The city's Community Development Commission and Chicago Plan Commission will soon consider approval of the Cortland and Chicago River tax-increment financing district, surrounding Lincoln Yards.

Proposed city ordinances would turn plans for the Lincoln Yards development into law—but legally sidestep many of the details released to the public.

The city of Chicago released a massive report on traffic around the proposed Lincoln Yards development that contradicts details disclosed previously by the developer.

Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) has used Twitter to respond to residents' and journalists' perceived fast-tracking of approval by the Chicago Plan Commission.

A board of local officials gave the first governmental green light to the billion-dollar Cortland/Chicago River tax-increment financing district.

A Jan. 11 joint review board meeting will let taxing bodies say whether they'll permit the Cortland/Chicago River TIF district to divert property taxes for the privately-developed Lincoln Yards.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on WCPT-AM's Ben Joravsky Show, Ben explores Dave's recent reporting on the Cortland/Chicago River TIF district and the proposed Lincoln Yards real estate development, and more.

Complete audio recordings of the Lincoln Yards public meeting held on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at 1001 N. Crosby St., Chicago.

The proposed Lincoln Yards development and the Cortland/Chicago River TIF district have a past rooted in the city's Amazon bid, and a future linked to a mayor's departure.

Complete audio recordings of the Cortland/Chicago River TIF district public meeting held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, at 1001 N. Crosby St., Chicago.

The city of Chicago has proposed the Cortland/Chicago River tax-increment financing district, which will encircle all of the planned Lincoln Yards development along the Chicago River's North Branch.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the huge sum stockpiled in Chicago's tax-increment financing accounts during 2017, and more.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on WCPT-AM's Ben Joravsky Show, Ben and Dave discuss a Logan Square TIF subsidy, the arguments for term limits, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the history and creation of Chicago city budgets—and public versus mayoral control.

In an interview by Ben Joravsky with Dave Glowacz on WCPT-AM's Ben Joravsky Show, Dave reports on his live-tweeting from a meeting of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the stalled Cardenas-Garza ordinance that deals with the city's tax-increment financing surplus, and more.

The Lathrop Homes redevelopment brackets a purported mayoral slush fund, an alderman's bold claim that he'd reform it, and little-known uses of your property-tax dollars.

The city's Community Development Commission unanimously approved tax-increment financing for the redevelopment of the Lathrop Homes public housing complex.

First Ward Alderman Joe Moreno has announced an unprecedented limitation on a tax-increment financing district connected to the redevelopment of Lathrop Homes.

Top officials of the Chicago Housing Authority fled a public meeting on the redevelopment of Lathrop Homes on the North Side.