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More Chicago Ward Mapping and Other Political Reads
The possibility that a lawsuit could be filed over the recent ward remapping of the city is still in play. But not everyone's dissatisfied: a small, active Polish coalition made significant gains on the northwest side.
CME Turns Down City Money, and the TIF Debate Continues
The CME Group, fresh off its tax-break legislative victory, declined a TIF deal that originated in the Daley administration and would have given them $15 million. And with that, another round of tax increment finance talk kicks off.
Chicago Ward Remap: A Lawsuit Waiting to Happen?
The Latino community blasts Rahm Emanuel and the City Council for approving a ward remap that underrepresents minority constituents.
RIP Don Cornelius, "Soul Train" Host
The creator of television's longest-running nationally-syndicated show is a Chicago broadcasting legend, but he had to head for Hollywood for "Soul Train" to become what it was. Plus: James Brown, David Bowie, and Gladys Knight on the Soul Train stage.
Chicago: Less Segregated, Still Really Segregated
Harvard sociologist Edward Glaeser, author of "The Triumph of the City," notes another civic triumph: declining segregation nationwide. But one city's triumph is another's failure.
Chicago's Warm Winter Weather and Global Warming
Does global warming have anything to do with the fact that Chicago might break a January record for high temperatures today? Yes, probably, and probably not. It depends on what you're asking, and whom.
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