It’s Election Day, Chicago. Here’s what you need to know
It’s Election Day, Chicago. Here’s what you need to know
It’s time for Chicagoans to vote in the race between incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot and eight challengers. Here’s what you need to know about voting today.
By Dylan Sharkey
Illinois cannabis sales dip from monthly record
Illinois cannabis sales dip from monthly record
December 2022 broke the record for monthly cannabis sales in Illinois, but January 2023 couldn’t keep up.
By Dylan Sharkey
How Chicago Teachers Union members can stop forced political donations
How Chicago Teachers Union members can stop forced political donations
The Chicago Teachers Union has drawn criticism from members for its handling of member money and use of dues for political purposes. Teachers who don’t like the way CTU uses their money can opt out and join alternative organizations.
By Mailee Smith
Why ‘temporary’ income tax hike, retirement tax won’t fix Illinois pensions
Why ‘temporary’ income tax hike, retirement tax won’t fix Illinois pensions
A Chicago civic group suggests either increasing the state’s personal and corporate income taxes for 10 years or implementing a retirement tax to help pay for the state’s worst-in-the-nation pension debt. Here are the problems with that plan.
By Justin Carlson
Poll: Chicago voters favor school choice, property tax freeze ahead of Chicago mayoral election
Poll: Chicago voters favor school choice, property tax freeze ahead of Chicago mayoral election
Sixty-five percent of Chicagoans support Illinois’ Invest in Kids school choice program. Despite the city’s problems, a majority of residents want to stay and a majority want the city to freeze property taxes to make living in the city more affordable.
By Dylan Sharkey, Patrick Andriesen
Nearly 70% of Chicago voters support property tax freeze
Nearly 70% of Chicago voters support property tax freeze
In an Illinois Policy Institute poll, 69% of surveyed Chicago voters supported freezing property taxes.
By Dylan Sharkey
Poll: Just 1 in 3 Chicago voters happy with Chicago Public Schools
Poll: Just 1 in 3 Chicago voters happy with Chicago Public Schools
A new survey shows most Chicago voters polled were not satisfied with Chicago Public Schools. A majority supported school choice.
By Patrick Andriesen
Chicago crime spikes in 2022, but first drop in murder since pandemic
Chicago crime spikes in 2022, but first drop in murder since pandemic
Crime tops the list of concerns for Chicago voters in the mayoral election after 2022 brought the most crime in five years and after 2021 was the deadliest year in the past quarter-century.
By Hannah Schmid
Chicago vote-by-mail applications close Feb. 23
Chicago vote-by-mail applications close Feb. 23
Chicagoans only have a few days left to register to vote by mail. If you apply by Feb. 23, you can vote from the privacy and comfort of your own home and take your time researching candidates.
By Dylan Sharkey