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Chicago Budget Vote Delayed, Raising Shutdown Fears

Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor - December 13, 2024

The city’s budget vote, scheduled for Friday morning, has been delayed until Monday at 1 p.m. The City Council voted 32-17 to recess the meeting...

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The Rich Get Richer…

Kai EL' Zabar - February 15, 2016

State of Illinois and Chicago Pays Billions To Banks While Cutting Services To The Poor By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer In a familiar scheme where...

Business

Mayor Passes $588 Million Tax Increase: Launches 2019 Campaign

mdatcher - November 4, 2015

During the darkest hours of Mayor Emanuel’s runoff campaign, he worked hard to downplay the looming property tax hike that many insiders knew was...

Politics

Senators Propose 12-Cent Gas Tax Increase

rtmjfrost - June 18, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than...

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