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Legalize pot to balance the city budget?

Legalize pot to balance the city budget?

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"Legalizing and taxing pot makes sense on several levels. (515 views)... More...
whet      comments 13 comments      tim Posted 31 weeks ago
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Michael Jackson's first professional recording discovered

Michael Jackson's first professional recording discovered

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The tape's been sitting in a Chicagoland warehouse for 40+ years; in researching a story about the Jackson Five's first studio recordings, it was uncovered. (324 views)... More...
whet      comments 3 comments      tim Posted 26 weeks ago
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Do El line colors mean anything?

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Great synthesis of Chicago history, usability, and the economic costs of color choice. As a U of C grad I demand that the next El line be maroon. (345 views)... More...
whet      comments 6 comments      tim Posted 19 weeks ago
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Chicago is "overbanked"

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YES. YES IT IS. BRING BACK FILTER. (291 views)... More...
whet      comments 4 comments      tim Posted 31 weeks ago
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Mayor Daley blocks Manny Flores's 2016 Oversight

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Ald. Flores tried to cap public spending on the games; no luck. So he tried to at least impose some oversight, and now Da Mare's trying to block it with his own watered-down version. (173 views)... More...
whet      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 27 weeks ago
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Cheerful Reading for Persons of a Nervous Turn of Mind

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Amazing, amazing crime briefs from my new favorite blog (from Cliff Doerkson, Reader/TOC contributor). (288 views)... More...
whet      comments 3 comments      tim Posted 40 weeks ago
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The parking meter fiasco: who *didn't* get screwed?

The parking meter fiasco: who *didn't* get screwed?

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Key graph (IMHO): "Not only did William Blair advise the city on the deal - it came up with the idea in the first place. (219 views)... More...
whet      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 38 weeks ago
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Hoffman Debunks Daley

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Nice breakdown of the IG parking meter report by ProgressIL (159 views)... More...
whet      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 40 weeks ago
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City loses $3 million on Roseland supermarket site

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It's great that a Roseland food desert is going to get a supermarket, but why'd it take a decade? And how'd we lose $3 million on the deal? Mick Dumke explains. (121 views)... More...
whet      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 31 weeks ago
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Cook County Juvenile Court in Markham is among nation's busiest

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Kim Janssen's piece in the Trib has the best lede I've read in forever. It's not just a significant news story, it's also just incredibly well written. (69 views)... More...
whet      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 30 weeks ago
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