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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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 ...
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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.
Illinois Policy4d
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 ...
Better Government Association5d
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 ...
Cranston Herald7d
SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing on the following proposed amended Ordinance(s) will be held before the Finance Committee on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 869 Park ...
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Department of Streets & Sanitation – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations ...
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City Is Owed Nearly $20 Million In Police Overtime This Year From Special Event Organizers
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 ...
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Most Chicago Street Fests Aren’t Paying Police Overtime, Leaving Taxpayers On The Hook
Festival producers are required to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.
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DeVry University Wins 2024 Chicago Innovation People's Choice Award
DeVry University has received the prestigious People's Choice Award at the 23 rd annual Chicago Innovation Awards for its ...
Chalkbeat12d
Ballot challenges, big money, information gaps: How Chicago’s first school board elections played out
In Chicago’s District 10 board race, ballot challenges, money, and attack ads swept in. The race mirrored some of the school ...