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Do you owe money for parking tickets and other unpaid fines? Here’s what you need to know about Chicago’s debt sale, debt relief programs, and how to spot a debt scam.

Chicago’s debt sale and what it means for YOU. Chicago is tapping Bank of America to carry out its unprecedented sale of city-owned debt. The deal is one step forward in the cit ...

Chicago is tapping Bank of America to carry out its unprecedented sale of city-owned debt, a city spokesperson said. The deal with the San Francisco-based bank is one step forward in the city’s plan ...

The future of Chicago’s parking meters is being met with continued controversy. At the start of 2026, the current owners of Chicago Parking Meters — a consortium including Morgan Stanley, Allianz ...

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Passed in the summer of 2021, the ordinance established structures for both citywide and hyperlocal input on Chicago’s public safety infrastructure via the seven-member appointed Community Commission ...

Since 2016, the Documenters program has paid and trained community members to witness and take notes at local public meetings. The program originally emerged to equip residents to fill local ...

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Winter 2024: As tens of thousands of asylum seekers arrive in Chicago, how are they finding work — and how much exploitation do they risk facing? Led by City Bureau senior reporter Sarah Conway, four ...