Monthly Archives: September 2017

CN Sep 28 2017

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Ken

There’s a traditionally-accepted standard that nobody should pay more than 30% of their salary for housing. But more than half of people who rent their housing in Chicago pay more than that. The number of such “cost-burdened” Chicagoans has risen … Continue reading →

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CN Sep 21 2017

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Ken

  Remember when the Department of Justice came to Chicago with a list of “requirements” for reform of the Chicago Police Department? That was just days before Donald Trump upended the federal government and announced that the feds would no … Continue reading →

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CN Sep 14 2017

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Ken

We spend most of our time on Chicago Newsroom focused on Chicago’s myriad budgetary, educational and social problems. But there’s no denying the dramatic construction boom that’s enveloping so much of our city’s central region and at least a few of … Continue reading →

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CN Sep 7 2017

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Ken

Michael Hawthorne’s not too worried that Chicago will have to deal with a Houston-like 50-inch rainfall any time in the near future. But Chicago, like Houston, has a lot of impermeable paving, endless parking lots and massive buildings with acres … Continue reading →

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