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Task force pitches long-term Chicago budget fillers, but many need state buy-in
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CHICAGO — With the city facing a budget hole estimated at 680 million or more next year, a mayoral task force released its final proposals to strengthen Chicago’s long-term financial future Thursday. Like last year’s ideas to help close a ...
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· Jul 8, 2026
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Chicago offers one of the clearest examples. In 2020, community groups and residents in historically underinvested neighborhoods put forth the “People’s Budget Chicago” — articulating a clear demand for more public investment in health, education and housing and less in policing. While the people didn’t win their budget, the city did start bringing equity considerations into budgeting.
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· Jun 23, 2026
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