Navy Pier
Recent News About Navy Pier
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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Excessive Heat Expected for the Busy Weekend in Chicago
The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) reminds the public to take extra precautions and to stay informed about weather-related conditions.
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CHICAGO CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE: Priceline Finds More Tourists Planning to Visit Chicago Than Any Other U.S. Destination Over Memorial Day Weekend
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced travel booking site Priceline has found Chicago is the U.S.
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CITY OF CHICAGO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK: City Clerk Valencia and Mayor Emanuel Officially Launch the Chicago CityKey Program
Open to all Chicagoans, the"3-in-1” government issued id provides benefits and discounts for over 30 cultural institutions, restaurants and sports teams throughout the City
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BetterGov: owners of Navy Pier spent $670,000 in taxpayer money to fight truth
The government owners of the Navy Pier have allegedly spent nearly $670,000 in public funds on attorneys to fight the Better Government Association’s efforts to obtain records
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BGA wins transparency ruling in Navy Pier privatization case
In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for government moves to privatize public functions, a Cook County judge Thursday declared that documents of the nonprofit agency that operates Navy Pier are subject to state open record laws.
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Chicago TIF fund controversy described as swept under rug
The Chicago City Council has gone from playing a shell game to "keep away," the Better Government Association (BGA) suggested recently.
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Chicago radio hosts argue caricature of racism is not itself racism
Maze Jackson and journalist Charles Thomas took to the air to defend a controversial cartoon on the Illinois Policy Institute's website during a recent edition of Chicago's WVON "Morning Show."
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Watchdog group: Chicago's TIF 'shell game' proves reform, probe required
A fiasco involving the Chicago officials and the funneling of tax increment finance (TIF) district money away from where it was intended is proof that reforms and even an investigation are needed, the president of the Better Government Association (BGA) contends.
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Chicago aldermen demand answers to shifting of TIF money
Chicago aldermen recently demanded an explanation from Mayor Rahm’s Emanuel Administration and McCormick Place officials about a plan to divert $55 million in tax increment financing money to a hotel construction project and Navy Pier upgrades, according to the Better Government Association (BGA).
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Chicago officials deny TIF diversion allegations
Chicago officials connected with the development of the new hotel at McCormick Place and the renovations at Navy Pier recently denied accusations by the Better Government Association (BGA) and Crain’s Chicago Business that tax increment financing (TIF) funds for the hotel were improperly used for the pier.
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Chicago accused of diverting millions in TIF money to Navy Pier
The Better Government Association (BGA) and Crain’s Chicago Business have accused Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration and the Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority (MPEA) of using creative bookkeeping to direct $55 million in tax-increment financing (TIF) funds to the Navy Pier for renovations.