@AldConway

Alderman of Chicago’s 34th Ward representing parts of Chicago’s Loop, West Loop, South Loop, Greektown, and Little Italy

 Chicago, IL
ward34.org/
Joined March 2023
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Due to additional time required for installation of this bridge leaf, Pink & Green Line service interruptions will continue between the Clinton and the Clark/Lake stations until 4am on 10/28. Please visit the CTA website for complete transfer information: transitchicago.com/travel-in…
Alderman Bill Conway@AldConwayOct 9
Due to ongoing @ChicagoDOT work to replace the Lake Street Bridge, Green & Pink Line service will be interrupted between the Clinton and Clark/Lake stations. This is scheduled from 4am on October 13th until 4am on October 26. For more details: transitchicago.com/lakebridg…
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Good article here from @StuLoren. One thing to add to the article is that the increase in Corp Fund since 2019 is largely driven by pensions. City totals below, but the specific amount of Corp Fund that went to pensions went from <$100mm in 2019 to almost $1Bn in 2026.
Chicago Tribune Opinion@chitribopinionsOct 21
Stuart Loren: Chicago’s budget math no longer works. A corporate head tax will make it worse. chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Stuart Loren: Chicago’s budget math no longer works. A corporate head tax will make it worse.

From 2019 through 2024, Chicago’s budget grew 22% after inflation, while our economy grew only 5%.

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Chicago’s first new medical school in nearly 100 years is now open in the 34th Ward! 🩺 Congrats to @Chicago_School_ on the Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine, where the next generation of health professionals will learn how to care for patients’ physical & mental health.
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In today's newsletter, read more about: 🚧 a weekend @cta Loop shutdown 💵 Chicago's proposed 2027 budget 🌃 Arts in the Dark Parade @LUMA8Chicago and more! app.indigov.com/pub/outreach…
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Some thoughts as Mayor Johnson delivers his 2027 Budget Address 🧵
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The Mayor wants to borrow to pay off lawsuits. This actually may make some sense if we’re settling years of litigation. HOWEVER, we still do have existing debt authorization for this purpose from the 2025 GO Debt Auth Ord:
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Growth comes from housing & jobs. Mayor Johnson insists his dead tax will only impact 2.8% of employers, but it will actually apply to nearly 1 in 3 workers in Chicago. We should be incentivizing growth, not driving it away. xitter.cf/AldConway/status/21126…
Alderman Bill Conway@AldConwayOct 20
The resurrected head tax is more of the same, applying to nearly 1 in 3 Chicago workers. We need to create more jobs, not drive away investment & growth.
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As Mayor Johnson delivers his budget address today, I hope we hear less divisive rhetoric and more commitment to collaboration in this difficult budget process. I’ll be live posting a few reactions to the speech, but some thoughts on the bigger picture. 🧵
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Chicago is carrying $31B+ in debt, yet last week the Mayor opposed additional scrutiny of future borrowing. We cannot keep pushing today’s bills onto future generations. We need to confront our financial challenges now, not leave them for our children to solve.
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City Council repeatedly rejected the head tax last year, and will almost certainly do it again. It sends terrible message to those who want to create jobs in Chicago and doesn’t raise that much revenue. Putting it forth again knowing it’s Dead on Arrival is political theater.
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The resurrected head tax is more of the same, applying to nearly 1 in 3 Chicago workers. We need to create more jobs, not drive away investment & growth.
Alderman Bill Conway@AldConway17 Oct 2025
The Mayor's Jobs Tax would hit approximately ~32.9% of Chicago's private sector workforce! The Mayor framed this as a tax on big corporations but this will impact smaller local companies and 1/3 of Chicago's private sector workforce. Put another way? It's a tax on jobs. Math👇
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I know we’re all excited for Halloween, but trying to exorcise the dead tax is a bad idea & waste of time we don't have… We need to grow the size of the City with more housing & more jobs. We shouldn’t disincentivize the thing we need to move beyond our fiscal nightmare!
Jake Sheridan@JakeSheridan_Oct 20
NEW: We have the key details about Mayor Brandon Johnson's Chicago budget proposal. Another corporate head tax, with rebates in poorer areas. Borrowing $480 million to pay for police lawsuits. A PPLT tax hike to net $234 million. More in @chicagotribune: chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…

Mayor Brandon Johnson proposing corporate head tax again, sources say

Mayor Brandon Johnson will again propose Chicago hit big corporations with an employee head tax — with an exemption in poor parts of the city.

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Thank you to @ChicagoElection for a smooth and efficient first day of petition filing for February’s municipal election, right in the heart of the 34th Ward at 203 S. State! Great shot of the pre-filing crowd courtesy of Ald. @RaymondALopez 👇
Ald. Raymond Lopez
@RaymondALopezOct 19
Let’s do this! 💪🏽
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Citywide early voting starts today! The early voting site in the 34th Ward is at the UIC Student Center East at 750 S. Halsted. Vote centers at 69 W. Washington & 137 S. State are also open. 🗳️ Learn more: chicagoelections.gov/voting/…
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In today's newsletter, read more about 🎨 @ChiLoopAlliance Loop Arts Fest ♻️ Pumpkin Composting with @StreetsandSan 🎃 A Halloween Party @MaryBartelmePAC and more! app.indigov.com/pub/outreach…
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Work is underway to reconstruct the 109-year-old Lake Street Bridge, which is closed until January 2028. Through 10/26, Green & Pink line service is interrupted as crews replace the bridge’s west leaf. Thank you for your patience as @ChicagoDOT completes this critical repair.
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Debt Threshold Authorization Ordinance 🟢 YES: Voted to override Mayor Johnson’s veto & require greater scrutiny before additional debt is authorized. 🔴 NO: Voted with Mayor Johnson and to allow the city to borrow more without scrutiny.
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