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Here's what you need to know about participatory budgeting


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Anna Jo Beck
The last year has seen a call to defund the Chicago police and reallocate funds to mental health and community services. And while that call has not been answered, it has placed the city s budget under a magnifying glass. Residents want to have a say in where the money goes and participatory budgeting is a process that gives them that power.
So, what really
participatory budgeting?
According to Participatory Budgeting Chicago (PB Chicago), a coalition of aldermen, city agencies, community organizations, and residents based out of the University of Illinois Chicago s Great Cities Institute, Participatory budgeting is democracy in action. While budgeting may be in the name, the actual process isn t so much about the budget as it is about ....

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