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Englewood School Repurposing, So Fresh Saturdays and More RAGE Updates!

Chicago Talks, September 5, 2014

Englewood School Repurposing Update In case you were wondering what is happening with all the…

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Race for the “Independent” Voice

Chicago Talks, March 14, 2014

There may be a variety of candidates vying to represent the 40th district in the…

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TIF town meeting in Englewood

Chicago Talks, March 7, 2013

LET’S TALK TIFs!   Tracking the Dollars…Residents Speak Up! Chicago, Resident Matters will host a Community…

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Roseland Residents Question TIF Program Developments

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2012October 11, 2019

The commercial strip along Michigan Avenue in Roseland, on Chicago’s far South Side, is supposedly…

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City Council Votes to End 8 TIFs; $9 Million Diverted to City, CPS

Chicago Talks, November 9, 2012

On Thursday the Chicago City Council voted to recommend ending eight tax increment financing districts,…

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TIF Surplus Met With Questions from Aldermen

Chicago Talks, October 31, 2011

Carole Brown, chair of Chicago’s TIF Reform Task Force, said Monday that the city has…

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Loretto Hospital’s TIF Project has Yielded no Jobs, AustinTalks Finds

Chicago Talks, August 15, 2011

Despite a $7.5 million tax subsidy from the city of Chicago, Loretto Hospital hasn’t created…

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Bronzeville Residents Want TIF Reform

Chicago Talks, August 10, 2011

Curtis Black from the Community Media Workshop’s Newstips blog covered Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s TIF Task Force…

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  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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