Chicago
Mayor Johnson’s record-setting $1 billion TIF surplus highlights issues and abuse of Chicago’s Tax Increment Financing districts.
Chicago Tax Increment Finance “surpluses” have increased more than ninefold in the past decade. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled his plan to close Chicago’s $1.15 billion budget shortfall for 2026 on October 16. Among the mayor’s…
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget targets social…
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget proposal includes a per user tax on social media…
Fines per Chicagoan more than triples since 1996 to…
Chicago’s 2025 budget needed $345 million in fines, forfeitures and penalties. It was $99…
Just 4-in-5 businesses from 2015 likely still open in…
Chicago lost nearly 1-in-5 businesses between 2015 and 2024, translating to nearly 11,200…
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