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    Chicago headlines: 

    Chicago treasurer employee alleges political staff pushed office on US bonds boycott [Tribune]

    City Hall issues cease-and-desist order against Chicago sex dungeon [Sun-Times]

    Amazon To Share Plans For Gage Park’s Central Steel & Wire Plant At Community Meeting [Block Club]

    Debate Over Future of ICE, Response to Immigration Raids Roils Race for Cook County Board President [WTTW]

    After Time Out Market's abrupt closure, is Chicago's food hall era over? [WBEZ]

    Johnson vetoes intoxicating hemp ban [Crain's]

    Springfield headlines:

    Rick Heidner casts himself as ‘Trump Republican’ in bid to unseat Pritzker [Capitol News]

    As Trump administration holds back funding, new taxes could be in store for Illinois [Sun-Times]

    Gov. JB Pritzker expected to target budget gap, President Trump in statewide address [Tribune]

    Underdog U.S. Senate candidates call for new voices in Washington at U. of C. debate [Sun-Times]

    Illinois GOP Senate candidates take stage in first major debate [Capitol News]

    Marimar Martinez, Chicago woman shot and briefly charged by Border Patrol, moves to sue [Capitol News]

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Chicago Department of Transportation – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Department of Streets and Sanitation – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Department of Technology and Innovation – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Department of Aviation – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Finance General – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Office of the Mayor – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Department of Water Management – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Department of Buildings – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Department of Fleet and Facility Management – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Department of Finance – BGA Policy 2026 Budget Snapshot

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Bio

Social Justice Worrier. BGA Policy Analyst. Personal account; tweets are not representative of any employer (but are often nerdy about local government).

Geoffrey Cubbage

https://t.co/ImWWmoVj6B
@GeoffreyCubbage

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