Social media editor Ryan Smith has some parting words about politics and his three-and-a-half-year tenure at the Chicago Reader.
Tag: Rezkoville
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Chicago’s next great park? Hardly
The city is missing a huge opportunity to turn Rezkoville, 62 acres of barren land along the river in the South Loop, into a park or prairie preserve.
Posted inNews & Politics
Home sweet home for the homeless
For thousands of Chicagoans “living outside,” for better or worse, home is still where they make it.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Mayor Rahm cuts school budget while the city’s TIFs are flush with money
Why cut $140 million from CPS when there’s $461 million in TIF money available?
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Will Mayor Rahm use taxpayer money to settle Tony Rezko’s debts?
Apparently, the mayor’s ready to do what it takes to redevelop Rezkoville.
Posted inNews & Politics
On the trail of discovery—and disappointment—in Rezkoville
The last large swath of untamed land near the Loop offers the promise of uncovering the unexpected.
Posted inNews & Politics
The residents of Rezkoville’s tent city battle the elements—and personal demons
The vacant, 62-acre site in the shadow of downtown Chicago is the closest thing some have to home.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rahm will probably use TIFs on the Old Main Post Office and Rezko Village
He hasn’t said he will, but don’t let that fool you.