Chicagotalks has reported and mapped them. The Chicago Reader has doggedly investigated them. Now Mayor…
Tag: Tax increment financing
Belmont-Central Gets Revised Budget & TIF Plan Update
You can view the Belmont Central Amended TIF Plan and the Belmont Central TIF Presentation…
Challenges Remain in Getting TIF Information in Chicago
It takes time and patience to get information about the hundreds of millions of dollars…
TIF Subsidies Given to Chicago Companies, Nonprofits Bypass City Neighborhoods in Need of Jobs
United Airlines and Quaker Oats. The fitness club at Union Station and the parent company…
Alderman’s Neighbor Challenging Her in the 37th Ward
It was a question everyone else had trouble answering – except Shanika J. Finley. The Realtor,…
Zoning in on Pilsen: As Development Moves in, Old-Timers Move Out
Like so many Chicago neighborhoods, Pilsen has been the subject of heated debate over the…
2nd Ward Alderman Talks About His Budget “No” Vote
It has been more than two weeks since the City Council approved Mayor Richard M….
Proposed City Budget Cuts Small Business Support
By Curtis Black, Newstips Editor, Community Media Workshop With neighborhood economic development groups objecting to…