Acknowledging ‘cascading consequences,’ Pritzker extends stay-at-home order until April 30

By Heather Cherone  - April 1, 2020

Illinois residents must stay at home for another 30 days to prevent the state’s health care system from collapsing under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday.

Board of Review picked up its pace after staffers started working from home, Cabonargi says

By Alex Nitkin  - April 1, 2020

A near-total shutdown of in-person government services has not stopped the Cook County Board of Review from churning through tens of thousands of appeals to determine how much in property taxes owners should pay.

Cardenas pulls ahead of Muñoz in race for 12th Ward committeeperson

By Alex Nitkin  - March 31, 2020

A fresh batch of mail-in ballots on Monday propelled Ald. George Cardenas (12) to a 21-vote lead over his arch-rival State Sen. State Sen. Tony Muñoz (D-Chicago) in the race to be the Democratic committeeperson for Chicago’s 12th Ward, erasing

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11 affordable housing proposals win tax credits

By Alex Nitkin  - March 31, 2020

City housing officials on Monday announced the approval of $13.2 million in tax credits for the construction of up to 1,083 units of affordable housing across Chicago, signaling that the coronavirus crisis has not stopped the city’s long-term fight to

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McCormick Place set to become 3,000-bed hospital as officials prepare for coronavirus peak

By Heather Cherone  - March 31, 2020

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois continues to double every three or four days, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday that the battle against the pandemic entered a new phase with the announcement that

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Super tall Tribune Tower East set for approval at ‘virtual’ April Plan Commission meeting

By Alex Nitkin  - March 31, 2020

A plan to build the city’s second-tallest tower could be approved during Chicago’s first public meeting in the coronavirus era.

City to use $2M in affordable housing funds to help Chicagoans pay their rent, mortgages

By Heather Cherone  - March 30, 2020

Chicagoans who lost their jobs or found their paychecks scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic can apply for $1,000 grants from the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Friday.

Lightfoot pushing to make TIFs more equitable but changes lacking for critics she’s tried to win over

By Heather Cherone and Better Government Association  - March 30, 2020

By Heather Cherone, The Daily Line, & Kiannah Sepeda-Miller, Better Government Association Mayor Lori Lightfoot last month unveiled long-awaited plans she said would restructure how Chicago subsidizes massive private developments with tax dollars originally intended to fight urban blight. Lightfoot’s administration said

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Lakefront, The 606, Riverwalk closed as health commissioner warns ‘window is closing for preventing catastrophe’

By Heather Cherone  - March 27, 2020

An angry Mayor Lori Lightfoot closed the entire Lakefront Trail, the Riverwalk and The 606 trail on Thursday, hours after stir-crazy Chicagoans defied a statewide stay-at-home order designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Chicago Police blocked access to all

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Cook County delays tax collection, suspends fines in ‘relief package’ for businesses

By Alex Nitkin  - March 27, 2020

Businesses across Cook County will be able to delay paying a combined $35 million in taxes under a “financial relief package” Board President Toni Preckwinkle rolled out on Thursday in an attempt to blunt the economic fallout from the coronavirus

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