The unfairness in Chicago’s TIF program continues.
Tag: Richard Daley
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Explaining the inexplicable
How to talk to children about legal weed, Donald Trump, and endless Middle Eastern wars
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A modest proposal
As long as Chicagoans don’t care about TIFs, let’s turn the city into a giant TIF district to pay our bills.
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High stakes in the mayoral election
Chicago voters finally get another chance to elect a mayor who won’t tax the poor to feed the rich.
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The many lives of Alderman Danny Solis
Solis swapped his loyalty to Daley and Rahm for sex, Viagra, and the council’s zoning chair.
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Rahm’s legacy: fictitious narratives and real obligations
Don’t be fooled. The mayor isn’t gone yet, and neither are the problems he’s leaving behind.
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Say what you will about Mayor Rahm … he’s on to bigger and no doubt wealthier things
Looking back at the latest mayor Chicagoans have loved to hate.
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Could Dems survive without Michael Madigan at the top?
Those worried about what might happen to the Dems without the boss on top can look to California for inspiration.
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How Dems in red states can fight off Trump’s vicious attacks
Let’s hope voters in states from North Dakota to West Virginia appreciate senatorial independence from Trump.
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Chicago once waged a 40-year war on pinball
Alderman Ed Burke (yes, that Ed Burke) was among those who fought to keep the ban, fearing kids would blow their “lunch money” on pinball.
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Who’s telling the truth in the Rahm-Daley feud?
We need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to get to the bottom of this after Bill Daley slammed Mayor Rahm recently.
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Here’s some advice for young gun control activists: Don’t trust your parents
Boomers have messed things up pretty good. Hopefully the next generation can force our leaders to do the right thing.
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Chicago charges the highest rates for street parking in the nation
Surrendering your credit card to the paybox will summons the specter of Daley’s awful 2008 meter privatization deal.
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Report: Emanuel administration ‘diverted’ millions of TIF dollars to Navy Pier renovations, and other Chicago news
Also, Chris Kennedy discusses the Kennedy family history with gun violence.
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With collusion question, Mike Quigley probes Trump team’s connection to Russia
The Illinois rep and House Intelligence Committee member asks what Trump knew about the Russian hacks and when he knew it.