- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Apr 25, 2012
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The man who wasn't afraid of the mayor
Bill Lavicka didn't just preserve old buildings.
He also showed how to fight City Hall.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 17, 2012
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The Uptown Theatre's opulent decay
Eric Holubow's photography exhibit “In Decay—Stitching America’s Ruins” at the Chicago Cultural Center.
- You Are Here, Zoom in, Nov 10, 2011
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Zoom in: Bronzeville
Michael Reese Hospital isn't getting developed any time soon.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 9, 2009
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Olympics consolation prize: a casino?
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 2, 2009
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We Win!
Believe me: losing the Olympics bid is a very, very good thing.
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 11, 2009
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Last Chance for Gropius
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 6, 2009
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I do not think that word means what you think it means
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 6, 2009
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Is Landmarks Commission Irrelevant?
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 6, 2009
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More Magic Beans
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 4, 2009
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Today in notable photographs
- News & Features, Politics, Jul 30, 2009
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Michael Reese Hospital: The First Sacrificial Lamb
Preservationists' battle over the Michael Reese Hospital campus is just a taste of how the Olympics will drive public policy if Chicago wins the games.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 21, 2009
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Eve of destruction for Michael Reese Hospital
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 30, 2009
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Rookie report cards
Why, exactly, we think the 2007 class of aldermen get a low midterm grade.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 12, 2009
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Your Olympic TIF Program
The city reveals what we already knew in our heart of hearts: the Olympics will be paid for with TIF funds.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 23, 2008
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TIFs and Casinos
What offers the best odds for taxpayers: the city's TIF program or the blackjack tables at the forthcoming Des Plaines casino?
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 17, 2008
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Talking tough, acting soft
After much tough talk, the City Council rolls over the Michael Reese Hospital deal and gives Mayor Daley exactly what he wants.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 24, 2008
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Dept. of no one could have predicted
Chicago 2016 is homeless again.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 12, 2008
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Experts agree: everything fine
2016 boss Pat Ryan tries to "salvage" the Michael Reese deal.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 9, 2008
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Clout rules everything around me
The rising cost of bread and circuses.
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 8, 2008
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Our latest boondoggle
The cost overruns on the city's acquisition and demolition of Michael Reese are just starting -- and we haven't even bought the property yet.
