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Johnson's $830 million bond issue stalls in City Council

Ald. Bill Conway and Ald. Anthony Beale teamed up to delay the vote on the bond issue for one meeting. Conway has complained about the size of the borrowing as well as its financing structure, which saddles Chicago taxpayers with $2 billion in added costs.

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Critics stall final vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson's $830 million bond issue for infrastructure projects

The mayor's bond plan has sparked intense debate over its potential long-term impact on the city's finances, in particular after recent credit downgrades.

Chicago Tribune · 2d

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s infrastructure borrowing plan stalled by City Council opponents

Aldermen used a parliamentary maneuver to stall the scheduled vote on the $830 million bond that Johnson wants to use to pay for a variety of infrastructure projects.

City Council proposal to reduce Chicago's speed limit fails

The Chicago City Council has rejected a push to lower the speed limits on the bulk of the city’s streets from 30 to 25 miles per hour.

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Chicago's mayor can't be recalled under Illinois law. A new bill aims to change that.

Ford has been trying to get such a mechanism on the books since 2015, in the wake of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by then-Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. The bill joins an existing ...

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