City Council Should Investigate Rahm Not Lori Lightfoot

With my old pals aldermen Danny Solis and Nick Sposato calling for an investigation into Lori Lightfoot, it’s time for me to cut one of my famous deals.

          The mayor’s handling of the video showing Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald.

          While we’re at it, let’s launch a City Council investigation into how $50 million in property tax dollars earmarked for a Marriott Hotel in the 

South Loop wound up being spent on Navy Pier.
Let’s ask the mayor to reveal the legally mandated eligibility studies he put together to demonstrate that Navy Pier—which isn’t even in a TIF district—warranted $50 million in TIF dollars.

          The meters are bringing in so much money, the investors should make back that $1.15 billion by 2021. After that, it’s all gravy for the next 62 years.

          That ought to make for some creative accounting.

          While we’re at it, let’s hold an investigation into the amount of property tax dollars the mayor plans to spend on the new soccer stadium Tom Ricketts and Sterling Bay want to build on the banks of the Chicago River.