Transforming Chicago’s most famous public housing complex will cost taxpayers $2 billion. It also came with often-unkept promises of jobs, city contracts and homes for those forced from the neighborhood.
Alejandra Cancino
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Cabrini-Green Residents Were Promised 2,500 Construction Jobs. They Got 40
To quell a rising controversy 25 years ago that threatened to derail his grand plan to raze the public housing complex, Mayor Richard M. Daley made promises to the residents he was kicking out — including jobs.
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City Approves $600M to Finish Cabrini-Green Makeover
City pledges to follow through on promises it made when the Near North Side public housing complex was ordered demolished more than two decades ago.
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City Panel Approves $600M to Finish Cabrini
City finally pledging to follow through on promises it made when the public housing complex Cabrini-Green was ordered demolished more than two decades ago.
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Alcaldía De Chicago Dice Que Necesita Cerca De $600 Millones Más Para Terminar La Transformación De Cabrini-Green
Con un presupuesto público que ya supera los $300 millones, el esfuerzo de 23 años para revitalizar la zona alrededor del antiguo proyecto de viviendas públicas tomará al menos 12 años más y podría acercarse a un total de casi mil millones de dólares.
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City Says About $600 Million More Is Needed to Finish Cabrini-Green’s Transformation
With a public price tag already exceeding $300 million, the 23-year-long effort to rejuvenate the area around the former public housing project is set to take at least 12 more years and could approach a total of nearly $1 billion.
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Lightfoot Defends City’s Actions on Little Village Smokestack Demolition: ‘I Don’t Believe We Were Negligent’
During a virtual town hall as part of “Lens on Lightfoot” event, mayor maintains developer is at fault but vows such an incident won’t happen again.
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Lightfoot Defiende Acciones de la Municipalidad por Demolición de Chimenea industrial en La Villita: ‘No Creo Que Hayamos Sido Negligentes’
Durante un ayuntamiento virtual como parte del evento “Lens on Lightfoot”, el alcalde mantiene que el desarrollador tiene la culpa, pero promete que tal incidente no volverá a suceder.
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As Chicago Scrambled in Early Days of Coronavirus, Political Ties Helped Win No-Bid Contracts
Dick Durbin’s top campaign staffer used his connections to help an Addison-based furniture company become City Hall’s top supplier of COVID-19 medical gear.
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Mientras Chicago Luchaba Contra el Coronavirus en la Primavera, Compañías Utilizaban Lazos Políticos para Ganar Contratos Sin Licitación
El jefe de la campaña del Senador Dick Durbin utilizó sus conexiones para ayudar a una compañía de muebles situada en Addison a convertirse en el proveedor principal de Chicago de equipo médico para combatir el COVID-19.
