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TIF is renowned for its laborious process, expensive red tape, and opaqueness on financial details. It requires community input, lawyers, city planners/budget staff, politicians, etc.

Why on earth would you take a program this top-heavy in terms of administrative costs which is specifically designed for one thing and try to "evolve" it to do something squarely at odds with its original purpose?

And here I thought you were a free market champion!
Posted by the Welshman]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 09:27:26 -0500 Chicago Reader Posted by John]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 09:01:31 -0500 Chicago Reader Posted by Marilyn]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 08:29:46 -0500 Chicago Reader Posted by Tim]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 06:02:30 -0500 Chicago Reader Posted by John Morgan]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 05:54:21 -0500 Chicago Reader Posted by Peter Byrne]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 03:18:45 -0500 Chicago Reader
As with pretty much every issue of this type, Remix, there are going to be people like that on both sides.
Posted by The original IAC]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 01:27:27 -0500 Chicago Reader I've been reading the Reader for at least 35 years, back from when Neil Tesser wrote the Hot Type column, Phoebe & The Pigeon People ruled section three and letters to the editors and the wacked classifieds were the most entertaining parts of the 1 lb. stinky, ink stainy brick of a paper.
Posted by a fan]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 23:41:38 -0500 Chicago Reader
I have absolutely no idea what Dumke means by that. I think Emanuel has been very clear that this is being done to save money SO THAT school performance and the dropout rate can be improved.
Posted by The original IAC]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 23:06:04 -0500 Chicago Reader
Wow! This is the first time I have seen that WBEZ report.
Posted by The original IAC]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 22:42:08 -0500 Chicago Reader
The Iceman
Rating: 2 Stars
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Chilam Balam
Rating: 3 Stars
Posted by Comensal]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 21:22:04 -0500 Chicago Reader
there is nothing COOL about what this guy did. If he did it.
Posted by Visionary]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 20:47:29 -0500 Chicago Reader
Logan Square folks have been exchanging tips on how to address this issue via the Logan Square yahoo group for years. After a while it became clear that just asking nicely wasn't a viable long-term solution.

What is frustrating is that 1) when they promise to stop delivery it is always temporary, which places the burden back on us to keep following up and 2) their publications are not forthright in *how* to get the deliveries stopped.

Look at emails, for example - most halfway principled organizations and companies ask if you want to be subscribed (including both signing up and then confirming in a followup email), and then *clearly* include an "unsubscribe" option at the bottom.

Our situation is analogous to a company which sends you spam, doesn't tell you how to stop receiving it, makes you go through their staff directory to find a live body for advice, then makes you keep calling until you find the *right* person, then requires that you follow up when a few weeks or months later the unwanted deliveries start again.
Posted by Carter O'Brien]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 19:35:06 -0500 Chicago Reader Posted by Denis Mulvihill]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 19:22:31 -0500 Chicago Reader
But you and MrJM are suggesting that because TIFs were originally set up to revitalize struggling areas then it isn't even debatable whether they should serve as an economic engine in areas that are not struggling.
Posted by The original IAC]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:34 -0500 Chicago Reader
http://youtu.be/QaCkuogTL6c
Posted by ooftv]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 18:46:35 -0500 Chicago Reader Posted by disenchanted teacher]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 18:23:45 -0500 Chicago Reader
i'm going to have to disagree with you on revitalization. they have built various condos around there, there are some very high priced buildings around there, and adding an additional convention center to a place that's already home to a massive one isn't going to make anything better.
Posted by IAC Remix]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 18:23:10 -0500 Chicago Reader
I can't wait to see this on a t-shirt!
Posted by Shorty Lee Lowe]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 17:44:41 -0500 Chicago Reader and it is about time
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