On January 12 I headed over to City Hall to see firsthand if the spirit of reform that’s supposedly transformed the Emanuel administration since the release of the Laquan McDonald video had reached the Community Development Commission.
Not that there’s anything wrong with developers making a fortune. I’m hoping to make a fortune one of these days myself. It’s just that we have other things we could do with the money, what with the schools being broke and everything.
Many community groups have now endorsed the current plan, Bonome says.
Uh-oh, let’s pause for an explanation.
Think of it this way: If you called up Mayor Emanuel and said, “Hey, big guy—I don’t think I’ll pay my money to the schools this year. Instead, I’m going to use it to repair my garage.”
Eventually the commissioners must confront the tough question: If the TIF weren’t granted, would the land be developed?
