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- Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2018
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Staffer Ryan Smith says goodbye to the Reader
Social media editor Ryan Smith has some parting words about politics and his three-and-a-half-year tenure at the Chicago Reader.
- Blogs, Bleader May 21, 2018
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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.
- News & Politics, Feature May 10, 2017
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Home sweet home for the homeless
For thousands of Chicagoans "living outside," for better or worse, home is still where they make it.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 27, 2016
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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?
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jun 29, 2016
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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.
- News & Politics, Feature Jun 29, 2016
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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.
- News & Politics, Feature Jun 29, 2016
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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.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics May 25, 2016
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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.
