Now that Mayor Lightfoot has officially revealed the three finalists for Chicago’s casino, the bamboozling of the city will begin. Oh, Chicago, you know you’re getting bamboozled. I think you sorta like it—a little attention from the boss. It’s like you matter as they try to win you over into supporting something you don’t really […]
Tag: Tony Rezko
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How Rahm plans to spend the $1.3 billion in TIF tax dollars he’s giving to Lincoln Yards
Hint: it doesn’t involve helping low-income communities.
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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.
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Special education kids fight for scraps as city touts shiny new developments
Who wants to bet there will be plenty of public money for soccer stadiums and upscale communities, but not enough for the students?
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Why does Chicago continue to embrace Al Capone?
In death, the totalitarian political parasite became a folk hero.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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The most important story of my life
And the column that was never written
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Blagojevich Witness Loses His Job, Helps Put Chicago on America’s “Census Drama” Map
After testifying in Blago’s corruption trial, a U.S. Census official gets the axe at work. Coincidence? We think not.
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Alexi’s Albatross
Can Alexi Giannoulias shake off the problems plaguing his family’s bank to win Obama’s old Senate seat?
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Blagojevich: Think Socrates, Not Icarus
The Governor isn’t mythological material, though it contains plenty of myth. But it’s a fine warning on the pitfalls of democracy.
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At least we’re not the only corrupt state out there
My friend Karina is from New Jersey, and like most others I’ve known from that fair state she tends to be prepared for a fight about its relative worth at just about any time.