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An elderly man warms his hands by the fire he created across the street from a homeless encampment under a major interstate freeway Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Chicago. Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring a blast of Arctic air, snow and ice. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Judge blocks Trump admin changes that could have forced 170,000 families into homelessness

HUD's funding changes would have significantly increased the homeless population of every state across the country, with homelessness numbers in cities like Chicago sharply increasing, according to projections.

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Chicago Chicago’s Black wards contribute more, receive less funding from Tax Increment Financing, new report finds By Kate Lý Johnston – 3/20/23

Majority Black wards contributed nearly half of the record-breaking $2.3 billion sitting in Chicago’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) accounts as of January 2022, a new CivicLab report found. But the city’s 18 Black wards received less TIF funding in 2021 than the city’s 14 majority white wards, which contributed less than a third of that money.

Chicago Willie Wilson endorses Paul Vallas in Chicago mayoral race By Richard Eberwein – 3/08/23

Former Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson announced Wednesday that he is endorsing former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Paul Vallas over Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson in the mayoral runoff on April 4.

Chicago How the Chicago neighborhoods voted in the first round of the mayoral election By Richard Eberwein – 3/06/23

Paul Vallas or Brandon Johnson? Most Chicagoans chose someone else for mayor in the first round. Here’s where Vallas and Johnson need to make up ground in order to win on April 4.

Chicago Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson projected to face off in Chicago mayoral runoff By Austin Linfante and Richard Eberwein – 2/28/23

Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson are projected to have secured enough votes to advance to the second round of voting in Chicago’s mayoral election.

Chicago Chicago Election Day Information: Where to vote, what time the polls close, what’s on the ballot By Richard Eberwein – 2/28/23

Today is Election Day for Chicago’s 2023 municipal elections, and the ballot includes races city council, city clerk, city treasurer, the new police district council and the highly contested mayoral election.

Chicago Mayoral candidates square off in Rainbow PUSH forum By Richard Eberwein – 2/13/23

All of Chicago’s mayoral candidates, except for Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Dr. Willie Wilson, were in attendance for a forum hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on Saturday.

Chicago Paul Vallas has had a bad week By Richard Eberwein – 2/10/23

After surging in the polls going into February, Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas has seen his momentum stalled this week by a series of campaign setbacks.

Chicago Here’s who each alderman is supporting in Chicago’s mayoral election By Richard Eberwein – 2/07/23

Currently, 26 of Chicago’s 50 City Council members have endorsed candidates in the mayoral race. Here’s where each candidate stands in the endorsement race.

Chicago All Chicago mayoral candidates participate in heated WCPT forum By Austin Linfante and Richard Eberwein – 1/27/23

All nine candidates took part in WCPT 820AM’s Chicago mayoral forum on Thursday, where a combative Mayor Lori Lightfoot faced criticism on all fronts.

Chicago 2023 WCPT Mayoral Candidate Forum 1/27/23

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