After a City Council setback, the #NoCopAcademy campaign reflects on strategy—and aldermen on both sides of the issue respond.
Tag: TIF
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Rahm hands out TIF incentives the way Santa gives gifts
Thanks to the mayor’s generosity with our taxes, Christmas may come early for Amazon.
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Rahm’s obsession with downtown development isn’t really about fostering neighborhood growth
The mayor’s new Neighborhood Opportunity Fund throws small entrepreneurs a few crumbs—but the program is a lot of PR hokum.
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Rahm plants seeds for Red Line TIF while Chicago panics over Trump
As the mayor once said, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.”
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Emanuel’s violence-prevention speech proved talk is cheap
The money the mayor pledged to combat violence is nothing compared to the dollars he’s set aside for the DePaul/Marriott deal.
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Rahm’s fleet-facility deal helps the north side more than the south side
The north side gets upscale development and at least $14 million a year in TIFs. The south side gets garbage trucks, and if all goes well, a dry cleaner.
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CPS’s fantasy infomercial avoids any talk of strikes, layoffs, or budget cuts
With a straight face, CEO Forrest Claypool says the system is stable.
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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?
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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.
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Mayor Rahm unveils plan for ‘equity and balance’ in development
The mayor and his planning commissioner try to convince the public that developing rich neighborhoods is good for everyone.
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Rahm’s Lucas/McPier plan is straight outta Daley’s playbook of South Loop boondoggles
And it shows Emanuel would rather spend money on pet projects than on the public schools.
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Alderman Proco Joe calls for ‘slushless’ TIF district at Lathrop Homes
A first for Chicago: Alderman Proco Joe Moreno proposes a slushless TIF for the Lathrop Homes development.
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Alderman says mayor wasted money repaving streets that didn’t need it
Seventeenth Ward alderman David Moore was hazed with one of the oldest tricks in the Chicago book: stealing a rookie’s TIF money.
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A glimmer of hope as Mayor Rahm and DePaul celebrate wasting our money
Mayor Rahm basks in the glow of his great TIF triumph—taking millions from bankrupt schools and wasting it on his DePaul/Marriott boondoggle.
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Alderman Joravsky considers voting for Mayor Rahm’s budget
If I were alderman, how would I have voted on the mayor’s budget?