Voters oppose Chicago mayor’s tent city plan over 2 to 1
Voters oppose Chicago mayor’s tent city plan over 2 to 1
New polling shows Chicago voters mostly oppose Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan for using tent cities to house asylum-seekers in the city.
The Policy Shop: Illinois backslides on education
The Policy Shop: Illinois backslides on education
This edition of The Policy Shop is by Mailee Smith, senior director of labor policy and staff attorney. The Illinois General Assembly has departed Springfield to go eat turkey. Most of them should be eating crow. On Nov. 9 they made Illinois the only state in the nation to roll back school choice. State lawmakers...
Mr. Beef from ‘The Bear’ is a mansion, according to Chicago mayor’s tax plan
Mr. Beef from ‘The Bear’ is a mansion, according to Chicago mayor’s tax plan
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson wants voters to raise the city’s tax on million-dollar property sales, which would include any sale on a restaurant such as Mr. Beef, the inspiration for the hit show “The Bear.”
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Only 28% of Chicago voters approve of Mayor Brandon Johnson
New polling shows Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has a 28% approval rating – as low as one mayor after a national scandal and another who was about to get booted by voters.
Vallas: Chicago needs better protection for witnesses
Vallas: Chicago needs better protection for witnesses
Mass shootings are rampant in Chicago. Arrests for those shootings are almost nonexistent. Witness protection is the key to changing that.
Stacy Davis Gates loses undeserved property tax break, owes Indiana $1,533
Stacy Davis Gates loses undeserved property tax break, owes Indiana $1,533
An Indiana county will seek back taxes and penalties of $1,533 after Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates claimed a property tax deduction reserved for owner occupants. Davis Gates has claimed Chicago property taxpayers aren’t all paying their fair share.
Illinois lawmakers adjourn without saving school choice, but fight will continue
Illinois lawmakers adjourn without saving school choice, but fight will continue
Illinois’ Invest in Kids school choice program for over 9,600 low-income students will end at the close of 2023. But supporters vow to resurrect it during the upcoming legislative session.
Pritzker: Teachers union puppet
Pritzker: Teachers union puppet
Stacy Davis Gates: Hypocrite
Stacy Davis Gates: Hypocrite
Invest in Kids press conference: Real students are impacted
Invest in Kids press conference: Real students are impacted
About 150 students and advocates Nov. 8 were in Springfield chanting and trying to persuade state lawmakers to keep the Invest in Kids school choice program. Parents, educators and politicians made the case during a press conference hosted by Illinois Policy.
Black, Brown Chicago neighborhoods endure highest poverty rates
Black, Brown Chicago neighborhoods endure highest poverty rates
Minority neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side and West Side face poverty rates of up to 51%.
Chicago City Council puts ‘mansion tax’ on March 2024 ballot
Chicago City Council puts ‘mansion tax’ on March 2024 ballot
The Chicago City Council is asking voters on the March 2024 ballot to approve or reject a tax increase on the sale of $1 million properties. The move will mainly hit commercial properties, adding to Chicago’s anti-business reputation.
The Policy Shop: Union dollars vs. student futures
The Policy Shop: Union dollars vs. student futures
This edition of The Policy Shop is by policy analyst Hannah Schmid. The Illinois General Assembly is back in Springfield, and so are low-income students who are among the nearly 10,000 Invest in Kids scholarship recipients. They are at the Statehouse to remind lawmakers there are real kids with futures at stake. But the teachers unions are...