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Near West Side Olympic meeting on Tuesday
08/03/2009
The committee pushing for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympic games will hold a meeting tomorrow night in the 27th Ward.
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Spend the dog days of summer digging into TIF
07/31/2009
The TIF Sunshine Ordinance required the city to post more details about TIF districts and redevelopment agreements online. The data is now up. Help me dig through them.
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Foreclosure information about your neighborhood
07/30/2009
EveryBlock.com offers a simple and easily searchable database of home foreclosures in each Chicago neighborhood.
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Download the briefs in the Fioretti trial
07/30/2009 10:18 AM
The Congress Plaza Hotel's legal team and City of Chicago attorneys who represented Ald. Fioretti in the recent sidewalk cafe/aldermanic prerogative trial have submitted final briefs.
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Coyote follow-up: five questions with Dan Kelly
07/29/2009
While Dan Kelly didn't find any coyotes in the South Loop while hunting for them on Chicago Journal's behalf, he picked up an appreciation unpolished nature in the heart of the city.
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Congress Hotel in the news
07/27/2009 9:52 AM
The strike-embattled Congress Hotel remains in the news, with a series of articles in the Tribune and a press conference this morning organized by union supporters.
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Friday afternoon linking
07/24/2009 2:53 PM
Olympic contracts and Reese demolition. Weird drinks in the West Loop. A new challenger for the Cook County Board presidency. Politicians and little leagues. Dragon boat races!
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The South Loop's green buildings
07/23/2009
The Alliance for a Greener South Loop has a survey going around about green initiatives in neighborhood commercial and residential buildings. The group plans awards for those with the best practices.
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Huberman: investigate selective enrollment schools
07/22/2009 12:21 AM
Chicago Public Schools boss Ron Huberman announced an investigation into enrollment practices at competitive, selective enrollment city schools.
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Meetings and agendas
07/21/2009 1:42 PM
The Illinois Medical District Commission holds two public hearings this week, one about a potential Costco on the Near West Side. The Board of Education is meeting tomorrow.
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