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City of Chicago Camera Tickets and Warnings Data
The dataset, which was provided to ProPublica by the Chicago Department of Finance on July 1, 2021, is a snapshot of the city ...
Chicago alders to mayor: Cut municipal spending to pre-pandemic levels
In 2020, the city budget was $11.7 billion. The Chicago budget for 2025 proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson exceeds $17 billion ...
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Chicago’s Board of Education presses schools chief to settle teachers contract ‘in the coming days’
Board members wrote to district CEO Pedro Martinez the same day the Chicago Teachers Union wrote to them, asking them to ...
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Chicago policing real costs could be nearly double next year’s $2.1 billion budget, former city analyst finds
Including pensions, benefits, budget-busting overtime and other hidden expenses, the analyst reports that city costs for CPD in 2025 could reach $3.8 billion.
Mayor Johnson reversing plans to slash funding for Chicago police consent decree positions in budget
As the city moves closer to its budget deadline without a balanced budget, the mayor announced Monday Chicago will maintain ...
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Chicago slashes 2,103 public safety jobs as it adds 184 administrators
Chicago’s 2025 budget has a nearly $1 billion hole. Mayor Brandon Johnson has only proposed tax hikes. But when personnel ...
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Chicago Department of Transportation – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations $1,484 ...
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Wall Street sounds the alarm about Chicago finances
Standard & Poor’s has put Chicago on a "credit watch," which could raise the interest rate the city pays by about one-quarter ...