Mayor Johnson’s record-setting $1 billion TIF surplus highlights issues and abuse of Chicago’s Tax Increment Financing ...

Paul Vallas is an adviser for the Illinois Policy Institute. He ran against Brandon Johnson for Chicago mayor in 2023 and was ...

Gov. JB Pritzker came out in opposition Tuesday to the reinstated $21-per-employee “head tax” on larger businesses that Mayor ...

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Konstantin Sokolov, head of Chicago-based private equity firm IJS Investments, is among the 37 donors helping to fund the ...

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A major challenge for the city’s budget this year revolves around a bill, HB 3657, that Pritzker signed into law earlier this ...

The woman, dubbed by Chicago as its "worst landowner," is now selling her properties to make good on her debts. However, ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson describes the 2026 budget as “Protecting Chicago,” but his plan seems to do the opposite. Taxes ...

Shokz, the pioneer in open-ear audio technology, has been named the Official Headphones Partner of the 2025 TCS New York City ...

Natasha Hakimi Zapata—an award-winning journalist as well as a translator and university lecturer—will focus on real-world ...

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