The schools are dirty thanks to a deal that didn’t save the city much money.
Tag: Privatization
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The tax reform proposal that would make Trump our next president
The Donald can’t lose with this scheme.
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Majority of CPS schools shuttered in 2013 are still vacant
Many north-side buildings have been repurposed, but most buildings in low-income south- and west-side communities remain empty.
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Aldermen propose dumping TSA and hiring private security for city airports, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Mark Kirk offers tepid support for the “river boat gamble” Donald Trump.
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Will we find our next police force on Craigslist?
Mercenaries could save Chicago money.
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Rahm’s privatization of school janitors is still a mess
Teachers file a grievance over filthy schools.
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While the city is strapped for cash, the private parking meter company makes millions of dollars more
Chicago Parking Meters LLC collected $131 million in revenues from city drivers in 2014.
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Candidate for Second Ward alderman decries the parking meter deal though her old firm drew it up
Chicago’s parking meter deal and its aftershocks continue to cause controversy during elections for mayor and alderman.
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Mayor Emanuel says he ‘reformed’ the parking meter deal, but he actually sold off more of the city streets
How Rahm transferred more parking revenues to the private company that controls Chicago’s meters
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Fact-checking Rahm’s fact check of last night’s debate
Some claims by Fioretti, Garcia, and Wilson are questionable, and so are Mayor Emanuel’s claims about them.
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A bank set up on public land in Grant Park—what’s next?
The Chicago Park District turns over public space to a private company without a bidding process or clear rules.
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Appellate Court: Chicago’s parking meter deal is lousy but we’re stuck with it
Illinois appellate judges rule against a lawsuit challenging the the parking meter privatization agreement.
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Rahm’s alderman explains why Chicagoans will now have to pay more taxes to get less
Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city’s pension obligations and budget problems are forcing “really tough choices.”
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Everybody knows the parking meter deal stinks—but is it legal?
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the parking meter privatization goes before the Illinois Appellate Court.
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Black and Latino areas still bearing the brunt of city job cuts
South-side workers account for three of every four jobs cut by the city since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in 2011.