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Mayor Johnson’s Team Secretly Offered $3.3 Billion To Buy Back City’s Parking Meters, Other Bidder Says – Block Club Chicago
“So the mayor put a bid in six months ago, 3.3 billion, for parking meters that we don’t have the money for, didn’t disclose that to anybody in the City Council, and then agreed to a non-disclosure agreement, did not have to talk about said agreements, and now is unwilling to share all this information,” Ald. Matt O’Shea said. “I’m guessing someone on the fifth floor is listening right now, and I think we need to get someone down here to answer some of these questions.”
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Off The Press
· Jul 5, 2026
New Illinois statewide tenant law signed; Chicago seeks to push further
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law into effect that lawmakers say intends to increase renter protections statewide. Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has his eyes set on a sweeping ordinance worrying many landlords. The state law specifically targets undisclosed and “junk” fees that some tenants may not see on their lease. House Bill 3564 []...Click to read more
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· Jun 29, 2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes City Council to adopt tenants' rights package
CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson added pressure to aldermen Monday as they began to vet his plan to overhaul Chicago renters’ rights with changes like capped move-in fees and a rental registry. Johnson pitched the plan as a way to strike back ...
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· Jun 21, 2026
Pritzker calls on Bears to specify what they want in stadium deal as Indiana remains bullish – NBC Chicago/MSN
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· Jul 9, 2026
Jersey Mike’s $12 billion IPO filing reveals a $50 million payday for the founder’s stepson and a $41 million jet
Jersey Mike’s has filed for an initial public offering, and its disclosures reveal just how much its founder and former CEO Peter Cancro and his family collected in compensation and other perks. The sandwich chain’s Form S-1 prospectus filed last week shows Cancro’s stepson Phillip Sivolobov received 50.5 million in compensation from the restaurant between []
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Daily Dot
· Jul 1, 2026
He Saw a Parking Sign and Launched Into an Anti-Capitalism Rant—The Internet Had Thoughts
In a video posted by @ClownWorld on X, a man can be heard criticizing a parking garage’s fees and calling for the end of capitalism. Below it, commenters are clashing over everything from parking prices to the economic system that funds public infrastructure. Reading the posted fees aloud, the man says: “This is why we Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post He Saw a Parking Sign and Launched Into an Anti-Capitalism Rant—The Internet Had Thoughts appeared first on The Daily Dot.
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Related coverage for "Mayor Johnson’s Team Secretly Offered $3.3 Billion To Buy Back City’s Parking Meters, Other Bidder Says – Block Club Chicago": Off The Press — New Illinois statewide tenant law signed; Chicago seeks to push further. ArcaMax — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes City Council to adopt tenants' rights package. Wirepoints — Pritzker calls on Bears to specify what they want in stadium deal as Indiana remains bullish – NBC Chicago/MSN. DNyuz — Jersey Mike’s $12 billion IPO filing reveals a $50 million payday for the founder’s stepson and a $41 million jet. Phillies Nation — Enter to win an All-Star Game Prize Pack. Daily Dot — He Saw a Parking Sign and Launched Into an Anti-Capitalism Rant—The Internet Had Thoughts