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Making the budget process work better

Let’s make it cheaper to build

Vacancy cuts are an accounting exercise, not real cost savings

How has the city budget changed since 2020?

This is what better government looks like

Chicago’s state capacity crisis

Some things to be thankful for

Some thoughts on the election

A first draft of the 2025 City Budget

Something Great Just Happened on Western Avenue

A City that Works’ Guide to the 2024 November Election

“WE NEED TO DO BETTER.” The 15-year struggle to build Metra’s Peterson/Ridge station

What to know about what’s going on with the Chicago School Board

Why Growth Matters

Vacant: The City of Chicago’s broken hiring process

Should Chicago pension funds just buy the index?

Illinois killed the grocery tax. Chicago should keep it that way.

A safer Chicago wouldn’t just benefit residents. It could also help Democrats nationally.

Running some numbers on the Chicago Casino

A 2024 update on the State of Chicago Pensions

Cut The Tape: The Mayor's best plan so far

What to know about Chicago's new Development Bond

Is the Bears New Stadium a Good Idea for Chicago?

A City that Works’ Guide to the 2024 Chicago Primaries

How Property Taxes Work

Municipal Bankruptcy and Chicago

Some followup notes on housing in Chicago

To improve housing affordability, build more of it

What exactly 'a city that works' looks like (or doesn't)

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