Category: Politics
Alderman puts hold on Rogers Park development
Don't worry: This garish rendering (inspired by MS Paint, maybe?) isn't going anywhere soon. After a community meeting Monday night, Ald. Joe Moor [...]
Looking ahead to the Olympic Village
Chicago’s claim to the 2016 Summer Olympics is anything but a lock. The city faces stiff competition from six Asian, European and South American cou [...]
Quote of the day: Taxpayers deserve to know how TIF money is spent
"At a time when many homeowners are reeling from skyrocketing property taxes, and money is tight for so many families, people should absolutely be abl [...]
Development awards recognize city-changing projects
The Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards ceremony that was held last Thursday to honor a year's worth of forward-thinking urban development. Crain' [...]
The courage to raise taxes
We have a mayor who's not lacking in courage.
We found the video via 37signals, a local Internet applications development firm. [...]
City Council passes transfer-tax increase
No surprise here: Aldermen completed the CTA bailout on Wednesday by passing a 40-percent transfer-tax increase for most (but not all) property buyers [...]
Quote of the day: A done deal?
"This is one of those votes I think a lot of us will make, holding our noses... If this doesn't happen, you are not going to have buses."
- Ald. Isaa [...]
Comment of the day: Connecting the taxed to the tax-funded
"Lee is right: the availability of public transit adds thousands of dollars to the value of every property in the city - particularly the downtown com [...]
Monday, Monday is transfer tax fun day
The following is an abbreviated version of an e-mail from reader Bob Darrow, who reports on real estate in the Windy City Guide:
On Monday, February [...]
Landmarks Ordinance tops Preservation Chicago's 2008 watch list
In its latest review of the city’s threatened historical places, Preservation Chicago moved beyond buildings and neighborhoods and added a set of laws [...]
Quote of the day: Developers know best?
"They know quality. They know design. You don't want a whole bunch of people who don't know anything."
- Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), defending the pr [...]
Condos for candidates?
The newly-launched Chicago Condos blog (an extension of ChicagoCondosOnline.com) poses a fun (and interesting) question this morning: Which condos wou [...]
An open discussion on the real estate transfer tax increase
We've all seen the headlines: Springfield's pending transit solution is now wrapped up in a rather hefty increase in the state's real estate transfer [...]
Say goodbye to public housing's critical mass
The Chicago Reporter recently rolled out an impressive package of articles and graphs documenting the decline of the Chicago Housing Authority's polit [...]
Real estate issues top Chicago Journal's year-in-review
A handful of hot-button real estate issues topped the Chicago Journal's year-in-review feature this month.
The weekly newspaper serves Wicker Park, B [...]
Spindle dodges bullet, again
I still remember when I first visited Chicago as a tourist. Friends in the area advised me: Don't go to Aurora and expect to find the Spindle. That ha [...]
Joravsky explains Lincoln Square outcome
The city may have backed off its plan in Lincoln Square's eminent domain showdown, but there are still lingering questions about the nature of the pro [...]
Alderman backs off Lincoln Square proposal
Ald. Gene Schulter (47th) appeared to backpedal away from a proposal that would have authorized the city to seize properties along Western Avenue in L [...]
Castle Coalition rallies community around Lincoln Square's eminent domain crisis
How would you like to see your community, your home and your livelihood threatened by an abusive state law and an indifferent local government? Chri [...]
Quote of the day: Judicial bailout for homeowners?
"A strategic change in the bankruptcy code will provide homeowners facing foreclosure a degree of financial stability - even when the market cannot."
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