Que es un T.I.F? Tax Increment Financing (Incremento de Impuestos Financiados) T.I.F, es una herramienta que usa la ciudad de Chicago para generar mas impuestos con proyectos económicos en un área especifica. Un T.I.F determina que tipo de desarrollo se puede construir. Por ejemplo, convertir un área industrial ha residencial (condominios). Un T.I.F también le [...]
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Aug 20
Aug 20
Obama Update 2008
Will People Vote For The Better Future Or The Better Color? As most of us know, one could hardly call Sen. Barack Obama and “former rival” Sen. Hilary Clinton friends. However, after Senator Clinton lost the Democratic ticket she is now endorsing Obama as a man with “grit, determination and grace”. The two also held [...]
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Every Day Job at LVEJO
Here at LVEJO (Little Village Environmental Justice Organization) all of its youth workers or volunteers are committed to helping out the community no matter how big or how small the task may be. LVEJO’s youth workers/volunteers always show up for meetings so they can find out different ways to help out, and also to spread [...]
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Remembering Rudy Lozano
Summary on the Rudy Lozano event held in Pilsen An ordinary man took initiative and fought for those who were disadvantaged, that was Rudy Lozano. On July 20th 2008 he was recognized for all his hard work. The Pilsen community came up with an idea to appreciate and not forget who Rudy Lozano was and [...]
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SkateBoarding
Skating an alternative to gangs? By:B² I went on and asked one of my friends some questions. SKATERS PERSPECTIVE: Slimer 1. When did you start skating and why? 2. How has skating been an alternative to gangs? “I barely have a year skateboarding. I’ve been skating since last summer, and well I don’t know I [...]
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Campaign Updates
The campaigns throughout the summer have accomplished a lot. The health survey group is focusing on finding out the health results of the people around the celotox area and how it is affecting them. They are trying to link the celotox are with all times of different illnesses. The other campaign is coal power plant. [...]
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Tears and Blood Shed in Little Village
During these past couple of weeks, there has been about ten shootings in Little Village. Tears have been shed from four different families due to these shootings. One of the victims was pregnant and the fetus did not survive. It was not even July yet when we surpassed the total amount of CPS student victims [...]
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