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Better policing requires more officers. Here’s how to hire them.
A plan to make Chicago safer and support constitutional policing.
Jan 6
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Richard Day
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Better policing requires more officers. Here’s how to hire them.
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Taste of Chicago: Our favorite writing of the last few months
Source: briethe (Flickr)
Jan 2
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Richard Day
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Conor Durkin
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Taste of Chicago: Our favorite writing of the last few months
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December 2024
Making the budget process work better
The 2026 budget fights will be here before you know it.
Dec 30, 2024
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Conor Durkin
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Making the budget process work better
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Let’s make it cheaper to build
Construction costs are a major driver of Chicago's affordability challenge
Dec 19, 2024
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Richard Day
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Let’s make it cheaper to build
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Vacancy cuts are an accounting exercise, not real cost savings
Why cutting "ghost cops" is not a real solution to our budget problems.
Dec 16, 2024
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Conor Durkin
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Vacancy cuts are an accounting exercise, not real cost savings
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How has the city budget changed since 2020?
To find savings, let's first look at where we're spending more.
Dec 12, 2024
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Conor Durkin
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How has the city budget changed since 2020?
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This is what better government looks like
We can in fact have nice things
Dec 5, 2024
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Richard Day
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This is what better government looks like
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Chicago’s state capacity crisis
It’s getting harder and harder for government to get things done
Dec 2, 2024
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Richard Day
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Chicago’s state capacity crisis
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November 2024
Some things to be thankful for
A short reflection on some good things here in Chicago
Nov 28, 2024
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Conor Durkin
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Richard Day
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Some things to be thankful for
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Some thoughts on the election
It slipped a bit under the radar, but we had an election earlier this month. While presidential and congressional races are a foregone conclusion in…
Nov 20, 2024
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Richard Day
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Some thoughts on the election
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A first draft of the 2025 City Budget
Some initial thoughts on what's likely to be an interesting budget season
Nov 6, 2024
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Conor Durkin
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A first draft of the 2025 City Budget
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October 2024
Something Great Just Happened on Western Avenue
A recipe for more tax revenue, lower rents, and cleaner politics
Oct 25, 2024
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Richard Day
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Something Great Just Happened on Western Avenue
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