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It’s Time to Build Public Banks!
Now there’s two words you probably haven’t seen put together before – “public” and “bank”! 😊
Public banking is a fantastic concept I first learned from the campaign for Governor by Illinois Green Party leader Rich Whitney back in 2010. I...
Can We Please Talk About Power?
I’ve been thinking about power since around 1971 or so – that’s when I did my first voter registration campaign. It was on the campus of Antioch College where I had started in July of 1969. My hair was long and my beard was scruffy.
Back t...
Are You Laboring More and Having Less Fun?
Happiness and civic health are linked
It’s the first Monday of the month, dear “CivicNotes” subscribers and the topic is More Love! If you are not a paid subscriber, you will see an annoying but, regrettably, necessary paywall divider in a...
It’s TIF Time In Chicago!
Happy Fifth Monday of the Month, Dear ‘CivicNoters”!
So, it’s the end of summer and all Illinois municipalities that have TIF districts must issue their 2025 annual reports. In Chicago they are posted here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/...
So Much Civic News!
Catching up on a busy civic summer…
Dear “CivicNoters” – It’s the fourth Monday and that means it’s all about news and updates.
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