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Chicago cracks down on illegal parking with new camera-enforced pilot program
The City of Chicago launched a pilot program to improve parking enforcement in bus and bike lanes, using cameras to catch ...
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Chicago Fire Department – BGA Policy 2025 Budget Snapshot
Appropriation & Staffing Changes from 2024 Budget 2024 Budgeted 2025 Proposed Net Change Percent Change Appropriations ...
Crain's Chicago Business5d
Majority of City Council wants to vote down $300 million property tax hike
Nearly 30 members have signed on to a letter calling for a special meeting to vote on Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed tax ...
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Chicago begins automated ticketing of drivers who block bike and bus lanes downtown
Eventually, the city will also use cameras to send tickets to people who park in metered spaces without paying. The program will start with cameras mounted on eight Chicago Department of Finance ...
Johnson’s proposed tax hike under fire at city council
An estimated 37 of 50 aldermen wouldn’t vote for a 4 percent increase to help cover the city’s $982 million budget shortfall.
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City of Chicago Launches Smart Streets Pilot Program
The City of Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Department of Finance (DOF) announced the launch of the Smart ...
Automated ticketing of bus, bike lane parking violators begins downtown trial run
Cameras have been installed on eight Department of Finance vehicles used by city ticket-writers. The Chicago Transit Authority is seeking to add cameras by the spring on up to six buses that use ...
Aldermen call for more funding for Chicago health department even while trying to avoid property tax hike
Aldermen on Thursday weighed a Chicago Department of Public Health budget plan that’s well short of this year’s, as Mayor ...
The Bond Buyer6d
Cost of lead pipe removals weighs heavily on the Midwest
With the rollout of a new final EPA rule, Midwest municipalities are seeking ways to finance lead pipe replacement efforts, ...
WBEZ5d
A majority of the Chicago City Council is calling for an early vote on mayor’s property tax hike
The 29 council members who asked for the meeting are critical of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to close a gaping budget hole ...