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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
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