Inside Chicago Government has published the City Council's little-known implementation plan for the Bring Chicago Home Fund.
Taxes
Pension lawsuit hiked 2021 Chicago property taxes
A 2018 lawsuit by a firefighters pension fund caused much of the spike in Chicago's 2021 property taxes.
Property taxes: who to blame and why to care
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how go-along taxpayers subsidize DIY taxpayers, and more.
Tax traders, or tax-increment financing?
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the questionable benefits of having financial markets in Chicago, and more.
State governor campaign proves taxing
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the absence of free-market advocates from debate over corporate subsidies, and more.
Welcome to U.S. Cellular Field, home of the sweetheart deal
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on whether the White Sox could survive financially without taxpayer subsidies, and more.
ICE, CME, and TIFs
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the proposed state legislation to tax financial transactions and where it went, and more.
My Property Tax Bill Is Defective—I Want a Refund!
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how local government has already lost money on the NATO summit, and more.
State Tax Break for the Merc Is More Laughable with Each Passing Day
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on origin of the mythology around CME Group's tax-burden claim, and more.
Do the Math
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky about how Cook County's property tax system pacifies the public, and more.
Who'll Keep Your Rent Down Now?
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how County Assessor Houlihan orchestrated the homeowners' exemption to property taxes, and more.
October surprise: a tax attacks
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on unpacking a sample property-tax bill, and more.
Still No Property Tax Bill for the Park Grill
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the kinds of deals that the Chicago Park District has with on-premises restaurants, and more.
A Zell of a deal
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on whetherl the Cubs' owners will get the same (huge) tax break as the the Sox' owners, and more.
The Madigan effect
Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on demystifying the process for appealing property-tax assessments, and more.