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CN Oct. 29, 2015
By now, we all know the numbers. $543 million in new property taxes to make the firefighters and police pensions whole. $45 million for “modernizing” public school buildings. $9.50 a month for garbage collection. Millions and millions more in … Continue reading
CN Oct. 22, 2015
In 1995, the Chicago Public Schools were in crisis. In 1975, the Chicago Public Schools were in crisis. Also in 2005, and probably in 1955 and 1935. So it’s useful to sit down with a journalist who’s been covering the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arne Duncan, Catalyst-Chicago, CTU, Linda Lenz, Linda Lutton, Noble Network, Rahm Emanuel, WBEZ, Wendy Katten
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CN Oct. 15, 2015
Ben Joravsky’s our guest this week, And when Ben’s at the table the discussion has to include criticism of the TIF program. As it happens, Budget Director Alex Holt was our guest last week, and Ben had some reactions to several … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Holt, Ben Joravsky, Catalyst, Chicago Reader, CPS Board, Rahm Emanuel, revenue sharing, Sarah Karp, TIFs##
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CN October 8, 2015
(In case you’re not in the mood for 40-minutes of conversation about Tax Increment Financing, we’ve provided times so that you can jump to that particular topic.) Chicago’s budget director Alex Holt drops in to talk TIFs. Holt argues that TIFs … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Holt, Chicago Budget Director, CPS, property taxes, TIF critics, TIF surplus, TIFs##, Tom Tresser
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CN Oct. 1, 2015
The Chicago Sun-Times made an astounding announcement a few weeks ago – that they were laying off their Managing Editor, and would put out the paper and manage their digital presence without one. That editor was Craig Newman, and he’s our guest … Continue reading
CN Sept.17, 2015
Are you getting comfortable with the the notion that your taxes are about to go up as they never have in your lifetime? Well, that’s probably a good thing, because Aldertrack’s Mike Fourcher says it’s just the beginning. “Every analyst … Continue reading
CN Sep. 10, 2015
So, it’s sort of quasi-official. We’re in for the largest property tax increase in modern Chicago history. Along with new fees for garbage collection and new taxes on all kinds of other activities. We’ll know officially in a couple of … Continue reading
CN August 27, 2015
Wanna spend a half-hour talking about the Illinois budget mess and the neutron-bomb that is the Illinois pension situation? No? Who could blame you? But this conversation’s a little different, because it’s with a guy who was there. For pretty … Continue reading
CN August 20, 2015
The City Council Progressive Caucus. It’s been around for years, and for much of that time it has prompted giggles at the mere mention of its name. But after the last election, the Caucus found itself with eleven declared … Continue reading
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