Chanting “TIf money’s our money,” and carrying signs that read
“Corporate Welfare is breaking Chicago’s back,” more than 100 protesters
marched through downtown Chicago yesterday to protest the allocation of
$29.5 million in tax increment financing (TIF) for a corporate tower in
the West Loop.
“This money is cut right off the top of
our property taxes, and we need to reinvest it in areas other than the
Loop,” said Rita Pope, a resident of Evanston who was born in North
Lawndale. Pope volunteers for the Organization of the North East and
helped pass out flyers during Tuesday’s protest.
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The Chicago City Council will hold hearings on what are rumored to be
80 to 120 neighborhood school closings, according to Ald. Latasha Thomas (17th),
head of the council's education committee.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a plan yesterday for which the
city will spend $2.5 million a year to help its homeless residents.
AFSCME Council 31 public employees union is upset about the plan because the strategy
will outsource the city’s overnight homeless transport service.
The Cook County Board passed a resolution today setting up a committee that has 60 days to devise a model for a county
land bank, an ambitious proposal that board President Toni Preckwinkle 
More than 50 percent of renters in Illinois don’t have enough money to afford a two-bedroom apartment in the state, a 
