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City ordinance promises TIF transparency amid calls for reform

Mon, 04/15/2013 - 11:57am

A coalition of aldermen proposed legislation on Wednesday that would require the city to aggregate information and performance metrics regarding Tax Increment Finance projects into a centralized online database.

The “TIF accountability ordinance” builds on the 2009 TIF sunshine ordinance that required the city’s Department of Housing and Economic Development to publish information about spending in each TIF district.

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Damen, Elston and Fullerton fix gets closer

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 3:33pm

City hall progressives push for online TIF database

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 3:32pm

Alderman wants Chicago to ban pavement sealants made with coal tar

Thu, 04/11/2013 - 10:23am

Night games re-emerge as Wrigley sticking point, alderman says

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 5:16pm

Ald. Brookins calls campaigning on state time charge against Stanley Moore a 'minor infraction'

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 5:14pm

Mayor proposes closing tax loophole benefitting property investors

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 4:08pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed an ordinance at Wednesday’s City Council meeting that closes a property tax loophole, a move he says could save the city about $2 million in tax revenue over the next two years.

The measure amends the city’s Real Property Transfer Tax ordinance to clarify that only lenders such as banks or credit unions – not investors – that are selling or transferring properties foreclosed upon are exempt from paying a property transfer tax.

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Year-round city stickers, tougher penalties for gambling, drinking and urinating on the public way receive Council approval

Wed, 04/10/2013 - 3:21pm

Chicago city stickers will be sold year-round beginning in 2014 under a measure passed Wednesday by the City Council.

The plan, championed by City Clerk Susana Mendoza, will transition the city’s current seasonal registration schedule to one in which drivers can purchase a new sticker in any given month. Drivers currently only have a window of a few weeks in May and June to buy a vehicle sticker.

Mendoza said Chicago residents currently purchase about 1.3 million stickers each year during the one-month registration period.

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Ald. Brendan Reilly breaks with mayor over city’s parking tax

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 5:16pm

Revamp of jumbled North Side intersection moves forward

Tue, 04/09/2013 - 4:57pm

The Chicago Community Development Commission on Tuesday approved a plan from the city’s Department of Transportation to revamp the chaotic intersection at Fullerton, Damen, and Elston avenues on the near North Side.

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