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Illinois Answers Project @illinoisanswers.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Spot the difference between these two Chicago neighborhoods:

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Grace Hauck @gracehauck.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

“The city launched an ambitious plan to keep residents from getting displaced as speculators swooped in, but some projects never happened, while others show modest results.” @binghuihuang.bsky.social @skpineda.bsky.social @drewjayadams.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2026/05/07/a...

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Chicago’s Efforts to Keep Housing Affordable in Woodlawn Falls Short as Obama Center Nears Opening

Chicago launched ambitious plans to keep residents from getting displaced, but some projects never happened, while others sputtered.

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Illinois Answers Project @illinoisanswers.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

For a second year in a row, the Cook County Treasurer’s Office is late sending out thousands of property tax bills and refunds – leaving taxpayers uncertain about when they’ll pay and how much they’ll owe.

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Cook County Property Taxes
What is still delayed
- 2,900 second installment bills that should have been out in November
- 4,663 first installment bills that should have been sent this Spring
- 91,000 refunds backlogged, totaling $200 million due back to taxpayers

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Grace Hauck @gracehauck.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Almost two years ago now, we wrote about a man with mental illness who was restrained in a chair for 3 days in an Illinois county jail. Now, he has received a settlement in his civil rights case. @illinoisanswers.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2026/04/07/t...

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Mentally ill man restrained in chair for 3 days settles case in Williamson County

A man with mental illness who says he was strapped down to a chair for three days at Williamson County Jail reached a settlement in his civil rights case against […]

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