Month: May 2026

Every year, city hall and the police department roll out the press conferences with charts and percentage points. Shootings are down here, homicides dropped there. They wave the numbers around like a report card. But if you actually live in Continue reading Why Chicago’s Violence Stats Lie More Than They Tell the Truth→

Anyone who’s walked the blocks between Englewood and Bronzeville knows the story. Empty lots. Boarded-up storefronts. Promises of development that never quite land. City Hall loves to talk about Tax Increment Financing—TIF districts—like they’re some magic wand. But after 15 Continue reading The Hidden Cost of TIF Districts on the South Side→