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Construction crews are beginning work to speed up express service along the South Side’s Jeffery Boulevard.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration has decided to channel more than $7.3 million in tax increment financing toward a “bus rapid transit” line downtown, according to transportation and economic-development officials.The money will combine with an announced $24.6 m

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday he will review a city program that funnels public money to non-profits, after the city's inspector general this week revealed that a group led by Chicago's former first lady disproportionately benefited from the program.But Emanuel stopped short of commentin

The questions Wednesday night ranged from potholes to bus fares, from school-day hours to traffic-aide layoffs.

Devon Avenue regulars may feel like they’ve fallen for a sort of tease this summer. Residents and business owners have long awaited the completion of a seemingly endless construction at the corner of Devon and Rockwell St.

Chicago’s TIF, or Tax Increment Financing, is a tool meant to encourage development in so-called blighted communities. But TIF is not without its critics. Some argue that money does not go to the areas that need it most. Current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel campaigned to reform the program.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel had some sharp words Thursday for the way former Mayor Richard Daley used money meant for economic development.Emanuel said tax increment financing districts, better known as TIFs,  are an important economic tool for Chicago's neighborhoods.