Said it before

Say it again: income taxes should rise

03/10/2010

Remember this paragraph from a Chicago Journal editorial from last summer? "New taxes paid to this sorry state are a bitter pill. Get a stiff drink. It’s time to swallow that pill." It was June 25, to be exact, when we published those words.
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Clarify the process

03/03/2010

Alderman Fioretti's Citizens Advisory Committee, a group that makes recommendations to him about new development projects and zoning changes, is a fine-enough idea in theory.
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Three feathers

Credit where credit is due

02/24/2010

Three groups or individuals in this week’s Chicago Journal deserve a feather in their respective caps: Husband and wife Baljinder Bathla and Sagina Hanjrah are doctors who make a home in the South Loop and take their responsibilities as global citizens seriously.
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Opportunity missed at Ickes

Dismantling Ickes wasn’t necessary

02/17/2010

Our Views
We don’t know what’s coming next at Harold Ickes Homes, but we’re guessing the Chicago Housing Authority will — some day, when there’s more money — push for some sort of mixed-income approach at the soon-to-be vacant land at Cermak and State. Usually such plans are discussed before residents start moving out, but never mind that for a moment.
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Weigh in

Community needs to consider the vertiport

02/10/2010

It’s always a bit difficult to editorialize about projects that are under discussion. Projects that are only being considered. Projects that are more talk than contracts, debate than shovels in the dirt.
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Tea leaves

Too early? Maybe. But here's a shot.

02/03/2010

OK, we all know that primary elections - held in early February, when gloomy gray skies are often overhead - tend to attract few voters. But despite the low turnout, the numbers that emerged from two local house races Tuesday give, we think, additional credibility to the notion that there’s an anti-incumbent stew simmering out there.
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Mixed signals

We need to talk, Mr. Chernowsky

01/27/2010

Regular readers of Chicago Journal know we’ve been reporting on St. Stephen’s Terrace Apartments, an affordable housing complex that covers an entire square block between Jackson, Van Buren, Western and Oakley, for several months.
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A new gem

Media center a welcome addition to the neighborhood

01/27/2010

Columbia Media Production Center appears to be a triumph of design and function. An elegant mix of steel, concrete and glass from the always impressive studios of architect Jeanne Gang, the center will serve Columbia’s student and faculty well.
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Don't miss this election

How to get your political fix

01/20/2010

We admit it. We are local political junkies. We follow the maneuvering and deals, the political organizations and simmering rivalries like a rabid sport fan. We want the nitty gritty. And there’s no better place to get your fix of local politics than the feisty state house races heating up in neighborhoods in and around the Loop.
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Preckwinkle for county president

01/13/2010

When it comes to the gargantuan and ungainly Cook County government, we're at the precipice. Re-elect the incumbents, like President Todd Stroger, and then just shut the hell up. You’d be abdicating all responsibility for this $3 billion monstrosity of inside dealing and failed service to our community’s most needy members.
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