Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on why aldermen voted how they did on the McCormick-area hotel subsidy; why some private parcels in TIF districts generate no money for taxing bodies; and whether expiring TIF districts create a "back-door" tax. Length 5.6 minutes standard, 12.8 minutes premium.
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