What to tell an alderman who fibs to you about TIFs
Tag: Patrick O’Connor
Posted inArts & Culture
50 Aldermen/50 Artists
All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more
Posted inNews & Politics
It Doesn’t Take Much to Be a Maverick
Alderman Tom Allen makes history by daring to question the mayor’s pet financing scheme in City Council chambers.
Posted inNews & Politics
October Surprise
Mayor Daley says he’s not raising property taxes. But he is. Here’s how.
Posted inNews & Politics
The Real Estate King of the Chicago City Council
Brand-new 26th Ward alderman Roberto Maldonado owns more properties than any other council rep—including ten in his own ward. That’s a lot of potential conflicts of interest.
Posted inBlogs
The list grows
Twenty-six candidates have filed paperwork to run in the primaries to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress.
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In their own words
Who’s in the race to take Rahm Emanuel’s old spot in Congress, and what wisdom they’d like to share with voters.
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Gee, how will they vote?
A look at the Plan Commission, which weighs the Children’s Museum proposal next week, suggests the move to Grant Park is a done deal.
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Talking points
Repeat after me: The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward. The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward. The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward.
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Too many aldermen in the kitchen
Alderman Berny Stone further explains the reasons he wants to repeal the ban on selling foie gras.
Posted inNews & Politics
Heavy traffic: cutting through the problem in Ravenswood Manor
It’s a normal rush-hour afternoon in the small northwest-side community called Ravenswood Manor. A van, speeding over the bumpy Wilson Avenue bridge, spins out of control. Kids on bicycles dodge the cars that drift through the stop signs. Intersections of residential tree-lined streets are jammed with traffic. After more than a decade of such aggravation, […]