its lack of progress on a state budget estimate, calling it a failure of the chamber.

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Critics pan $5,000 fine over Mautino financial reports, request criminal inquiry

By Glenn Minnis | May 19, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Elections slapped a $5,000 fine on Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign committee on Monday for failing to comply with board order to update financial disclosure reports filed in 2014 and 2015.

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Analysis: State, federal subsidies to CPS among Chicago-area's highest

By LocalLabs News Service | May 19, 2017

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) received $6,632 per-pupil in state and federal subsidies in 2016, ranking 47th among 291 school districts in the Chicagoland area.

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Oversight group's leader laments lack of good reporting on bad government

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 19, 2017

A handful of reporters can't cover all of the dysfunction of the Illinois government, a government oversight group's leader told a media gathering recently.

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Mayoral surrogates warn state against property tax freeze

By Michael McGrady | May 18, 2017

A consortium of Illinois mayors has gone public – to a degree – with its fight against a possible statewide property tax freeze, telling residents that as great as a freeze might sound, it could destroy their communities.

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Small businesses have big role to play in saving Illinois, Rauner says on tour

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 18, 2017

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

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'Absurd' math used to calculate 'Comeback Agenda,' financial pro says

By Karen Kidd | May 18, 2017

There won't be any coming back for high-wage earners who will exit Illinois in a hurry if the so-called "Illinois Comeback Agenda" passes, a financial services professional said.

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Budget described as another possible dead body to mourn

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 18, 2017

It's hard to tell the difference between a seated Illinois General Assembly and one that's on a break, WCIA Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Maxwell said in a recent segment focused on a lack of new bills, characterizing the legislative accomplishments of the 100th General Assembly as “hardly anything at all."

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Analysis: CPS has overspent budget 15 years straight, by total $6.6 billion

By LocalLabs News Service | May 18, 2017

The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have blown their annual budgets in 15 of the past 15 years by a collective $6.6 billion, amassing debt to continually increase spending on operations while district student enrollment has steadily fallen.