As mayor, Richard M. Daley spent hundreds of millions of dollars on unnecessary pet projects—and Emanuel seems to have the same bad habit.
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Cerveza de los Muertos: Where did this stuff come from?
Does it strike you as odd that a brand-new “Mexican Craft Beer” would spring into existence all over the country at once?
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Chicago’s TIF program: The gift that keeps on taking
Chicago’s TIF program: The gift that keeps on taking.
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Redd’s Apple Ale: So is it swill or what?
Redd’s Apple Ale is apparently what happens when MillerCoors realizes that Mike’s Hard and Twisted Tea don’t have apple versions.
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Mayor Emanuel does the TIF reform dance
But he’s not looking like the belle of the ball
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The Shadow Budget: Who Wins in Daley’s TIF Game
The economic development funds are supposed to go to neighborhoods that need it. Guess where they’re really going. For the first time ever: how the city spends TIF funds, ward by ward
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3/13 — Free Shuttles for St. Patrick’s Day
MillerCoors provides free shuttle bus service on Saturday 3/13 and Wednesday 3/17.
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A Round of Really!?! With Mayor Daley
We have some follow-up questions to the questions other outlets have been asking him about our stories.
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Sell What People Want to Be, Not What People Are
Tough times for TIF recipient MillerCoors: Still, the end of uninterrupted Coors Light growth will add urgency to MillerCoors’ toughest task: ending a string of declines for Miller Lite. The brand, essentially the company’s co-flagship, posted a mid-single digit decline in the quarter. I’ve been watching a lot of sports recently, what with football and […]
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Ready, Set, (Property Tax) Hike
How will Daley balance the 2010 budget? Prepare for higher property taxes—but not till after the 2016 Olympics are sited.
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Pretty soon you’re talking about real money
At this point, whenever I hear that a company is relocating its operations to the city, my first question is: how much are we paying them? Looks like another $25 million this time. At least it’s a better deal than MillerCoors: 2,800 relocated jobs for $25m ($9k per job) vs 325 relocated jobs for $6m […]
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Beer—but at what price?
Several of the country’s biggest banks have provoked another round of outrage by paying top executives millions in bonuses even as they’re getting federal aid to keep their doors open. In Chicago things don’t seem so dramatic and dire. Companies receiving taxpayer handouts here are favorites of the mayor and the City Council, and they […]
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It’s just the irony engine working
Mayor Daley: he’s like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife.
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Spending our TIFs on beer executives.
Does the MillerCoors welcome basket include TIF funding? If you have to ask, etc.