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Chicago Politics and Urbanism Daily

Chicago Politics and Urbanism Daily. City Hall, CTA transit, CPS schools, housing abundance, public safety, and small-business permitting.

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Episodes

  1. Friday, June 12, 2026 · 7 min Chicago’s Reform Fights: Parking Mandates and Ward Power
  2. Thursday, June 11, 2026 · 8 min Loretto fraud trial stalls as CTA reliability faces a reality check
  3. Wednesday, June 10, 2026 · 8 min Foundry Park’s $202M TIF Test Hits City Hall
  4. Tuesday, June 9, 2026 · 11 min Chicago’s Reform Test: Ward Power, CPS, and CTA Reliability
  5. Monday, June 8, 2026 · 11 min Chicago Reform Fight Hits Housing, Schools and CTA Reliability
  6. Saturday, June 6, 2026 · 9 min Chicago’s Reform Gaps: Aldermanic Vetoes, Ethics and CTA Reliability
  7. Friday, June 5, 2026 · 8 min Chicago’s Reform Test: Stairs, Schools and a $7B West Side Build
  8. Thursday, June 4, 2026 · 8 min Chicago Tests Reform on Housing, Transit, Schools and Streets
  9. Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · 8 min Housing Reform Stalls, Transit Cash Starts Moving
  10. Tuesday, June 2, 2026 · 7 min Transit Cash Hits West Side, Phone Ban Heads to Pritzker
  11. Monday, June 1, 2026 · 9 min Chicago’s Reform Tests: Transit Cash, Housing Fights, Renter Rules
  12. Friday, May 29, 2026 · 8 min Chicago reform tests watchdog power and CTA reliability
  13. Thursday, May 28, 2026 · 10 min Illinois transparency fight meets Chicago transit and school reform
  14. Wednesday, May 27, 2026 · 7 min Bears tax break collides with Illinois safety-net cuts
  15. Tuesday, May 26, 2026 · 8 min Chicago’s street-vendor crackdown exposes City Hall’s small-biz gap
  16. Monday, May 25, 2026 · 6 min School-board power shifts as Humboldt Park housing clears Council
  17. Friday, May 22, 2026 · 8 min CTA accountability crunch hits leadership, safety and access
  18. Thursday, May 21, 2026 · 9 min Council clears housing while parking-meter deal looms
  19. Wednesday, May 20, 2026 · 6 min Johnson races the clock on CTA control
  20. Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 9 min Chicago’s Reform Fights Hit Schools, Streets and the L
  21. Monday, May 18, 2026 · 8 min Chicago Reform Fights Hit Housing, Schools and Ford City
  22. Friday, May 15, 2026 · 7 min Chicago’s Reform Bills Come Due: Schools, Ethics, Offices, Homes
  23. Thursday, May 14, 2026 · 8 min Chicago’s Accountability Math: Fines, Cuts, Homes, and Riders
  24. Wednesday, May 13, 2026 · 7 min Chicago’s Big Systems Face the Hard Math
  25. Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · 7 min Chicago Reform Fights Turn on Public Money and Accountability
  26. Monday, May 11, 2026 · 4 min Illinois Housing Push, CPS Leak Probe Test Reform Nerves
  27. Friday, May 8, 2026 · 3 min Illinois Housing Fight Shifts From Mandates to City Hall Vetoes
  28. Thursday, May 7, 2026 · 8 min CPS Cuts Loom as Reform Tests Hit Schools, Housing and CPD
  29. Wednesday, May 6, 2026 · 3 min Council Flexes as Edgewater Housing Plan Gets Taller
  30. Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · 3 min Chicago’s Reform Gaps Hit Streets, Housing And Neighborhood Basics