“There is an old economics adage that says if you want people to buy more of your good or service, you should raise the price. Right?”

The Chicago Park District is intensifying its lobbying campaign for a $630 million revamp of Soldier Field and the Museum Campus even as Mayor Brandon Johnson remains focused on trying to keep the team.

Allegations are just allegations. And WTTW’s report did not explore how many of those complaints were ultimately found to be valid. In fact, the outlet does not appear to have requested that data before filing its story. So, CWB Chicago did it for them.

King is poised to face a $520 million projected budget deficit. She’ll also be in place through school board elections this year and when a new, fully elected board is seated.

Mr. Pritzker’s real message wasn’t the “real failures.” It was: This is Donald Trump’s fault, notwithstanding that there’s hardly a Republican to be found in Illinois. Alderwoman Maria Hadden told Fox32’s Chicago Live last week that Gorman “might have been a wrong-place-wrong-time, running into a person who had a gun. Not to be outdone, Mayor Brandon Johnson gave a master class in deflection when asked if he would apologize to Gorman’s parents for her death.

Only about $150 million of the nearly $600 million in police and fire property tax levies for 2024 went toward public safety services. The rest — over $450 million — went toward funding pensions.

Last week Chicago saw its first so-called teen takeover of the year. Hundreds of young people gathered in the Loop on packed sidewalks and streets, resulting in eight arrests, 24 curfew violations and renewed calls for a stricter curfew ordinance.