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Chicago's Mayor in the Mirrornew
When it comes to skyrocketing property taxes, Mayor Daley is wagging his finger in the wrong direction.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
02-19-2008 |
Politics
Chicago's New School Shufflenew
As facilities meant to solve overcrowding sit half empty, a successful school for the gifted gets its marching orders.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
02-11-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Mell Family Politicsnew
Richard Mell strikes a deal to push his daughter Deborah into the Illinois statehouse -- and independent-leaning Iris Martinez out.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
01-28-2008 |
Politics
A Good Day for Chicago's Rainmakersnew
The well-connected score again as the city works out new TIF deals for a former alderman, a wealthy private hospital, and a big car dealer.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
01-22-2008 |
Politics
For Illinois, It'd Be a Zell of a Dealnew
The state's proposed purchase and renovation of Wrigley Field is a corporate handout that even the mayor can't swallow.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
01-07-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Chicago's True TIF Tallynew
Cook County clerk David Orr reveals -- nay, publicizes -- that TIFs sucked up more than $500 million in property taxes last year.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
11-26-2007 |
Politics
Chicago's Storm to Comenew
As residents face tax hikes that will force people from their homes, Mayor Richard Daley deflects blame onto state leaders.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
09-04-2007 |
Politics
At Least One Guy is Willing to Defy Mayor Daleynew
Too bad it's over Little League baseball.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
08-06-2007 |
Politics
Rehabilitation Without Gentrification?new
Chicago teens try their hand at urban planning.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
07-16-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
TIF for Tatnew
Why the governor is suddenly so interested in Mayor Daley's pet financing scheme.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
07-02-2007 |
Politics
A Study in Contrastsnew
In Chicago, a suburban middle school spends more than $14,000 per kid, while the city gets ready to dole out $65 million to developers.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
06-25-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Chicago Courts the Olympics & Future Olympians Practice in School Hallwaysnew
While the Olympic boosters raise millions to bring the games to Chicago, the next generation of public school track students will share Gerald Turner's plight -- running the hard hallways and ripping the hell out of their legs.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
04-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Can Chicago's Shame Stop the Games?new
Some folks think a city that hasn't resolved its history of police torture shouldn't get to host the Olympics.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
03-26-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Let the $5 Billion Olympic Games Beginnew
The question isn't whether Chicagoans will pay -- it's how the city will hide the amount.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
03-19-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
TIF Now, Ask Questions Laternew
Good intentions aren't enough to justify Chicago's latest slush fund.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
03-06-2007 |
Politics
