Editorial: Aldermen backed Mayor Johnson’s irresponsible bonds. Investors may be a tougher sell.
Mayor Brandon Johnson cajoled a slim majority of alders to approve his irresponsible $830 million bond plan. Investors are ...
Opinion
Chicago needs DOGE, not Brandon Johnson’s deferred disaster bonds
Chicago doesn't need another Ponzi scheme that simply punts its debt problem to another decade; the city needs its own DOGE to start slashing spending.
Chicago mayor among those quoted in video ahead of hearing on sanctuary city status
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will testify about the city’s sanctuary city status next week on Capitol Hill before a Republican-led House committee.
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Mayor Johnson’s $830 Million Borrowing Plan For Road, Bridge Repairs Squeezes Past City Council
The deal to issue bonds to pay for streetlights, repave roads and renovate bridges could leave the city on the hook for more ...
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Chicago City Council approves $830 million of GOs
Chicago's City Council on Wednesday approved the sale of $830 million of general obligation bonds that Mayor Brandon Johnson ...
CTA has a pigeon problem
Julia Ekiert started a petition urging the CTA to prevent pigeons from getting trapped and dying at the Clinton L platform.
To help balance Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget, Chicago installing 50 new speed cameras to ticket drivers
The city’s Department of Transportation confirmed this week that it is “actively working” to install the 50 cameras this year ...
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Chicago borrows $830M, but mayor can’t use it for Chicago Teachers Union
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson secured approval for his $830 million borrowing plan but can no longer use the money to benefit ...