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Austin Berg

@austin__berg

Co-founder @ironlightinc (2x Inc. 5000) | Chicago Policy Center + marketing @illinoispolicy | Co-author of “The New Chicago Way: Lessons from Other Big Cities”

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NEW: Illinois state lawmakers are trying to saddle Chicagoans with billions of dollars in new pension debt. Chicago already has the worst debt problem of any big city in the country (40% of the budget goes toward fixed costs). And the worst-funded pensions (7 of the 10 pension

NEW: Illinois state lawmakers are trying to saddle Chicagoans with billions of dollars in new pension debt.

Chicago already has the worst debt problem of any big city in the country (40% of the budget goes toward fixed costs).

And the worst-funded pensions (7 of the 10 pension
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NEW: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has introduced an ordinance that would slap small businesses with fines of up to $500 per day if they have a sign covering more than 25% of public-facing window space. It’s hard to overstate just how many of your favorite Chicago shops, bars,

NEW: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has introduced an ordinance that would slap small businesses with fines of up to $500 per day if they have a sign covering more than 25% of public-facing window space.

It’s hard to overstate just how many of your favorite Chicago shops, bars,
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I wrote my Alderman Brendan Reilly about this. Government should be removing barriers for small business, not creating ridiculous new ones. #Chicago

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WATCH: Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez just made his strongest statement yet about what led to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson firing him. Johnson and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates pressured Martinez to take out a reckless $300 million loan that