Mayor Daley Proposes TIF Subsidies for Vacant Home Purchases
It’s not the Sweet Home Chicago ordinance, which has been pushed by affordable housing advocates. And it’s only for home buyers, not renters. But that doesn’t mean it’s bad, either.
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College Comeback: The University of Chicago Finds Its Groove
U-TURN: For decades, undergraduates at the University of Chicago seemed to live by the ancient notion that scholars must “suffer into learning,” and over time applications and enrollment declined. As a result, school officials have worked to reinvent the place, and today Hyde Park has become a hot destination among students applying to the country’s top-tier colleges
Radiation Roundup: Good Sources and Stories on the Fukushima Crisis
Putting the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan in context with the latest reports on safety, containment, and risk, including a new look at earthquake risks to nuclear power plants in the U.S.
For Chicago Lawyer Bob Clifford, 9/11 Case Could Be His Biggest Yet
SHOWDOWN ON GROUND ZERO: At the center of a huge 9/11 lawsuit—a $1.2 billion property damage case—is the Chicagoan Robert Clifford, one of the top aviation lawyers in the nation
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Related: FOR CHICAGO LAWYER, 9/11 CASE COULD BE HIS BIGGEST YET » Though personal injury lawyers have sometimes been a target of outrage—for winning huge jury awards for supposedly minor mishaps, for example—Bob Clifford argues that certain cases have the potential to bring about needed changes. One example that he likes to cite: In 1987, … Read more
5 Things You Should Know About Radiation, Because They Are Interesting
Where the first nuke was buried in Chicagoland; the first radiation poisoning, or at least the first lawsuit about radiation poisoning; police forensics, circa 1898; the early history of the stop snitchin’ code; and more
Dining, Table Tennis, and Western Wear on Chicago Avenue
Check out our recommendations for restaurants and stores in the heart of West Town and Noble Square… and these deep cuts to go along with them.
Michigan's Rick Snyder is the New Scott Walker
While the political and fiscal news in Illinois remains relatively quiet, our Midwestern neighbors are taking dramatic and controversial steps to repair their budgets.
Did Rahm Emanuel Have a Role in O'Hare Expansion?
Yesterday, when lame-duck mayor Richard M. Daley finally got some of what he wanted in the building of a new runway and a new air traffic control tower at O’Hare, he got to take center stage. But people who follow city politics saw the hand of Rahm Emanuel, who has an old friend in Ray LaHood, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation…
After the Japanese Nuclear Disaster, Should You Be Worried About Illinois Power Plants?
Could a partial meltdown occur at a Great Lakes nuclear power plant? One already has, and there’s even a song about it. Here’s a look at some risks for Midwestern plants, including tornadoes, people, and not being a nuclear power plant.