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Calling all visionaries: MPC seeks nominations for 2010 Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning
Get out your blueprints and sharpen those PowerPoints, because it’s once again time to submit nominations for MPC’s Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning, which, since 1988, has encouraged sensible growth by honoring innovative and visionary planning efforts in the Chicago…
EAH is playing key role in Find Your Place in Chicago
February was a busy month for the Plan for Transformation sales agents as they attended several benefit fairs and employer-assisted housing (EAH) introductory events around the city of Chicago. The Chicago Housing Authority launched its EAH program, and approximately 50 employees came to hear…
MPC in Springfield: Public-private partnerships bill passes Senate Executive Committee
Last Friday, I celebrated with my colleagues at MPC when the Illinois Senate Executive Committee approved the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act (SB 3482). The bill is now headed to the Senate floor for a full vote on or before March 19. MPC strongly supports this bill, which…
What one asset should Chicago "sign" from another city?
The NFL free agent signing period started last night, and over the next few weeks there will be a lot of players—team assets really—moving from one city to another (with any luck, the Bears will acquire a pass rush and an impact receiver). That got me to thinking, what's one asset from…
Voices for Illinois Children looks at Gov. Quinn's preliminary budget numbers
The Budget & Tax Policy Initiative at Voices for Illinois Children has published a new issue brief that analyzes Gov. Pat Quinn’s preliminary budget plan for Fiscal Year 2011. In the absence of new revenue, the General Funds deficit for next year will be $11.5 billion, even with…
The multiple benefits of high-speed rail in the crossroads of America
As part of Illinois’ $1.23 billion high speed rail grant, $133 million has been allocated to build the Englewood Flyover, at 63rd and State streets on the South Side of Chicago. More than 10 years ago, MPC highlighted this location as one of dozens of road and rail chokepoints across…
New toolkit helps communities address vacant properties, foreclosures
This guest post was written by Beth Dever, housing director, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus. As Chicago communities continue to experience fallout from foreclosures – in 2009 alone, some 40,000 foreclosures were completed in the metropolitan region – one of their major struggles has been…
Wisconsin considers EAH tax credit legislation
A hearing is scheduled this Wednesday, March 3, for an employer-assisted housing (EAH) tax credit bill in Wisconsin, modeled on Illinois’ EAH tax credit, which has proven very successful in leveraging private-sector investment in workforce housing. Employer-assisted housing refers to an way…
MPC's deepening commitment to Gary, Northwest Indiana highlighted in today's news
Two articles in today’s edition of The Times of Northwest Indiana highlight MPC’s deepening commitment – in partnership with The Times and community, business, institutional and state leaders in northwest Indiana – to strengthen this vital part of the region. In his State…
Breathe much? IEPA's particulate matter quiz gives you a chance to win an Energy Star appliance
If you have a few free minutes this afternoon or this weekend, you might consider taking the Ill. Environmental Protection Agency's online quiz on particulate matter and air pollution. The quiz is part of IEPA's Particulate Matters to Me campaign. You must be a resident of Cook, DuPage, Grundy,…

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