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Is the Bears New Stadium a Good Idea for Chicago?
Sure - as long as we don’t have to pay for it
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Conor Durkin
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March 2024

A City that Works’ Guide to the 2024 Chicago Primaries
Recommendations for competent governance and sensible ideas
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Conor Durkin
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February 2024

How Property Taxes Work
And how to think about how high they are in Chicago
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Conor Durkin
Municipal Bankruptcy and Chicago
A chat with Prof. David Schleicher on fiscal crises and some reforms to avoid them
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Conor Durkin

January 2024

Some followup notes on housing in Chicago
An Old Town project to support and a few brief bits to read
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Conor Durkin
To improve housing affordability, build more of it
Some thoughts on aldermanic privilege and zoning reform
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Conor Durkin
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What exactly 'a city that works' looks like (or doesn't)
A quick review of the last few months of Brandon Johnson's tenure
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Conor Durkin
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November 2023

'Bring Chicago Home' is a Bad Idea
Now is not the time to push commercial properties even further.
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Conor Durkin
Brandon Johnson's 2024 Budget Isn't Bad, Actually
An overview of a much better budget than I had expected
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Conor Durkin

October 2023

Budget Deep Dive, Part 2: Where the City Gets its Money
Even more overview of the Chicago City Budget
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Conor Durkin
Deep Dive: Where the City Spends Its Money
An overview of the Chicago City Budget
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Conor Durkin
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July 2023

Don’t look before you leap to expand pension benefits
“First, do no harm” applies to public finances, too.
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Conor Durkin
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