Just because Mayor Emanuel says he’s reformed the TIF program doesn’t mean taxpayers should stop trying to find out how many millions in slush he’s got stashed away.
Tag: Freedom of Information Act
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Governor Rauner reiterates that he plans to keep his meeting schedule private
The governor responds to the Reader‘s story about his fight to conceal his schedules from the public.
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Governor Rauner says he can hold as many secret meetings on public time as he wants
The governor’s office fights to keep his calendars and meeting schedules from the public.
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As TIFs keep collecting tax dollars, schools face more cuts
Mayor Emanuel sits on an estimated $1.7 billion in TIF reserves, but somehow schools face more cuts.
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The fight to preserve a model public housing project
Lathrop Homes has long been one of CHA’s most diverse and successful properties. But today it’s a shell of its former self.
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Chicago decriminalized marijuana possession—but not for everyone
Two years ago Chicago decriminalized pot possession—but not for everyone.
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More transparency from Mayor Rahm and CPS
Mayor Rahm’s FOIA practice in action—it takes CPS eight months to turn over little more than a blank piece of paper.
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An ‘obsessive’ Sun-Times reporter is vindicated by the Vanecko case—but not content
An “obsessive” Sun-Times reporter is vindicated by the Vanecko case—but not content.
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Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars
Charter school operator won’t say how it spent your tax dollars.
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Illinois Appellate Court tells city: Cough up public records
State appellate justices rule in favor of openness in my lawsuit against the city of Chicago’s Freedom of Information Act policies.
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Mayor Emanuel’s FOIA policy: Don’t ask because we won’t tell
Mayor Emanuel finds a new way to avoid sharing public records: throwing them out.
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Good luck finding the documents that explain CPS’s longer school day
Good luck finding the documents that explain CPS’s longer school day
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Here comes another city privatization deal forged behind closed doors
Chicago aldermen are poised to sign off on Rahm Emanuel’s no-bid billboard plan
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The mayor’s millionaire club, part II
Rahm Emanuel’s calendar shows how wealth and access, more than party identity, have come to command his attention
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The case of the nebulous NATO grant funds
And again: Chicago still hasn’t received any federal money for NATO summit