A plan to double the Downtown Chicago population. “The plan comes as downtown Chicago grapples with office vacancies above 25% and questions about its post-pandemic identity. City officials are betting that a dramatic shift toward residential development — coupled with […]
Why Brandon Johnson’s school board is going broke on purpose. “You have to create the crisis by which the boss…the government can no longer ignore you,” CTU President Stacy Davis Gates said, and the piece argues that logic is now […]
Clout Street. Believe it or not, a couple friends and I once stumbled across this secret road and shaved some minutes off our drive! “The Magic Road!” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle laughed, explaining that it is “a special […]
Illinois wants more money and they’re coming for it. I shared a bit about this budget bill that passed the Illinois legislature. Well, it’s been signed into law. It includes several new taxes, including one on social media platforms. The […]
Illinois legislature may have lost its mind. They’ve passed a budget bill, pending Governor Pritzker’s signature, that will tax each crypto transaction (exchange, transfer, or storage) by IL taxpayers 0.2% of value. Is this the most aggressive thing any state […]
A CTA world record. “Despite the well-chronicled chaos, the group became the official Guinness World Record holders when the men hit every ‘L’ stop in 8 hours, 58 minutes and 55 seconds on Nov. 10.” A Chicago trio pulled it […]
Why you can’t start a Chicago-style hot dog cart in Chicago. “But in the home of Chicago-style hot dogs, there is not a single food-cart vendor licensed to sell hot dogs on a city sidewalk, according to a Chicago Policy […]
Federal government gets a refund from CPS after grant fraud uncovered. “Chicago Public Schools had to pay back nearly $1.2 million to the U.S. Department of Education after an employee repeatedly falsified data on federal grant applications over the course […]
Predicting murder without a totalitarian state. Chicago’s data-driven approach suggests “murder can be predicted and we can prevent it from happening.” Recent records forecasted shooting risks accurately, with a shocking 13% of high-risk individuals getting shot within 18 months. ~ […]
Cook County’s shifting tax burden. I have a property in Wicker Park that I finally got the tax bill for, and my taxes are up 50%. Reading about the issue, I discovered I have much to be thankful for. As […]