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- News & Politics, Feature Oct 9, 2014
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NEIU is attracting a lot of eyes with the flashy new El Centro
And a lot of criticism for its other expansion plans
- Blogs, Bleader May 7, 2014
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Rahm's Marriott/DePaul deal zooms through the zoning committee
Mayor Rahm races his South Loop deal through the City Council like one of his cars speeding through a red light.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 21, 2009
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Let the sunshine in
It's a miracle: an ordinance requiring that the city let its citizens see documentation on tax increment financing has sailed through a City Council committee. Can actual passage be next?
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 17, 2009
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TIFs: Hidden in plain view
The City Council can approve a 99-year privatization deal in days, but it needs months to decide whether to put public records online.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2009
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Pardon the interruption
The City Council's hearing on TIF transparency is interrupted by demands for a more inclusive Olympics plan.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2009
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The City Council, for no apparent reason, puts TIF transparency on hold
A proposal to make tax increment financing deals more transparent receives broad support and no opposition in a City Council hearing--then gets tabled anyway.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 11, 2008
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Talk will get you nowhere
Video from last Friday's packed CPS hearing over the fate of Edison Regional Gifted Center.