Ald. Dowell wants more scrutiny of budget
07/30/2009
Third Ward Ald. Pat Dowell introduced an ordinance yesterday at city council calling for more time to review the budget. Read More...
New report criticizes city housing policies
07/30/2009
City's policies on affordable housing aren't working, says a new report. Read More...
Valerie Jarrett, presidential advisor, profiled
07/27/2009
"The Obama White House is now populated with as many Chicagoans as it previously housed Texans. Their presence has produced a whipsawing change in ethos at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue that cannot be explained in strictly partisan, racial or even geographic terms — and of which the new occupants themselves seem unaware." From the NY Times Magazine. Read More...
The Harold Ickes Homes, past and present
07/27/2009
ChiTownDailyNews checks in with residents at the Harold Ickes Homes about the future of the development. Read More...
What's the city role with coal power in Pilsen?
07/22/2009
The Fisk Generating Station, located near Halsted and Cermak, is a coal-fired power plant. Some say the city needs to do more to clean it up. Read More...
Enrique Perez, of Printers Row, recently on WBEZ
07/22/2009
Take a listen to this WBEZ-FM interview with Enrique Perez, the Printers Row dweller and e-newsletter publisher. Perez shared his thoughts about the Central Area Action Plan with the radio station. Read More...
Olympic meeting in Lake View last night
07/21/2009
Last night in Lake View, supporters and detractors of Chicago hosting the 2016 Olympics went head to head. Tonight at 6 p.m., 2nd Ward residents will hear about the games at the UIC Forum on Roosevelt Road. Read More...
Why Willis "Sears" Tower is getting a TIF subsidy
07/20/2009
Ald. Fioretti tells the folks over at Fox News Sunday why the new owners of the Sears Tower deserve a tax increment financing subsidy. Read More...
New South Loop park reviewed by critic Lynn Becker
07/17/2009
Chicago architecture critic Lynn Becker reviews the (relatively) new Pritzker Park, located on the northwest corner of State and Van Buren. Read More...