Suburbanite. Sustainable transportation advocacy, for Chicago and Chicagoland. #BuildTheTunnel “The smart, transit-oriented [social media] account” -Chicago Tribune Planning, building, breaking, rebuilding.
“Fake it till you make it” is not how one of the largest public school systems in the country should be running their budget
Peter Nickeas"CPS Chief Budget Officer said she wouldn't consider the amended budget balanced as required by state law ... no precedent for Springfield allocating new $ midyear ... even if approved ... wouldn’t be until next fiscal." “If we count on this revenue and it fails to come ... will be a disaster."
Commentary: Chicago has lost close to a million people over my lifetime. The next mayor of Chicago has to change this. We have to reduce the cost of housing so people can stay in the city and we can attract new people.
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley: How Chicago can build or preserve 50,000 units of housing in five yearswww.chicagotribune.com