Low-Income Tax Filers Targeted With False Promise of Big Refunds (Bloomberg)

Preckwinkle vows to revamp overly punitive ticketing policy targeting minorities (Chicago Sun-Times)

Chicago City Council Approves Modest First Reforms On Ticketing And Debt (WBEZ, ProPublica Illinois)

Chicago City Clerk Calls for Reforms of Vehicle Sticker Program (ProPublica Illinois, WBEZ)

What the Trial of Laquan McDonald’s Killer Means for the Future of Chicago (The New Yorker)

Don’t let those robocalls flood your cellphone (Chicago Sun-Times)

Payment Fintechs Leave Their Mark On Small Business Lending (S&P Global Market Intelligence)

On city sticker fees and fines, mayoral candidates blast Emanuel’s policies (Chicago Tribune)

What’s the City of Chicago Doing About Its Problem With Duplicate Sticker Tickets? (ProPublica Illinois, WBEZ)

Chicago’s predatory tickets and fines exploit low-income drivers for revenue (Chicago Reporter)

Three City Sticker Tickets on the Same Car in 90 Minutes? (ProPublica Illinois, WBEZ)

If You Live in One of Chicago’s Black Neighborhoods, Stop Reading This and Go Check on Your Car (The Root)

How Illinois retirement program works (and is it a good idea?) (Daily Herald)

Debt-collection fix aimed at new target: Local government (American Banker)

The latest bank to take ‘usual suspects’ approach to serving low-income Chicago (Crain’s Chicago Business)

City urged to go easy on scofflaws after study shows minorities bear the brunt (Chicago Sun-Times)

DEGC financial summit targets small businesses in Detroit (Crain’s Detroit Business)

How Bank of America and Illinois are cashing in by squeezing the poor (Chicago Tribune)

Bank of America ends free checking option, causing customer uproar (Chicago Tribune)

Gutting consumer finance regulator would be a huge Trump mistake (Chicago Tribune)