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Maxwell Street: The New Moneymakers

Number 24607
Subject Housing
Source Chicago Sun-Times
State IL
Year 2009
Publication Date 05/15/2009; 05/17/2009
Summary This series spotlights the redevelopment of Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market and found a number of surprising details. These details reveal that the housing available for the poor, the poor are unable to afford and most of the housing goes to those who are well-connected and well-off. Also, with help from City Hall, the developers with political connections end up making large profits.
Category Contest Entry
Pages 11
Keywords Mayor Daley; property tax; condos; real estate; homes; University Village; property; city officials; taxpayers; market
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