From Crains.com
Good-government activists long have pointed to Richard M. Daley’s midnight bulldozer raid that destroyed Meigs Field as a classic example of not serving the public interest.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has pointed to another abuse: so-called aldermanic prerogative, in which local political concerns bigfoot citywide needs. Lightfoot has vowed to end the practice. (read more)
From MSN.com
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL – The Rich Township High School District 227 Board of Education has voted to approve $105 million to finance several key construction and renovation projects at Rich Central and Rich South High Schools, district officials confirmed. (read more)
From Curbed Chicago
Chicago’s current tally of 33 high-rise buildings under construction can add another large project to the mix as crews officially break ground on the 74-story, Helmut Jahn-designed skyscraper known as 1000M.
Although co-developers Time Equities, JK Equities, and Oak Capitals hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in October, work at 1000 S. Michigan Avenue didn’t start in earnest until the last weekend of November—after the project landed its first building permit. (read more)
