Residents in Calumet City continue to be upset about increases in water rates and related fees that are having a disproportionate impact on working families.…
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The City Council on Wednesday approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel‘s $7.8 billion budget, the centerpiece of which is a 4-year, $580 million increase in property taxes.…
Politicians don’t seek out Ian Cull to lower his property tax bill. The 40-year-old Chicago man has never received a call from his mayor asking…
The TIF Illumination Project of the CivicLab will be visiting the 48th Ward on Wednesday, June 18th to reveal the details of the TIFs in…
In an effort to bring more jobs to Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced an ordinance last Wednesday that would halve and later eliminate the so-called…
You can view the Belmont Central Amended TIF Plan and the Belmont Central TIF Presentation for yourself. Changes in the estimated property tax led to…
Like so many Chicago neighborhoods, Pilsen has been the subject of heated debate over the loaded word and process of gentrification. Community-based groups like the…
It has been more than two weeks since the City Council approved Mayor Richard M. Daley’s $6.1 billion budget, but the questions about Chicago’s fiscal…