Day: December 29, 2015

Our Ten Most Popular Stories of 2015

December 29, 2015 No Comments

  By: Mark Glennon*   These stories got the most page views on this site over the past year. This is perhaps a bit distorted towards more recent ones because our readership is increasing rapidly, but property taxes and pensions clearly are the biggest issues for readers here. Rightly so:   #1  Suicidal Property Tax Rates and the Collapse of Chicago’s South Suburbs   #2  Reality Shock: The Highest Property Tax Rates in Cook and Its Collar Counties   #3  New Workers Subsidizing Illinois’ Surging $100,000/year Pension Club   #4  Open mic delivers priceless audio sample of Chicago area government

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Faces Fresh Anger After New Police Shooting – WSJ

December 29, 2015 No Comments

Comment: Here’s the most important part of the story, which is representative of much of the business community: “We can’t afford to walk away from him, and we’re not,” said Ty Fahner, president of the civic committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago. Perhaps, but we also can’t afford to walk away from needed reforms, fiscal and otherwise, which Rahm has done and much of the business community permitted. More on that later.

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