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A 2025 update on the State of Chicago Pensions

Fleeing from the police should be a felony

A request to the Common Sense Caucus: Support pro-growth housing policy

How to make social housing work in Chicago: key learnings

Taste of Chicago: Our favorite local writing

It takes 130 days to use a Chicago Housing Authority voucher

It’s time to start enforcing the rules on the CTA

How to make social housing work in Chicago - part 2

How to make social housing work in Chicago, part 1

Pro-growth policy is good for public unions

To fight climate change, blue states have to grow

Taste of Chicago: Our favorite recent local writing

Detectives and summer jobs are not responsible for Chicago's declining crime

A Bill to Cut the Cost of Building Affordable Housing

In defense of four-man fire crews

An idea to address Chicago's tax risk premium

A better way to build affordable housing

Build the tunnel

Thank you, Senator.

Summer youth jobs are worth fighting for

New ambulances don’t pay for themselves

Springfield might be getting serious about our housing crisis

Taste of Chicago: our favorite recent local writing

How to reprioritize the fire department

The Red Line Extension's hidden costs

The Chicago Police Department is setting sergeants up to fail

A Better Way to Run a Railroad: The Transit Reform Opportunity

No way to run a railroad: Governance is holding back transit in Chicagoland

This infrastructure bond is a bad idea

US Attorneys stopped a political crime spree in Illinois. Now it could restart.

Technology investments for a safer city

The long road out of prerogative

Construction costs for affordable housing are skyrocketing

S&P just downgraded Chicago. What does that mean?

Scoreboard: How did Chicago do in 2024?

Proactive upzoning is a recipe for lower rents and more tax revenue

Better policing requires more officers. Here’s how to hire them.

Taste of Chicago: Our favorite writing of the last few months