Aldermen face race space in June council meeting

Fractious reactions to reparations, police reallocation, and citywide looting.

ALSO SEE:

• Slippery slopes and mayoral strokes mark May City Council
• Lightfoot's power push: beggars, blank checks, and speed bumps
• Aldermanic tirades distract from pandemic cascade

TIF AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook: Joravsky on tax-increment financing

This first-in-a-series audiobook features hours of Dave Glowacz's in-depth interviews with Ben Joravsky about TIF since 2014.

SCHOOLS

Illinois school funding for dummies

Budget guru edsplains latest state formula.

• Audiobook: Joravsky on public schools
• Rahm fired up about—but wouldn't fire—Forrest Claypool
• Impact of CPS's new HS application

FINANCE

City moves to prolong TIF districts citywide

Belies Lightfoot's pledge to "end slush fund"?

• Lightfoot administration defends Lincoln Yards TIF
• "Diversion thesis" muddies anti-TIF arguments
• See all our Lincoln Yards-related reporting here
  

Follow ChiGov
Twitter	Podcasts
Facebook	Articles

Latest from Inside Chicago Government

• Aldermen trace race space in June council meeting
• Aldermanic body probes mayor's pandemic spending, but its future is unclear
• Slippery slopes and mayoral strokes mark May City Council
• Council approves TIF for INVEST South/West, some aldermen balk
• Lightfoot's council power push: beggars, blank checks, and speed bumps