Emanuel calls for connecting all neighborhoods to job opportunities
By Lily Singh and Kierra Gray Mayor Rahm Emanuel highlighted Tuesday how Chicago is investing public dollars to attract private sector dollars, especially in parts of the city that have failed to attract businesses. “Where you invest in either a skilled work force, transportation, public schools, parks, housing…using those leverage points of public dollars [can] […]
Lucas Museum location lawsuit continues (Video)
By Kierra Gray Last week’s approval by the City Council to sanction the lakefront site for the Lucas Museum is not stopping Friends of the Parks from pursuing the group’s lawsuit against the Chicago Park District and the city. So controversy over the site continues even after the city and the Chicago Bears franchise negotiated […]
New Chicago budget hikes property taxes
By Kierra Gray Chicago homeowners are facing an estimated 13 percent property tax increase after the City Council voted 35-15 to approve Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $7.8 billion dollar city budget Wednesday. The fiscal 2016 budget includes $755 million in additional taxes and fees. Chicagoans will see the property tax increase take effect over four years.
City Council delays Lucas Museum vote
By Kierra Gray Chicago’s City Council delayed the vote Wednesday on the lakefront siting of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art until next week pending further negotiation with the Chicago Bears on parking. Bears fans hoping to tailgate before and after the games fear they will lose their space because of the museum plans. Bears […]
