Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Everyone's Talking TIFs
The Reader notes the media's increasing awareness of the Daley administration's abuse of tax increment financing (TIF), even designing a possible cover for the RedEye.
Good News At Goose Island
Kari Lydersen reports that Serious Materials, the California company that bought the shuttered Republic Windows factory last year, will supply windows for the country's largest home weatherization agency.
Making The CFPA Better
The American Prospect's Tim Fernholz makes a few suggestions about how Congress could improve its proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
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