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- Living the high life, family style
- Taxpayers suffer for McCormick grudge
- Water + sewers = slush fund
- The mysterious death of Sammy Wanjiru
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Grocer shouldn't get TIF
07/13/2011
We were a little bit surprised to see that the West Loop's Gateway project nabbed a $7 million subsidy from the city this week.
Read more...Beautiful day on Western
06/22/2011
The Near West Side Chamber of Commerce’s sidewalk sale last week was great. When we stopped by to check out the scene, the tent they’d set up on a vacant lot at Western and Monroe wasn’t exactly hopping. But it was good-looking.
Read more...Something's brewing on Motor Row
06/22/2011
We couldn’t be more excited about the new brewery coming to Motor Row. This paper has made no secret of its passion for local beers, though most of the fun has been in the West Loop and on the Near West Side recently.
Read more...Showcasing the South Loop
06/15/2011
We took a walk down South Michigan Avenue this week for our piece on a proposed entertainment district on Motor Row, and were astounded by the three blocks of ornate buildings we found.
Read more...Cure mobs with programming
06/08/2011
Since Memorial Day, the city has been abuzz with worried energy over the recent spate of mob attacks and robberies around the downtown and in University Village. Rightfully so.
Read more...New Chicago bike lanes a fine ride
06/08/2011
The new walled-off bike lanes on Kinzie look fantastic, and it’s shocking to see city government moving this quickly. When Ald. Brendan Reilly announced the new lanes in his newsletter last Friday night, it seemed like a cool idea. But we didn’t expect to see things move this quickly.
Read more...We'll miss you, Oprah
06/01/2011
We bid farewell to two West Loop staples this month. One’s gone for a few months and one's gone probably gone forever. We're speaking, of course, of the Bulls and the Blackhawks' summer vacation and Oprah Winfrey’s departure to California.
Read more...Casino Royale
Should Chicago roll the dice on a city casino?
05/25/2011
Chicago’s pretty near broke. No one’s contesting that anymore. After several years of tricks and trades, the city has exhausted just about all the options it has for one-time, short-term revenue fixes — selling the parking meters, selling the Skyway, etc.
Read more...Seriously, new offices?
05/25/2011
With two new proposals popping up in the past week, we’d like to make clear our view that it is completely illogical to be building new office buildings in this economy.
Read more...Power plant hoax bad idea
05/04/2011
We think reducing pollution on the two coal-fired power plants in the city is a good idea — that’s a given. Though the city certainly needs electricity, it’s in the best interest of Midwest Generation, as well as the city’s health, to reduce the amount of pollution coming from the power plants.
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