tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post896026750125794432..comments2023-04-01T06:34:38.141-05:00Comments on Hyde Park Progress: How Could Chicago's Aldermanic System NOT Be Corrupt?!chicago pophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-33605316939092616172011-02-21T09:18:10.292-06:002011-02-21T09:18:10.292-06:00Leslie had a couple of men out forcibly handing ou...Leslie had a couple of men out forcibly handing out fliers in front of the 57th Street coffee shop by the Metra this morning. I found this ironic being only half a block from the boarded up Florian. Leslie's done such a wonderful job with business development in the 57th - 59th stretch by Stoney Island!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846075206868983633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-25741485254443910102011-02-20T15:03:53.848-06:002011-02-20T15:03:53.848-06:00What I love about this brochure is its embrace of ...What I love about this brochure is its embrace of a "gross", not net, measure of business formation. For example, I see Zaleski and Horvath on 57th, but not the University Market's departure from the same space. I see no mention of Florian's closing on 57th. Really kind of pathetic, this whole brochure. Here's hoping for an election day upset--and I don't mean mayoral.Chicago_momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423426964061740668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186587935097536129.post-18788840213955618372011-02-19T23:43:30.514-06:002011-02-19T23:43:30.514-06:00It's actually shocking how little guidance (r...It's actually shocking how little guidance (read: zero) the municipal code gives for reasons an alderman can reject a business, and aldermen aren't required to give any kind of justification. It's hard to imagine a system better suited to producing graft.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720378814181009888noreply@blogger.com