Chicago's CFO and deputy CFO are out, with city investor event looming — .

SOURCE: https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/chicagos-cfo-and-deputy-cfo-are-out Acting Chief Financial Officer Steven Mahr and Deputy CFO Noor Shaikh have left the administration of Chicago Mayor Bran...

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Editorial: Chief financial officers are dropping like flies on Brandon Johnson’s 5th floor — .

FROM: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/30/editorial-chief-financial-officer-steven-mahr-brandon-johnson-resignation-instability/ While Mayor Brandon Johnson hems and haws on whether he will...

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Interview with WGN Political Editor Tahman Bradley to talk about Chicago’s budget. — .

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Budget recap — .

Yesterday afternoon the city council voted on the alternative city budget after weeks of negotiations and hearings. The final vote of 30-18 was the first time in decades that the council r...

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Where Does Your Alderperson Stand On ICE? We Checked All 50

City Bureau chronicled and categorized Chicago alderpeople's actions and statements regarding protection for immigrant communities and the actions of federal agents in the city.

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When Chicago pawned its parking meters : Planet Money

In 2008, Chicago’s budget was in a bad place. The city needed money. One way to raise money was to increase property taxes, but what politician wants to do that? So instead, Mayor Richard M. Daley’s a...

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From the chicago community on Reddit: Here's who to blame for your property tax increase

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Debt owed to City Hall has risen $1 billion during Brandon Johnson's term, money his budget could use

The amount of bills owed to the city of Chicago but unpaid now surpasses $8 billion. Johnson's administration plans to expand collection heading into another tough budget year.

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Editorial: The bizarre slandering of Google by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s City Council allies

For Mayor Brandon Johnson’s aldermanic allies, Google bizarrely is at the top of the list of “greedy” corporations unwilling to “pay their fair share.”

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