Another TIF district downtown

01/13/2010

The City of Chicago will gather March 9 to discuss creating a new tax increment financing district tentatively called the Randolph-Wells TIF District.
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No med district meeting this week

01/13/2010

The Illinois Medical District Commission will gather on Jan. 26 for their first quarterly meeting of the new year. A page on the district’s Web site listed that session on Jan. 12 erroneously.
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Rockwell resident selection

01/13/2010

A Chicago Housing Authority committee was scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 13 to discuss the rules for former residents of Rockwell Gardens who are returning to the next phase of the redevelopment of that public housing development.
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Near South parks

01/13/2010

One new Near South Side park is open, ready for runners, playgrounders and anyone else looking for a spot of green in the city.
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A sea of fluorescence

01/06/2010

City of Chicago traffic aides filled the Wentworth Avenue bus on Tuesday afternoon.
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Kicking off 2010 with meetings

01/06/2010

A few community meetings coming up: As noted in Chicago Journal’s front page story about the National Teachers Academy, parents are scheduled to meet tonight, Jan. 7, to hear about the space-sharing plan with South Loop School.
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Crane part of new CPS training effort

01/06/2010

Crane High School, 2245 W. Jackson, is one of 11 Chicago Public School high schools that will host a new College and Career Academy starting this fall, according to a media statement.
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Debate-watching time again, just like Biden and Palin

01/06/2010

The Better Government Association and ABC-7 will broadcast debates between candidates for some of the highest offices in the county and the state this month, ahead of the Feb. 2 primary.
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Quotable quotes from Chicago Journal's pages in 2009

12/30/2009

“Does that mean you overpaid? I don’t know. You may have paid the right price when you bought it.” - Thomas FitzGibbon, executive vice president at MB Financial Bank, talking about South Loop condo auctions where units sold for prices lower than during the boom years.
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Year in review

12/30/2009

We recap the year with demolitions either started or approved in 2009, media outlets that picked up the Felony Franks story and the most read stories on ChicagoJournal.com. Read More...