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Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
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You already know the bad news for your bottom line in the latest city budget, which passed City Council Wednesday. Illinois Policy Institute introduces you to the the politicians who stand to profit from the property tax increase through the appeals system. (Incidentally, here's the list of aldermen who voted no.)

 
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