Alex Nitkin
Solutions Reporter at Better Government Association
Solutions Reporter at Illinois Answers Project
Gov't Finance & Accountability reporter, @IllinoisAnswers/@BetterGov. Formerly of @thedailylinechi, @trdchicago & @DNAinfoChi. Tips: [email protected]
Articles
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4 weeks ago |
chicagobusiness.com | Alex Nitkin
CHICAGO — For most new parents, finding last-minute child care usually means an afternoon of frantic phone calls and around $100 dropped on a trusted babysitter. For Brian and Fiona Peterman, it means walking across their backyard.
“Granny Flats” Are Illegal To Build In Most Of Chicago-And Political Gridlock Is Keeping It That Way
1 month ago |
southsideweekly.com | Alex Nitkin
This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project as part of their series Making it in Chicago: Detours and Dead Ends on the Path to Opportunity. For most new parents, finding last-minute childcare usually means an afternoon of frantic phone calls and around $100 dropped on a trusted babysitter. For Brian and Fiona Peterman, it means walking across their backyard.
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1 month ago |
illinoisanswers.org | Alex Nitkin
CHICAGO — For most new parents, finding last-minute child care usually means an afternoon of frantic phone calls and around $100 dropped on a trusted babysitter. For Brian and Fiona Peterman, it means walking across their backyard.
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1 month ago |
illinoisanswers.org | Alex Nitkin
The clash last year over Chicago’s 2025 budget left many alderpeople with a common complaint about the mayor’s office: They often couldn’t get straight answers on city finance issues, they said. Even when they did, many didn’t trust the numbers.
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2 months ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Alex Nitkin
CITY HALL — Amid City Council budget negotiations late last year, Ald. David Moore (17th) asked city officials to send him a list of Chicago’s highest-paid employees. He was floored when he saw that his own aide, Cordarryl Jackson, was listed — erroneously — as having the third-highest salary out of the city’s 30,000-plus employees, at $247,000. “Oh my goodness,” Moore said, laughing as he reviewed the list.
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