In Cash-Strapped Illinois, Lawmakers Have Ties To Video Gambling Industry
The gambling industry has made inroads into the Illinois legislature, which is poised to consider a tax increase on video poker and slots.
WBEZ Investigations
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Source: Feds Probe Illinois Gov. Pritzker, First Lady For Property Tax Appeals
The investigation looks at the Pritzkers’ efforts to get a big tax break by removing the toilets from a Gold Coast mansion.
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Takeaways From Our Investigation Of Chicago’s Towing Program
Decades of data show the towing program relies on a problematic contract that sells thousands of cars and barely makes the city money.
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The Middle Class Is Shrinking Everywhere — In Chicago It’s Almost Gone
Half of Chicago’s census tracts were considered middle income in 1970. Today, that’s down to 16 percent.
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After Price Hikes, Thousands In Chicago Are Without Water
Chicago’s rising water costs caused over 150,000 water shutoffs since 2007, mostly in low-income, black and Latino neighborhoods.
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Chicago Seizes And Sells Cars Over Tickets, Sticking Drivers With Debt
The effort to collect on city-sticker and other tickets has led the city to sell off nearly 50,000 cars since 2011.
