“I didn’t believe we should be giving a contract to a firm with a history of fraud,” says the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s Cameron Davis, whose agency hired Joel Kennedy Constructing Corp.
As Blackhawks owner, Rocky Wirtz mingled with fans grateful for the three Stanley Cups the team brought home. He also built and ran a real estate and beverage empire.
In June, county leaders said they expected to start the 2024 budget year with an $86 million gap. But now that gap is expected to swell to about $170 million. Officials say they do not expect to increase taxes or fees or add new ones.
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While the estimated budget hole is larger than the $18.2 million gap projected last year, it is one of the county’s smallest deficits in the last decade. Government leaders said that hiring hasn’t budged much in the past year. “We do need to staff up,” Cook County Board President Preckwinkle said.
Ten years ago Chicago Public Schools leaders voted to close 50 public schools. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times examined the promises made to students and communities in 2013.
Ten years ago Chicago Public Schools leaders voted to close 50 public schools. WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times examined the promises made to students and communities in 2013.
State Rep. Marty Moylan, D-Des Plaines, told lawmakers he needs more time — and more support — to clinch a deal that he says would freeze a property tax assessment for up to 40 years for the Arlington Heights stadium and create a $3 admission tax on all events held there.