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January
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
December
Monday, December 19, 2011
Dana Kozlov, CBS 2 and CBS 2 Political Producer Ed Marshall contributed to this report.
Another week, another embarrassing detail concerning the city’s parking meter monopoly; Chicago Parking Meters LLC has sent City Hall another bill for lost revenue from the city’s parking meters.
As CBS 2’sContinue...
Categories: Parking Meters Privatization
Friday, December 16, 2011
As part of the ongoing redistricting process, Alderman Waguespack suggested that the City Council consider a map with 35 rather than 50 wards. Given the decline in population since the peak of 3.6 million in 1950, such a map would have a population per WardContinue...
Categories: 2010 census alderman waguespack redistricting
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Two proposals for the redistricting of the City’s 50 Wards have been presented to the City Council’s Committee on Rules and Ethics.
Categories: City Council redistricting rules and ethics
Friday, December 2, 2011
METRA is proposing changes to the UP North Line Schedule. These changes are designed to better reflect the actual run times, taking into account things like heavier loading times at certain stations.
UP North Line Proposed Schedule
METRA is taking a number of steps to gather publicContinue...
Categories: METRA public transit
November
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The 13th Police District has issued a community alert regarding recent robberies in the area. Victims are being approached by one or two Male Black Offender who punch victims in the face and/or push them down. Offenders then go through victim’s pockets and take proceedsContinue...
Categories: 13th Police District Crime
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The male offender shown in the images below is wanted for two armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery of businesses. The offender committed two armed robberies on November 15, 2011. The first incident occurred in the 1400 block of W. Chicago Av. At approximatelyContinue...
Categories: 13th Police District East Village
Friday, November 4, 2011
Over the past two weeks the City Council conducted a series of budget hearings. As many of you know, the City is facing a deficit of $635.7 million in the 2012 budget. The prior use of one-time revenues from asset leases, such as the parkingContinue...
Categories: City of Chicago Budget Office of Budget Management
October
Monday, October 31, 2011
The Cook County Board of Review has opened Lakeview Township for property tax appeals. Lakeview Township resdients can file an appeal on-line using the following link:
Board of Review On-Line Appeal Link
You can also fill out the following complaint form and either mail it to the BoardContinue...
Categories: Cook County Board of Review Property Tax Appeal Property Taxes