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EPISODE · Dec 27, 2025 · 53 MIN

20: Budget deal reached, Samantha Steele in hot water, Toni Preckwinkle's Tyler Technologies nightmare.

from Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast · host Chicago Contrarian

Chicago finally reaches a budget deal, but Mayor Johnson refuses to sign. Why is the mayor refusing to endorse a budget deal which gave him 98 percent of what he sought? Cook County Board of Review's Samantha Steele is at the center of another controversy.  Steele's challenger, Liz Nicholson has leveled the accusation Steele attempted to lure Nicholson to drop her bid in exchange for a County job. Nicholson has filed a complaint; Steele denies the charge. Who is telling the truth? Cook County property taxes are outrageous. Complicating matters is the network applied to overhaul of the property tax system has been riddled with problems. Who is to blame? We'll discuss.

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