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- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Jan 28, 2019
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Is CPD using racial profiling to catch Divvy thieves?
Advocates say yes—and that they have the stats to prove it.
- News & Politics, Feature Oct 25, 2018
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Eve Ewing still believes in Chicago’s public schools
The new book Ghosts in the Schoolyard explains why people care so much about institutions that the world has deemed “failing.”
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2017
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Chicago officials take a page from Trump playbook to justify Navy Pier TIF ‘shell game’
The Emanuel administration's explanation for how $55 million wound up paying for Navy Pier renovations sounds like gobbledygook from the presidential administration.
- 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.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 18, 2016
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Too little, too late from aldermen on Rahm's DePaul deal
Two years too late, the City Council takes a tough stand on Mayor Rahm's $55 million DePaul basketball arena/Marriott hotel.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 19, 2015
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A glimmer of hope as Mayor Rahm and DePaul celebrate wasting our money
Mayor Rahm basks in the glow of his great TIF triumph—taking millions from bankrupt schools and wasting it on his DePaul/Marriott boondoggle.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 16, 2015
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The Spoke & Bird is a beer garden for the South Loop
The food at the Spoke & Bird isn't good enough to make it a destination—but the enormous patio is.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Mar 3, 2015
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As he seeks Wilson's runoff endorsement, Mayor Rahm has the willies
The mayor—with help from Governor Rauner—tries to build his African-American support.
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Nov 24, 2014
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Trunk Show plasters artist-created bumper stickers to a gallery on wheels
A 1999 Ford Taurus serves as a vehicle for a curator couple's art shows.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Jul 16, 2014
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The life and death of Brooks Golden
The late street artist continues to make a mark on Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 23, 2014
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It's Mayor Rahm's game, so he makes the rules
When it comes to the rules regulating the TIF program, the main rule is that the mayor rules.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2014
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My gift to Mayor Rahm
If you're looking for a steady flow of taxes to pay off the city's pension obligations, look no further than the invisible tax hike that starts with a T and ends with an F.
- News & Politics, Feature Apr 8, 2014
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Mayor's friend could profit from hotel built with taxpayers' money
Kenneth Griffin, whose firm invested in Marriott, is a top Emanuel donor.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 2, 2014
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Mayor Rahm's pension plan means more slush for his TIFs
Mayor Rahm's pension plan socks it to geezers, jacks up your taxes—and increases the flow of slush to his TIFs.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Apr 1, 2014
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Aldermen advance Rahm's South Loop plan without analyzing it first
While the plan for independent analysis stalls, the City Council approves spending $55 million on the mayor's hotel and stadium deal.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 11, 2014
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In Mayor Emanuel's Chicago, nice aldermen finish last
Rahm's allies keep the South Loop arena and hotel project speeding ahead.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2014
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Mayor Rahm makes no small plans with your tax dollars
When you weren't paying attention, Chicago, Mayor Rahm increased the scope of his South Loop DePaul/Marriott boondoggle—and you get to the pay the bill!
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 24, 2014
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Mayor Rahm finds his inner Woody Guthrie
Emanuel miraculously finds some TIF money to hire a few teachers—just in time for next year's election.
- News & Politics, Politics Dec 23, 2013
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The year in politics: Our third annual awards for political 'achievement'
Recognizing some of the most unforgettable deeds by our local elected leaders in 2013
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 19, 2013
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Our aldermen (at least a few of them) finally challenge the mayor on TIFs!
Most of the City Council still wimps out, but it's a start.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 31, 2013
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The good Dr. Young—social media superstar!
Dr. Quentin Young's good fight continues.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 15, 2013
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The activist-doctor Quentin Young is still in
A new film project tries to capture the life of the physician who takes care of Chicago.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 8, 2013
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The developer who's revolting against Rahm
He may not be Saul Alinsky, but at the moment, James McHugh is all we've got.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 4, 2013
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Slush funds for everyone—why should DePaul and Marriott have all the fun?
I wanna be a player: A modest proposal where you get your own slush funds, just like the big operators
- Arts & Culture, Feature Oct 2, 2013
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The migration of the hipster
A Chicago history, 1898-present
