It was a connect-the-dots moment in Chicago as the following news stories recently broke in rapid succession. Chicago Public School enrollment fell again. It’s now down more than 115,000 students over the last 20 years. There are homeless camps in many parks and under viaducts, including Touhy Park on the far north side. That’s where […]
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Who’s left out of the casino?
Cabrini-Green’s displaced residents aren’t being included in Chicago’s casino plans.
Posted inOn Politics
Footing the bill
In the last few weeks, Mayor Lightfoot has revealed several important details about the casino she’s pushing so hard to develop, including . . . Where it will go—near Chicago and Halsted on the city’s near north side. Who will run it—Bally’s Corporation. And why we need it—to raise money to pay police and firefighter […]
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‘A city within a city’
Ten years after the last Cabrini-Green high-rise came down, former residents look back at the community that shaped them.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Pie crumbs
Chicago is really bad at fairly slicing the economic development pie.
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FOIA’d e-mails reveal an ongoing citywide epidemic of Divvy thefts
The culprit? A short-sighted decision to remove a critical piece of security hardware from Chicago’s docking stations.
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The Car2go pilot putters into action
Despite a limited, gerrymandered service area, officials say they’re optimistic that the tech will catch on.
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Black pols stuck in the Democratic machine’s spin cycle explain themselves
Here’s why they’re still standing behind J.B. Pritzker.
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Pritzker the sneak disser might as well have said the N-word
Adeshina Emmanuel decodes J.B. Pritzker’s wiretapped conversation about the “African-American thing.”
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May Day protests draw activists, workers, and students, and other Chicago news
Also, Obama is reportedly returning to Chicago for two events Wednesday.
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Can City Farm outlast the redevelopment of Cabrini-Green?
Chicago’s oldest farm is moving—again.
Posted inBlogs
Preliminary landmark approval won’t save a historic Old Town three-flat
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved preliminary landmark status for West Burton Place, but can’t rescind a recent demolition permit.
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Obnoxious West Loop parking restrictions cost drivers $150K
Alderman Burnett’s solution? Bag the signs. Seriously.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Gym for Watching Politicians Spar
“I teach them the art of misdirection—hit and not get hit.”
Posted inColumns & Opinion
How the Democrats let Derrick Smith shoot them in the foot
How the Democrats let Derrick Smith shoot them in the foot