Inspector general tells Chicago to rethink aldermanic control over street resurfacing
Tag: potholes
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Aldermania is just around the corner
Chicago-style democracy is alive and well as aldermanic candidates start lining up for February’s election.
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The politics of Chicago’s potholes
City Council lapdogs aren’t getting their streets fixed any faster than independents.
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‘This is the bike for Chicago’
The worst winter in decades inspired a design firm and frame builder to fashion a bike tough enough for this town.
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Rahm reels toward his reelection bid
A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble.
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Show us your . . . pothole art
Northwest-side artist Jim Bachor repairs Chicago potholes with mosaic murals.
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Daniel Burnham Told Us to Fill the Potholes Too
Daniel Burnham probably never said his most famous words, and if he did, he didn’t really mean them.
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The Olympic-size sinkhole
A sinkhole on 49th Street shows that Chicago’s just not ready to host the Olympics.
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Where we’re going, we don’t need… roads
The Paving of Washington Park probably won’t destroy the mayor’s plans for the 2016 Olympics, but if you find more traction on that fresh asphalt than in tax-increment financing: have at it.