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city-hall
  • by david hall
Audit shows Chicago's unfunded pension debt has soared to $37 billion: 'Hard conversations need to be had now'

It's the second straight year that the pension crisis has grown by more than 5%. That intensifies pressure on Mayor Brandon Johnson's year-old pension commission to produce long-term solutions.

transportation
  • by david hall
CTA seeks bus rider feedback

The online survey is part of the Chicago Transit Authority's Bus Vision Project, which it says "will shape how CTA reimagines its bus network and what improvements it should implement in the future."

crime
  • by david hall
Chicago restaurants are being burglarized in record numbers: 'I'm just beyond outraged'

There were 635 burglaries reported at restaurants last year, the most since at least 2001, and the city is on pace to surpass that number this year.

small-business
  • by david hall
Clock has started on 5-year plan that'll raise wages for Chicago's tipped workers

Starting Monday, the tipped minimum wage is increasing from $9.48 per hour to $11.02. Wages for tipped workers will rise annually until 2028, to reach parity with the city’s standard minimum wage.