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Activists fought the addition of more fireworks at the Duck Pond this summer. The Mallards are still adding another show, but making accommodations for some Warner Park wildlife.

Activists fought the addition of more fireworks at the Duck Pond this summer. The Mallards are still adding another show, but making accommodations for some Warner Park wildlife.

It comes after two major crashes along Packers Avenue over the last month. Both were fatal.

Carmell Jackson has been waiting more than three years to set up her business in the Madison Public Market. Alders took the final necessary step Tuesday to break ground on the project.

Alds. Marsha Rummel and Amani Latimer Burris have offered a substitute resolution to deliver an additional $2.64 million to close a funding gap on what would be a $23.6 million

"We spend a lot of time studying stuff. In the meantime, prices are getting out of hand," Latimer Burris said.

The tax incremental financing would support $192.8 million in low-cost housing projects delivering 553 units in two buildings on the North Side.

The spring nonpartisan primary is Tuesday, February 21. Meet the candidates who'll be on your ballot.