Stealing campaign signs is a Chicago tradition steeped in machine politics
Political bosses were known to put supporters up to all kinds of campaign hijinks. While a lot has changed, sign stealing still happens.
Political bosses were known to put supporters up to all kinds of campaign hijinks. While a lot has changed, sign stealing still happens.
Whether from Europe, the South or Mexico, Chicago has seen upticks in new arrivals before — not always with open arms.
The Illinois Supreme Court denied an appeal by real estate groups that tried to block the ballot question regarding tax rates on property sales.
The groups want the state’s highest court to stop the effort to allow voters to approve increasing a sales tax on high-end properties before the March 19 primary
Voters should get to decide the proposed tax increase on the sale of high-end properties in Chicago, the court ruled.
A Cook County judge ruled the ballot question is invalid. But advocates and opponents say voters should still weigh in on the referendum.
Voters would be asked to authorize the City Council to alter the real estate transfer tax and use the proceeds to generate $100 million a year to combat homelessness.
Opponents of a proposal to increase the city’s real estate transfer tax for homelessness say Johnson’s plan is further proof the city doesn’t need the referendum.
But being famous on Fox News has not yet translated into much campaign cash for Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez’s congressional bid.
Johnson says his signature development plan would rely on letting dozens of the city’s controversial TIF districts expire, and that money would be used to pay back the debt.