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Home » 2016 Olympics

Tag: 2016 Olympics

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Bob Dylan’s ode to Chicago

by Ben Joravsky May 12, 2020August 18, 2021

The new Michael Reese TIF plan tries to undo the damage of the old one.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago’s Amazon HQ2 bid offers money for nothing, TIFs for free

by Ben Joravsky October 31, 2017August 18, 2021

Rahm and Rauner promise to shower Jeff Bezos with tax breaks and real estate.

Posted inBlogs

Lisa Madigan orders cops to release Laquan McDonald e-mails, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd August 17, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Trump’s broken promise to early buyers in his Chicago tower.

Posted inBlogs

IPRA doesn’t have records of six police-involved shootings, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd August 4, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, the city will start testing tap water for lead on higher-risk streets.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Oh, the irony: Mayor Rahm’s allies call Lucas Museum opponents elitists

by Ben Joravsky May 18, 2016August 18, 2021

The coded language at the heart of the lakefront fight.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

This would have been the year for Chicago’s boondoggle Olympics

by Ben Joravsky February 3, 2016August 18, 2021

Some of the same people saying we’re too broke to fund the schools were throwing money at the 2016 games—including our governor.

Posted inBlogs

It’s time Mayor Rahm treated teachers like they were police officers or firefighters

by Ben Joravsky June 29, 2015August 18, 2021

Mayor Emanuel—like Governor Rauner and Scott Walker—have different attitudes when it comes to dealing with unions of teachers as opposed to police and firefighters.

Posted inBlogs

The Michael Reese fleece

by Ben Joravsky October 1, 2014August 18, 2021

Unable to afford school janitors, the city makes the first of many million dollar payments to buy Michael Reese hospital from Medline.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago doesn’t have to rubber-stamp the Lucas Museum

by Ben Joravsky June 25, 2014August 18, 2021

Just because Mayor Rahm wants to put the George Lucas museum on lakefront land doesn’t mean you, the people, have to let him do it.

Posted inBlogs

Good news: Mayor Rahm raises money for at-risk kids

by Ben Joravsky February 20, 2013August 19, 2021

Mayor Rahm gears up to do what he does best—squeeze contributions from rich people, this time for a good cause.

Any day now taxpayers are sure to revolt over what they’re paying into the tax increment financing program.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

TIFs: the tax bill you have to pay but never see

by Ben Joravsky December 12, 2012August 19, 2021

TIFs: the tax bill you have to pay but never see

Posted inBlogs

Reality bites

by Sam Worley May 7, 2012August 19, 2021

The city hopes to boost its image during the upcoming NATO summit

Posted inBlogs

What’s the matter with Chicago?

by Ben Joravsky March 7, 2012August 19, 2021

It’s time Chicago voters ask themselves why they support policies they don’t believe in.

John Kugler
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Wake up, Chicago Teachers Union

by Ben Joravsky September 29, 2011August 19, 2021

Mayor Emanuel has changed the rules—and you need to get in the game

Posted inBlogs

How we lost those games

by Michael Miner July 26, 2011August 19, 2021

New e-book analyzes defeat of Chicago’s Olympics bid

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