Does it have too much parking? Too little? Is it too much like its neighbors… or too much like towers in Spain, Chile, Abu Dhabi, and China? Developing one of Chicago’s most significant and most underused plots of land is, and will be, a fraught process.
Barack Obama owes longtime friend and fundraiser Penny Pritzker a great deal, going back to his days as an obscure state senator. 2008 wasn’t the right time to include her in his cabinet, for a host of reasons, but he’s got a lot more political capital in 2012, and much less to lose.
A job doing research and development for the Cubs has opened up, working alongside new hire and sabermetrics expert Tom Tango—who explodes the Bartman myth with the Leverage Index.
Aside from the obvious sources—nearby counties and states that don’t have Chicago’s history of strict gun laws—a surprising number of guns come up north from the Delta into the city, a current dilemma overlaying the old tracks of history.
The rustic-chic jewelry designer on her vintage Plattner chair, her great-grandmother’s watch, and more
The state’s flat tax, its dependence on property taxes, and relatively high sales taxes (both state and local) combine for a tax structure that, compared to other states, hits the poor hard—and the middle class as well.
The outgoing Department of Transportation secretary talks about his legacy, his best friends in government (Rahm and Joe Biden), and his relationship with the President (“bipartisanship is in his blood”).
New York City, scared off the plan by Chicago’s experience, just decided to hold on to its parking meters. There’s been a bit of a backlash against public-private partnerships in the past few months, as both governments and operators struggle with the financing of infrastructure in a down economy.
Chicagoans did well for themselves in the first Obama term; two still serve in the highly sought-after assignments of London and Paris. As Obama looks to his expensive legacy projects, more look to be on the way.
High-intensity circuit training helped this mother of two lose 13 pounds.
