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HUD Chicago office taking on more public housing authority oversight as staff dwindles regionally, nationally
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Thousands of once-homeless Miamians could lose their housing. Here are 5 takeaways
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Chicago ended 2024 with a $161M deficit: City Hall budget officials say major sources of revenues in the city’s general fund came in far lower than anticipated.
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Cook County preparing for $211M budget deficit for 2026: County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told reporters the 2026 projection is more “problematic” than ...
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Editorial: It's only June, and aldermanic tempers are boiling over Chicago finances
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Implement a Chicago grocery tax, Mayor Brandon Johnson tells aldermen: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s top finance leaders urged aldermen to implement the tax soon ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson urges ‘expediency’ in addressing CTA fiscal cliff: Mayor Brandon Johnson again called for Chicago-area transit to receive an “equitable ...
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Jack Lavin and Will Johnson: Cook County residents want transit funded — but not with new taxes
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Member of Mayor Brandon Johnson's new budget group steps down: Ishan Daya also withdrew from a ward committeeman race in December 2023, after a video circulated ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team defended failed property tax hike plan to investors: Chicago CFO Jill Jaworski said the administration wants to discuss more ...
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Elgin mayor says he doesn’t support closing $1.2M budget hole by swapping state grocery tax for local one
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Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches ‘modest’ Springfield wish list: Faced with ongoing reluctance from lawmakers and Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson has ...
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Washington State Taxes Hit Amazon, Microsoft, Banks, Grocery Stores, Hospitals: New taxes passed in the final days of Washington’s legislative session seek to ...
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Mayor Brandon Johnson sounds alarm on Chicago city budget, but critics say he's late to the game
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Susana A. Mendoza: Our students deserve stable classrooms, not Brandon Johnson’s costly chaos
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