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Home » David Orr

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Posted inBlogs

Q&A: Cook County Board candidate Abdelnasser Rashid on taxes, surveillance, and campaign finance reform

by Maya Dukmasova October 31, 2018August 18, 2021

Vying to flip one of four Republican seats, the 29-year-old would be the first Muslim in the county legislature.

Posted inBlogs

Lake Shore Drive marchers: Here’s the real lowdown on the city’s budget

by Ben Joravsky July 27, 2018August 18, 2021

According to Cook County clerk David Orr, in the last year alone $660 million in property taxes went into tax increment financing (TIF) districts.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago’s TIF scam might be even more crooked than we thought

by Ben Joravsky July 25, 2017August 18, 2021

The city’s TIFs will generate a record $561 million this tax year. Which means more money for the mayor to sneakily divert into vanity projects like Navy Pier.

Posted inBlogs

More than 100 people were shot and 15 killed over the long weekend, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd July 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Michael Madigan delays the Illinois house vote to override Rauner’s veto of the budget package and income tax hike until Thursday.

Posted inBlogs

The end of an era: Cook County clerk David Orr reportedly won’t run again, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, a former pro wrestler, who also happens to be Kellyanne Conway’s first client, is running for Illinois governor.

Posted inBlogs

Black Lives Matters sues Chicago Police Department over reform consent decree, and other news

by Kate Shepherd June 15, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda might star in a Chicago Hamilton performance during the last week of August.

Posted inBlogs

Researchers are exhuming World’s Fair serial killer H.H. Holmes’s body to determine if he escaped execution, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd May 1, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, CPD superintendent Eddie Johnson’s car was broken into over the weekend.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Mayor Rahm cuts school budget while the city’s TIFs are flush with money

by Ben Joravsky July 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Why cut $140 million from CPS when there’s $461 million in TIF money available?

Posted inBlogs

Aldermen demand hearings, answers on lead found in water at CPS schools, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 14, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, property taxes for Chicago home owners are going up very soon.

Posted inBlogs

Orr vs. Moore in the 49th Ward!

by Ben Joravsky April 16, 2015August 18, 2021

A modest proposal: Alderman Joe Moore and Cook County clerk David Orr should run against each for Democratic committeeman of the 49th Ward.

Posted inNews & Politics

Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia’s journey from a village in Mexico to the race against Mayor Emanuel

by Steve Bogira January 21, 2015August 18, 2021

Rahm Emanuel is a heavy favorite, but Garcia offers voters a compelling personal history.

Posted inBlogs

In the mayoral money race, the rich—that is, Rahm—gets richer

by Mick Dumke and Steve Bogira December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Robert Fioretti trail far behind Mayor Emanuel in fundraising. Does it matter?

Posted inBlogs

Can Chuy beat Rahm in the race for mayor?

by Steve Bogira November 28, 2014August 18, 2021

If African-Americans and Latinos come together the way they did for Harold Washington, Jesus Garcia could give Emanuel a run for his money.

Clerk David Orr says Cook County's property tax computer system doesn't accurately calculate how much money should go to the city's TIF program.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago’s TIF program moves deeper into the shadows

by Ben Joravsky July 8, 2014August 18, 2021

An obscure administrative maneuver keeps tax dollars flowing into the mayor’s slush fund.

Posted inBlogs

Karen vs. Rahm—the choice is yours, Chicago

by Ben Joravsky June 27, 2014August 18, 2021

If Karen Lewis runs for mayor, Chicago’s voters will finally have to make up their minds about what kind of mayor they want.

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