The new Michael Reese TIF plan tries to undo the damage of the old one.
Tag: 2016 Olympics
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Chicago’s Amazon HQ2 bid offers money for nothing, TIFs for free
Rahm and Rauner promise to shower Jeff Bezos with tax breaks and real estate.
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Lisa Madigan orders cops to release Laquan McDonald e-mails, and other Chicago news
Also, Trump’s broken promise to early buyers in his Chicago tower.
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IPRA doesn’t have records of six police-involved shootings, and other Chicago news
Also, the city will start testing tap water for lead on higher-risk streets.
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Oh, the irony: Mayor Rahm’s allies call Lucas Museum opponents elitists
The coded language at the heart of the lakefront fight.
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This would have been the year for Chicago’s boondoggle Olympics
Some of the same people saying we’re too broke to fund the schools were throwing money at the 2016 games—including our governor.
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It’s time Mayor Rahm treated teachers like they were police officers or firefighters
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.
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The Michael Reese fleece
Unable to afford school janitors, the city makes the first of many million dollar payments to buy Michael Reese hospital from Medline.
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Chicago doesn’t have to rubber-stamp the Lucas Museum
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.
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Good news: Mayor Rahm raises money for at-risk kids
Mayor Rahm gears up to do what he does best—squeeze contributions from rich people, this time for a good cause.
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TIFs: the tax bill you have to pay but never see
TIFs: the tax bill you have to pay but never see
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What’s the matter with Chicago?
It’s time Chicago voters ask themselves why they support policies they don’t believe in.
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Wake up, Chicago Teachers Union
Mayor Emanuel has changed the rules—and you need to get in the game