Resident Documents Neglect in Her West Side Neighborhood
After many nights of loud music and drug dealers lingering outside, Aleksandra Hodowany decided to capture the hardships of her neighborhood. Hodowany, a 37-year-old student at John Marshall Law School, is making a documentary covering the neglect and lack of police enforcement in her East Garfield Park neighborhood. Hodowany has been living in East Garfield […]
TIF Surplus Met With Questions from Aldermen
Carole Brown, chair of Chicago’s TIF Reform Task Force, said Monday that the city has approximately $100 million in surplus TIF money, which should be returned to the general fund. Brown said 20 to 30 percent of the city’s TIF funds, which total about $550 million, were surplus. Brown was appointed in May by Mayor […]
