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Posts tagged Dick Simpson
Big election turnout amplified deep divisions
Fair Tax failure puts state on course to repeat worst of Rauner budget impasse, warns SIU Prof. Jackson
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Ted Cox2020 Presidential Election, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, John Jackson, Southern Illinois University, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Political Divide, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, J.B. Pritzker, Thomas Kilbride, Dick Simpson, University of Illinois at Chicago, Bruce Rauner, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama
Negative TV ads on corruption swayed tax vote
UIC Prof Simpson says GOP also benefited from door-to-door canvassing in pandemic
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Ted CoxDick Simpson, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Fair Tax Amendment, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Lori Lightfoot, Political Polarization, Political Divide, Illinois Political Divide
Chicago election post mortem: In battle of progressives, reformer won
It was Lightfoot’s ‘reform vs. experience,’ says Dick Simpson, and ‘the voters weren’t buying it’ from Preckwinkle
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Ted CoxLori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle, Dick Simpson, Constance Mixon, Melissa Mouritsen, Chicago Mayor Election 2019, University of Illinois at Chicago, Elmhurst College, College of DuPage, Bill Daley, Edward Burke, Joe Berrios, Rahm Emanuel, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Susana Mendoza
Chicago commission signs off on $900M Lincoln Yards TIF
Community Development Commission rejects opponents calling for delay
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Ted CoxDavid Orr, Michele Smith, Dick Simpson, Chicago Community Development Commission, Lincoln Yards, Sterling Bay, John Arena, Scott Waguespack, Chicago TIFs, TIFs, Juanita Irizarry, Friends of the Parks, Jonathan Snyder, North Branch Works, Raise Your Hand Action, Huu Nguyen, Brian Hopkins, Mike Lenehan, Ted Wrobleski, Sheffield Neighbors, Allan Mellis, Tim Tuten, Hideout Chicago
Corruption down in Illinois, Chicago
But new study finds it remains a problem, with Chicago the most corrupt big city and Illinois ranking third in the U.S.
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