Mitchell Armentrout is a staff reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, specializing in local news coverage in Illinois and Chicago. With a background in journalism from the Medill School, Mitchell's reporting focuses on a wide range of topics including politics, business, crime, and community issues, providing in-depth coverage and analysis for readers.
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By: Mitchell Armentrout
With interest, the plan could cost the city $2.4 billion over 37 years, officials have said. Johnson's team says that money will be more than recouped by property tax revenue flowing back to the city's coffers from expiring TIF districts.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
Por 30 votos a favor y 18 en contra, el Concejo Municipal aprobó la última ronda de financiación para una crisis que ha resaltado las divisiones raciales en la ciudad.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
Two additional infrastructure phases that would “maximize the site” and bring “additional opportunities for publicly owned amenities” would bring taxpayers' tab to $1.5 billion over about five years, according to the team.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
A greater share of Chicago area Republicans cast their ballots by mail in March compared to the 2022 primary, but they were still vastly outpaced by Democrats in utilizing a voting system that has become increasingly popular.
By: Fran Spielman, Mitchell Armentrout
The Bears put the figure at $4.7 billion. But a state official says the tally to taxpayers goes even higher when you include the cost of refinancing existing debt.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
The fateful 163-year-old document had been in an anonymous private collection until its purchase at auction by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and first lady M.K. Pritzker, who donated it to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
The default speed limit on Chicago side streets is 30 mph, but lowering it to 25 mph could “go a really long way” toward reducing traffic deaths, which
By: Mitchell Armentrout
Reducir la velocided de 30 mph a 25 mph podría “contribuir en gran medida” a reducir las muertes por accidente de tráfico, que han aumentado drásticamente desde el inicio de la pandemia, afirmaron funcionarios del Departamento de Transporte de la Ciudad.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
Two bills have been introduced in Springfield to bring oversight to the unregulated pot-adjacent industry. One would effectively ban sales of delta-8 and other hemp-derived products.
By: Mitchell Armentrout
The Chicago Bears reject comparisons to George Lucas' abandoned vision for Chicago's lakefront, but they've learned from it and have studied other legal battles as they push a $4.7 billion stadium development plan.
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