The Felony Franks dispute hits Wall Street
10/13/2009
Today, the Wall Street Journal gets into the Felony Franks story. One new tidbit from the piece: a civil-rights law firm in Washington D.C. has contacted Felony Franks owner Jim Andrews about litigating over Ald. Fioretti's introduction of an ordinance banning overhanging signs on Western Avenue. Read More...
Old Post Office buyer misses deadline
10/12/2009
Still no closing on the Old Post Office. Bill Davies, an investor from England, purchased the property at auction this summer for $40 million. He put down a $4 million deposit, but hasn't closed on the deal, according to David Roeder of the Sun-Times. Read More...
Burnett: spend TIF bucks on affordable housing
10/09/2009
Progress Illinois reports on the Sweet Home Chicago Coalition's campaign for more affordable housing. Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), whose ward includes parts of the West Loop and Near West Side, is crafting an ordinance calling for 20 percent of tax increment financing dollars to go towards affordable housing. Read More...
Pilsen Alderman Danny Solis to chair zoning
10/07/2009
Following the retirement of Ald. William Banks, Mayor Daley has tapped Pilsen Ald. Danny Solis (25th) to head the all-important Committee on Zoning. Read More...
Fenger kids tell why they fight
10/06/2009
The Trib kicks off a series about youth violence today. Read More...
Canvassing to stop an eviction on the North Side
10/02/2009
Supporters of a family on the North Side are trying to stop their eviction. Read More...
Olympic decision is a triumph for the nerds
10/02/2009
Windycitizen.com founder and editor Brad Flora on why Chicago didn't score the 2016 Games. Read More...
South Loop condo board loses lawsuit
09/28/2009
Residents living at the East Side Lofts, 1601 S. Indiana, have lost their lawsuit against developer MCZ, the Sun-Times reports. The association governing the building claimed the shoddy work left them with a $4.2 million bill. Read More...
Gerald Fogelson and Michael Scott in the Tribune
09/25/2009
The relationship between Gerald Fogelson, developer behind a spate of South Loop properties, and Michael Scott, who the Tribune notes has "multiple roles as a private developer, mayoral confidant and member of the city's Olympic committee," is investigated in this Tribune piece. Read More...
Photos of the Board of Trade in 1971
09/25/2009
Gapers Block has posted a series of beautiful black-and-white photographs of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1971. A fascinating glimpse into a long-gone commercial demimonde. Read More...