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by Adam Doster
12:18pm
Thu Feb 11, 2010
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Meet State Sen. Bill Brady

Election 2010

If State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) ultimately prevails in the GOP gubernatorial primary, what can voters expect from him this election season? He's telegenic, quick on his feet, and deeply conservative.

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by Josh Kalven
11:28am
Wed Dec 9, 2009
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Parking Meters And "The Chicago Way"

Infrastructure

In his Wall Street Journal column today, Tom Frank contrasts Washington Republicans' kvetching about the so-called "Chicago Way" with the fact that the city has become ground zero for the conservatives' beloved privatization movement.  After recalling the parking meter ...

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by Angela Caputo
1:27pm
Fri Aug 21, 2009
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Shaw On Parking Meter Suit: "Win Or Lose, We Need Some Answers"

Infrastructure

Yesterday, we highlighted Ald. Berny Stone's (50th Ward) failed -- yet amusing-- effort to discredit the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization's (IVI-IPO) new lawsuit challenging the legality of 75-year lease of the city's parking meters. Now the ...

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by Angela Caputo
12:45pm
Thu Aug 20, 2009
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Dumke Vs. Stone On The Parking Meter Deal

Chicago Tonight

After the Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization's (IVI-IPO) filed a lawsuit yesterday against the city of Chicago challenging the legality of the 75-year parking meter lease, WTTW's Chicago Tonight convened
a panel to talk about this latest ...

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by Angela Caputo
4:39pm
Thu Jul 30, 2009
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"The Money Is There": Aldermen Seek Greater Investment In Affordable Housing

Tax Increment Financing

You don't have to dig too deep into our past coverage of Chicago's tax increment financing (TIF) system to see how the system has been gamed by influential businessmen, deep-pocketed campaign contributors, and the politically connected.  A report (PDF) released today by the ...

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by Angela Caputo
4:56pm
Fri Jul 17, 2009
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Wind On The Prairie

Environment

Yesterday, we highlighted
a rare bit of good news for Illinois schools: Revenue from large-scale
wind projects are providing relief to some downstate school districts
who've been struggling to cope with unreliable state funding. For
instance, by next year, the ...