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by Ashlee Rezin
12:57pm
Fri Apr 5

CTU Takes Lawmakers On Eye-Opening Bus Tour Of Communities Affected By School Closures (VIDEO)

The Chicago Teachers Union led a bus tour of blighted neighborhoods slated for school actions Thursday, providing legislators, stakeholders and members of the press with a first-hand glimpse of communities they say are being “destabilized” by Chicago Public Schools’ (CPS) school closures.

PI Original
by Brandon Campbell
11:43am
Fri Jul 20, 2012

South Siders Divided On Leucadia Power Plant (VIDEO)

Plans for a new power plant to be built on the city’s Southeast Side have area residents divided on two key issues. Put simply, the argument comes down to employment versus environment.

Quick Hit
by Matthew Blake
3:22pm
Mon Jun 11, 2012

Infrastructure Trust Names Board Members, Not Projects

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today his picks for the five-member board of the Infrastructure Trust, a plan to use private money to finance public projects that passed the City Council in April. The council, which next meets June 27, must approve each choice.

But the mayor has still not identified Trust projects, except a plan where private investors would use $225 million to make some city buildings more energy efficient. Emanuel spokesman Tom Alexander said in an interview last week that, currently, there are no additional projects on the table. Read more »