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Policy analysis and ideas on how to make Chicago work better.
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Joined January 2022
Over at @acitythatworks: in the interest of not just being a naysayer, some suggestions on what we *should* be doing in this year's budget.
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Join me next Wednesday for a conversation with @ACityThatWorks! Excited to talk about all the work we are doing in Evanston to lower costs, protect our environment, and keep our residents safe. Hope you can join us! https://t.co/H01S4wS5ur
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Join other A City That Works readers for a conversation with Evanston Mayor and Congressional Candidate Daniel Biss.
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Today at @acitythatworks: why the mayor's proposal to bring back the corporate head tax is a bad idea for the city of Chicago.
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Over at @acitythatworks: Police officers are far more effective when deployed to the hotspots where violence is most likely to occur. But Chicago's current deployment practices are heavily skewed towards the least-violent parts of the city. (1/4)
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Over at @acitythatworks, I took a deeper look at the Trump administration's assault on Chicago, and the actions we should take to respond. (1/3)
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Excited to have @acitythatworks published in @CrainsChicago as part of a recurring partnership! And kind of surprised that they didn't change lead image on this one...
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It takes six months to fill a job in city government — if you’re lucky. Writers Conor Durkin and Richard Day break down the problem — and suggest solutions.
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More sound thinking on the fast-approaching regional public transit moment in the mid-October Springfield veto session from the good folks at @acitythatworks. Reform must precede $$$. @chicagobars
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Over at @acitythatworks, @ConDurkin has an explanation of the best case CPS has for more money from Springfield: consolidating the CPS pension system with the rest of the state. Simply giving CPS equal treatment here could mean $600M more a year for our schools. (1/2)
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Today at @acitythatworks, an overview of why CPS should be asking Springfield for a CTPF / TRS merger, not more EBF money.
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Over at @acitythatworks: Harjas Sandhu has a great piece breaking down Chicago's lead pipe problem. And I think it may have already helped trigger a City Council hearing next week? (1/3)
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Over at @acitythatworks: Cell phones are not helpful for learning and socialization in schools. It was good to see JB Pritzker try to push through tighter rules during the last legislative session - and a shame that the bill couldn't get over the finish line (1/3)
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Ahead of tonite’s fateful FY2026 budget vote, characteristically superb and timely overview of the @ChiPubSchools fiscal situation — precarious at best — from @ConDurkin of @acitythatworks. https://t.co/U1gCPPZ5bd
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Over at @acitythatworks, @ConDurkin has a great look at long term challenges sitting behind CPS's immediate budget woes.
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Today at @acitythatworks, Part 2 of covering CPS's financial woes: the district's recurring budget deficit, which creates a fresh new budgetary challenge for us every year.
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Over at @acitythatworks, a few thoughts on Chicago's first midyear budget review from OBM. In a nice change, there's some good news on our budget performance YTD!
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Discussing a potential @acitythatworks article with a guest contributor, and realized this editorial stance is (almost) universal across departments…
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Today at @acitythatworks: a brief (ok, not that brief) overview of CPS's long-term pension liability and debt challenges. They're a big deal: together, pension and debt payments make up nearly 20% of CPS's budget.
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Chicago just eliminated parking minimums in most of the city. Does that matter? In a post for @acitythatworks, I show Chicago has a strong market for low-parking housing. Developers have already been taking advantage of previous parking reforms to build w/ little or no parking.
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Over at @acitythatworks: @zyudhishthu has a very cool piece looking at the success of Chicago's parking reforms. The short version: builders are taking advantage of lower parking thresholds, and the city's latest reform could open the door to smaller projects
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