19th Ward Chicago
BUY AMERICAN..........ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Sunday, July 19, 2026
How We Can Win vs. China

No matter how we feel about China, their industrial power can no longer be ignored.
In a short time, China has become the world’s largest carmaker, steel producer, electronics exporter, and patent filer.
But not long ago, in the 1980s and ‘90s, China was among the poorest countries in the world.
More than 90% of the country’s population lived in extreme poverty in the early ‘80s.
Friday, July 17, 2026
Great Place for the Bears
unused and hopelessly obsolete
The Lakeside building is almost 60 years old and has been under-utilized since well before Covid. It's a big money loser. Sooner or later, it will be demolished.
McPier should build build the new Bears stadium on this site. With just a little
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Billionaire Subsidy Passed, BTW it's just TIF Money
Finance Committee approves $425M subsidy for site that includes Fire stadium
Political pushback preceded a pair of lopsided votes for bankrolling infrastructure for a South Loop project led by billionaire team owner Joe Mansueto. Some questioned using TIF dollars to build a parking garage.

The 78 development site, a stretch land south of Roosevelt Road and west of Clark Street in the South Loop, got the green light from a City Council committee for $425 million to subsidize public infrastructure.
Despite myriad concerns, a City Council committee Monday overwhelmingly approved a $425 million tax increment financing subsidy to bankroll the public improvements needed to support a South Loop development anchored by a new soccer stadium privately financed by the Chicago Fire.
Political pushback preceded a pair of lopsided votes for bankrolling infrastructure for a South Loop project led by billionaire team owner Joe Mansueto. Some questioned using TIF dollars to build a parking garage.

The 78 development site, a stretch land south of Roosevelt Road and west of Clark Street in the South Loop, got the green light from a City Council committee for $425 million to subsidize public infrastructure.
Despite myriad concerns, a City Council committee Monday overwhelmingly approved a $425 million tax increment financing subsidy to bankroll the public improvements needed to support a South Loop development anchored by a new soccer stadium privately financed by the Chicago Fire.
Monday, July 13, 2026
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