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Home » DePaul basketball arena » Page 3

Tag: DePaul basketball arena

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm and Joe Ferguson make love, not war

by Ben Joravsky September 4, 2013August 19, 2021

Hey, Joe Ferguson: If Mayor Rahm’s making you leave in a year—go out strong.

Posted inBlogs

Education in Chicago: Millions for DePaul, bulldozers for Whittier Elementary

by Ben Joravsky August 21, 2013August 19, 2021

Having run out of schools to close, Mayor Rahm bulldozes La Casita.

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm takes a TIF poll!

by Ben Joravsky August 8, 2013August 19, 2021

Feeling the heat from parents upset about school funding cuts, Mayor Emanuel sets up a hot line.

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm gives Cubs a tax break—team says thanks by losing five games in a row

by Ben Joravsky August 7, 2013August 19, 2021

Mayor Emanuel gives the Cubs a property tax break as the team battles Milwaukee for last place.

Posted inBlogs

Hey, parents and teachers and principals: Here’s where the money is!

by Ben Joravsky August 5, 2013August 19, 2021

Mayor Emanuel tips his hand on what he might give the schools from the TIF reserves.

Posted inBlogs

Meigs Field II—the City Council very quietly passes Mayor Rahm’s DePaul basketball arena deal

by Ben Joravsky August 1, 2013August 19, 2021

Shame on Chicago: the City Council sneaks through a land deal, taking tens of millions of dollars from our dead-broke schools.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is intent on keeping his grip on TIF funds—and fighting with Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Why your tax money keeps going down the TIF portal hole

by Ben Joravsky July 23, 2013August 19, 2021

Why your tax money keeps going down the TIF portal hole

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm to north-side parents: Hush your mouths and you’ll get your money

by Ben Joravsky July 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Emanuel magically discovers some money for north-side schools in the hopes that the parents will shut up about larger cuts and other stuff—like a certain $55 million basketball/hotel TIF deal.

Posted inBlogs

Karen Fraid: Unafraid to tell the truth about school “reform”

by Ben Joravsky July 8, 2013August 19, 2021

A Rogers Park mom and school blogger is not afraid to tell is like it is in her blog, That Way Madness Lies.

Posted inBlogs

Happy Independence Day, Chicago—say no to the $55 million DePaul B-ball arena/hotel

by Ben Joravsky July 3, 2013August 19, 2021

As a small step toward independence, Chicagoans should sign an online petition calling on Mayor Emanuel not to take tens of millions from our dead-broke schools and spend it on a basketball arena for DePaul.

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm learns about the Blackhawks

by Ben Joravsky June 28, 2013August 19, 2021

Hey, Mayor Rahm—no one cares that you really don’t care about the Blackhawks.

Posted inBlogs

Show some pride, Chicago: Boo Mayor Rahm in Sunday’s parade

by Ben Joravsky June 26, 2013August 19, 2021

The buck stops somewhere else—Mayor Emanuel plays the blame game for the failure of the gay marriage bill and a resolution to the teacher pension issue.

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Rahm to Von Steuben: No toilet paper for you!

by Ben Joravsky June 19, 2013August 19, 2021

Mayor Rahm’s spending so much cash on his hotel/DePaul basketball arena scheme that he’s got no money to buy toilet paper or librarians for the schools.

Posted inBlogs

Millions for DePaul, budget cuts for public schools

by Ben Joravsky June 13, 2013August 19, 2021

As principals warn their staff of budget cuts in the public schools, Mayor Emanuel takes another step to spend $55 million in property taxes on a hotel and DePaul University basketball arena.

Posted inBlogs

Gay marriage breakdown: The Republican state of Chicago’s Democratic politics

by Ben Joravsky June 5, 2013August 19, 2021

With gay marriage as with school closings and crony capitalism—we live in a land of Democrats who are ruled by closet Republicans.

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