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City to build 24 new schools
Tribune--On the North Side, the plan calls for a new high school in the Irving Park community and several new elementary schools. It also calls for major renovations at Mather High School in West Ridge. More...
Sun Times--Jacqueline Leavy, executive director of the Neighborhood Capital Budget Group, questioned whether the new schools and renovations chosen are the “most needy projects in the city.” She noted that the Board of Education has no “master facilities plan” or criteria for choosing projects.
Although it’s legal to use money from one TIF to build schools in a district with a shared border, that’s money that will not be available to attract job-creating businesses, build affordable housing or bolster the tax base, she said. More...
The projects Daley outlined on Thursday include:from CBS
Car-share program stuck in park
Sun Times--For the fast-growing I-Go car-sharing program, the major bump in the road to expansion has been the parking.
The not-for-profit service has been unable to move as quickly into some underserved areas, Director Sharon Feigon said Wednesday while announcing its move into new South Side locations, part of an expansion that's doubling its fleet to 100 cars this year.
"We're growing at a fast clip," she said. "But we want to make sure we serve all communities. We want to make sure everybody has the benefits of our services." More....
More Disease-Carrying Ticks Found In Chicagoland
cbs2chicago.com -"You grab it right down there where it's attached and you pull it straight out. You don't twist ."
The risk of Lyme Disease is moving closer to home. For the first time, infected ticks have been found in forest preserves in Park Ridge. They're no bigger than the head of a pin, and their babies are even smaller. But ticks can cause big problems. More....
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City to build 24 new schools
Tribune--On the North Side, the plan calls for a new high school in the Irving Park community and several new elementary schools. It also calls for major renovations at Mather High School in West Ridge. More...
Sun Times--Jacqueline Leavy, executive director of the Neighborhood Capital Budget Group, questioned whether the new schools and renovations chosen are the “most needy projects in the city.” She noted that the Board of Education has no “master facilities plan” or criteria for choosing projects.
Although it’s legal to use money from one TIF to build schools in a district with a shared border, that’s money that will not be available to attract job-creating businesses, build affordable housing or bolster the tax base, she said. More...
The projects Daley outlined on Thursday include:from CBS
Car-share program stuck in park
Sun Times--For the fast-growing I-Go car-sharing program, the major bump in the road to expansion has been the parking.
The not-for-profit service has been unable to move as quickly into some underserved areas, Director Sharon Feigon said Wednesday while announcing its move into new South Side locations, part of an expansion that's doubling its fleet to 100 cars this year.
"We're growing at a fast clip," she said. "But we want to make sure we serve all communities. We want to make sure everybody has the benefits of our services." More....
More Disease-Carrying Ticks Found In Chicagoland
cbs2chicago.com -"You grab it right down there where it's attached and you pull it straight out. You don't twist ."
The risk of Lyme Disease is moving closer to home. For the first time, infected ticks have been found in forest preserves in Park Ridge. They're no bigger than the head of a pin, and their babies are even smaller. But ticks can cause big problems. More....
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