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Does anyone know if Target is leasing or buying the land to build their store? If they are buying where is the money going? How much of their taxes is going back into the assisted-income building? If...

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I read last year in a posting by someone on this board that Target has a history of saturating an area with their stores. If that's the case, I'm not ready to rule out that the building of a Target at...

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That's why we need to have another community meeting where those who have decided to control this project exclusively and only reveal what they want us to know (e.g. Shiller, Holsten and the Dept. of...

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I always find it grimly amusing that the Wilson Yard plan is "set in stone" and "nothing can be changed, it's too late" when the community asks for input or changes.Yet it seems when the alderman...

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the answer may be yes... the same bank manager I mentioned earlier seemed to indicate that... additionally the manager had gone around meeting different aldermen to understand their communities/etc.,...

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If that were true, it would be corruption--and the "branch manager" you mention should report it to the authorities. However, I really don't like Shiller, but I have trouble believing that she would...

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No, she's not. It's been rumored repeatedly that she asks developers for "donations" to charities or low-income housing funds in exchange for approvals for their projects or zoning changes.

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I think we want the Alderman to be asking all developers, what's the benefit to the community?

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Well, if Helen Shiller is really doing that sort of thing, she had better watch her back... It will get documented sooner or later, if it hasn't been already. This is the same sort of activity that...

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Many of us have heard that it's rather standard practice for a number of aldermen to pressure developers to donate to a charity in order to get something done..... often related to the developer's...

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I would go straight to the Federal prosecutor if I were witness to corruption. They may listen or they may not, but I do not have any faith in the city government to police itself under current...

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Maybe we should report Mayor Daley.For Immediate ReleaseContact: Constance BuscemiPhone: (312) 744-2976E-mail: Constance.Buscemi@cityofchicago.orgWednesday, January 11, 2006City assistance will keep...

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We are just slaves to the Chicago Democratic Machine. As long as we pay taxes, the politician's cronies get paid. Mr. Holstein is just getting our fat tax dollars to finance his project so later on he...

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In essence, if the city is saying explicitly "we'll help you push this project through if you give a bunch of money to so-and-so", it really is some sort of obscure form of bribery... If it went...

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If the politician has some type of a connection to this charity, it could be said this politician is experiencing some benefit, and that is serious. Did you ever notice that it's always rather quiet...

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Anyone happen to have the listing of the board of directors for the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund? I'd like to also get a listing of the developers who "donated" to this fund and then see...

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good article in the trib today about the rebirth of Kenwood-Oakland neighborhood.

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Target's discountsThe retailer is winning TIF subsidies from the city but does it need them?Shareholders of Target Corp. got good news on Feb. 16, when the giant discount retailer reported results for...

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UPVery interesting. Where did you find this and who is the author?

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Crain's, February 27, 2006, Greg Hinz

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