Valentina Marieyah Pacheco-Cornejo
Valentina Marieyah Pacheco-Cornejo
“We want to be a role model. We hope that others will do the same through development to uplift and restore our communities to what they were.”
Vallas: 4 reasons why ‘mansion tax’ is bad for Chicago business
Vallas: 4 reasons why ‘mansion tax’ is bad for Chicago business
Two false labels are attached to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s push to tax high-dollar real estate sales. It’s not a “mansion tax.” It taxes mainly businesses. It won’t help “Bring Chicago Home.” It will fuel businesses moving out.
A Very CTU Thanksgiving
A Very CTU Thanksgiving
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson gets little support for migrant tent camps
Voters, community residents and some aldermen are upset with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over how decisions to place migrant tent camps have been handled. Voters polled were 63% opposed to 28% in support of the winter tent plan.
Illinois mandated annual reports on Invest in Kids: 4 years, no reports
Illinois mandated annual reports on Invest in Kids: 4 years, no reports
The Illinois State Board of Education failed to publish diagnostic reports required by the Invest in Kids Act to track scholarship recipients’ progress starting in 2019. State lawmakers are letting the program expire without seeing a single report.
3 bad decisions drive up Chicago Teachers Union dues by over $160
3 bad decisions drive up Chicago Teachers Union dues by over $160
Chicago Teachers Union members are seeing their dues jump to more $1,400 this year – over $160 more than last year. Here are three reasons to believe CTU hiked dues to make up for its own questionable financial decisions.
Shopping small on Saturday? Good. Small businesses lead Illinois’ job growth.
Shopping small on Saturday? Good. Small businesses lead Illinois’ job growth.
Small Business Saturday offers a reason to be thankful: Illinois businesses with fewer than 20 employees were the ones creating the most new jobs.
The Policy Shop: Tackling Chicago’s deep poverty crisis
The Policy Shop: Tackling Chicago’s deep poverty crisis
This edition of The Policy Shop is by Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Bryce Hill. You’ve got $19 today. Can you get through the day on just that? Food. Shelter. Clothes. Transportation. Even if you make it through today, can you do it again tomorrow? Then the day after? Then for years? No stress...
Brandon Johnson: Unpopular
Brandon Johnson: Unpopular
Over 1M Illinois families rely on food stamps for Thanksgiving dinner
Over 1M Illinois families rely on food stamps for Thanksgiving dinner
More than 1 million Illinois households will rely on federal food assistance for Thanksgiving. Eliminating the grocery tax could help those relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Vallas: City budget passes, next fiscal crisis looms
Vallas: City budget passes, next fiscal crisis looms
Now that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has passed his first budget, attention should be on the Chicago Public Schools. School leaders claim it will have a budget hole of over $600 million by 2025.
Nearly 101,000 Chicago single moms, their children live on less than $13 per day
Nearly 101,000 Chicago single moms, their children live on less than $13 per day
Of nearly 240,000 Chicagoans living on less than one-half of the federal poverty income level in 2022, nearly 101,000 of them were in households led by single mothers.
Testimony begins in former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke corruption trial
Testimony begins in former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke corruption trial
After serving more than half a century as a “fixture” on the Chicago City Council, former Ald. Edward Burke now faces 14 counts of federal corruption charges for allegedly abusing his finance chair position and aldermanic powers for personal gain.