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"THE CITY THAT DOESN'T WORK" FOR SALEInside Chicago Government's 2025 photo calendar is now available for purchase!Our d...
04/08/2025

"THE CITY THAT DOESN'T WORK" FOR SALE

Inside Chicago Government's 2025 photo calendar is now available for purchase!

Our desktop/wall calendar features photos of Chicago city employees on the job citywide.

We titled the calendar "The City that Doesn't Work," cribbed from Chicago's unofficial slogan, "The city that works":
https://t.ly/zBrgn

MAYOR JOHNSON: "TELL THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE"At a Feb. 4 press conference, Mayor Brandon Johnson urged assembled reporte...
02/17/2025

MAYOR JOHNSON: "TELL THE STORY OF THE PEOPLE"

At a Feb. 4 press conference, Mayor Brandon Johnson urged assembled reporters to "tell the story of the people" in order to "make sure this country gets back on track."

Inside Chicago Government wants to know what you think! Please listen to the mayor's remarks. Then summarize the mayor's message, and/or tell us what you think he means—by putting a comment to this post.

Everyone who answers with a comment will become eligible to receive a free copy of our "The City that Doesn't Work" 2025 calendar ( https://t.ly/zBrgn ): We'll make a random drawing of respondents, and send 'em calendars!

Listen to the mayor's remarks:
http://www.chigov.com/chicago/the-mayor/mayor-johnson-remarks-02-2025

Police workforce: opacity, budget tricks, and cloutIn a discussion by award-winning journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Jor...
12/25/2024

Police workforce: opacity, budget tricks, and clout

In a discussion by award-winning journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave and Ben riffed on Dave's ongoing investigation into police workforce allocation, including: typical budget tactics used in Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2025 budget; the challenges of police workforce data; and the "clots of clout" that could thwart effective police deployment:
http://www.chigov.com/chicago/public-safety/police-workforce-joravsky-dec-2024

2025 photo calendar: "The City that Doesn't Work"Inside Chicago Government's new 2025 calendar features photos of Chicag...
12/02/2024

2025 photo calendar: "The City that Doesn't Work"

Inside Chicago Government's new 2025 calendar features photos of Chicago city employees on the job citywide.

We titled the calendar "The City that Doesn't Work," cribbed from Chicago's unofficial slogan, "The city that works":
http://www.chigov.com/blogs/chicago/photo-calendar-2025

Reporting Pritzker's name: initially puzzlingPeriod piece: Since Gov. Pritzker was elected, both the Chicago Tribune & C...
09/06/2024

Reporting Pritzker's name: initially puzzling

Period piece: Since Gov. Pritzker was elected, both the Chicago Tribune & Chicago Sun-Times have published his name as "J.B." What happened on Aug. 10? That day, both papers started writing "JB"—which is how the Guv spells it. Rich Miller at Capitol Fax foreshadowed it here:
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/24/hey-why-no-periods-in-vances-name

Sigcho-Lopez protest invests colleagues' blitzkriegFifteen City Council members called a special meeting to oust Ald. By...
05/31/2024

Sigcho-Lopez protest invests colleagues' blitzkrieg

Fifteen City Council members called a special meeting to oust Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25) as chair of the council's Committee on Housing and Real Estate. In City Council audio with award-winning journalists Dave Glowacz and Ben Joravsky, Dave & Ben analyzed aldermen's remarks for and against the ouster resolution—plus the very vocal spectators present in the council chamber:
http://www.chigov.com/chicago/city-council/april-2024-city-council

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