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Abby Miller

@abbylmiller.bsky.social

development reporter @chicago.suntimes.com. amiller@suntimes.com (she/her)

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Abby Miller@abbylmiller.bsky.social · last wk.

Chicago should impose a temporary moratorium on new or expanded data centers until permanent regulations are established to mitigate their impact on the power grid, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday. New w/ Fran Spielman: chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

Mayor Johnson wants City Council to pause data center expansion

Data centers have drawn criticism locally and nationally because of their potential to drain water supplies and hike electric bills. Chicago's embrace of innovation shouldn't be at the expense of heal...

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Abby Miller@abbylmiller.bsky.social · 2w ago

There's not enough homes on the market in Chicago, and it's creating all-out bidding wars on the city's north side. The frenzy is leading some buyers to waive inspections and shop for homes in a lower price range — just to put in offers that are $100-300k over list price:

Got cash? With few properties on sale, Chicago homebuyers are having bidding wars

The battle among buyers has been great for home sellers as properties sell for up to hundreds of thousands of dollars over their asking price.

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Abby Miller@abbylmiller.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed a nearly $55 million property tax break for the United Center’s 1901 Project, a benefit the arena’s owners say is an essential piece to get their self-funded $7 billion project underway:

United Center owners' massive 1901 Project could get nearly $55 million property tax break

Mayor Brandon Johnson introduced the property tax incentives to the City Council, and the arena's owners said it would help support their self-funded $7 billion project.

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Violet Miller@vimiller.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi lost his bid for a third term to Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes. But Hynes took flak for accepting more than $100k from property tax appeal lawyers/firms, as well as money from those who had appeals shut down under Kaegi. Let’s break some of those down 🧵

Hynes wins Cook County assessor's race, denies Kaegi third term

The Cook County Assessor is in charge of appraising the county’s land parcels and handling tax incentives, exemptions and some appeals.

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Chicago Sun-Times Guild@cstguild.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Chicago’s fake spring may be coming to a close, but that just means it’s bargaining season! Today marked the start of negotiations to ensure Chicago Public Media respects and protects the Sun-Times Guild journalists bringing you hard-hitting local news.

More than 20 Sun-Times Guild members wear shirts with the Guild logo at the CPM office.Guild members pose for a photo at the CPM office ahead of bargaining.
Abby Miller@abbylmiller.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Developers Related Midwest and CRG will pay upward of $100 million to remediate the former U.S. Steel South Works site, where petroleum hydrocarbons, metals and other isolated substances have been found in the soil and groundwater: chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...

Quantum Shore developers expect to spend millions on site remediation at old South Works site

Related Midwest and CRG re-enrolled the 440-acre project into a remediation program with plans to install barriers to minimize health risks and improve resident safety, as recent tests found metals an...

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Chip Mitchell@chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT: www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Transcript: Gregory Bovino says arrestees in downtown Chicago chosen partly based on ‘how they look’

WBEZ reporter Chip Mitchell spoke with U.S. Border Patrol commander about a deportation blitz downtown and in the upscale River North neighborhood. Here is the transcript and unedited audio interview.

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@SZReports@szreports.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Sending National Guard to Chicago could cost taxpayers nearly $1.6 million per day, analysis finds (No paywall at the Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Public Media) chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Sending National Guard to Chicago could cost taxpayers nearly $1.6 million a day, analysis says

The estimated cost is based on figures from past deployments and on 3,000 troops potentially being sent to Chicago, though no official number has been made public.

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Violet Miller@vimiller.bsky.social · 12mo ago

EXCLUSIVE: DHS, ICE and CBP agents — and possibly National Guard troops — would operate from a suburban naval base for much of next month as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to target Chicago, per an email from Navy leadership obtained by CST. They'd be at Naval Station Great Lakes Sept. 2-30.

Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard

Agents with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement would operate out of Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago throughout September, according to an email from a Navy captain who said there were "a lot of concerns and questions" about the plan.

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Abby Miller@abbylmiller.bsky.social · last yr.

Meeting Chicago’s parking requirements for housing developments has been a headache for developers. But an ordinance eliminating parking minimums near public transit could change that — and with it, bring more housing to the city at a time where it's desperately needed:

Cutting parking for homes built near transit aims to ease housing crunch

A recently passed city ordinance that eliminates some parking minimums could lead to lower building costs, more housing and lower rents, experts say.

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Lauren FitzPatrick@bylaurenfitz.bsky.social · last yr.

Lincoln Yards was supposed to transform the North Side. What went wrong? Developer Sterling Bay is losing the Lincoln Park site to impatient lenders. Now, Chicago’s JDL Development is close to swooping in, sources tell the @chicago.suntimes.com chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...

Lincoln Yards was supposed to transform the North Side. What went wrong?

Developer Sterling Bay is losing the Lincoln Park site to impatient lenders. Now, Chicago's JDL Development is close to swooping in, sources tell the Sun-Times.

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Abby Miller@abbylmiller.bsky.social · last yr.

Could implementing a citywide vacancy tax help solve Chicago's affordable housing crisis? Three students at the University of Chicago found the tax could raise $30 million annually to fund infill housing in the city:

How to build more affordable housing? Tax vacant properties, say University of Chicago students

Three undergraduate students at the University of Chicago won a new housing challenge for proposing a citywide vacancy tax. The tax would fund affordable, infill housing.

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Chicago Sun-Times@chicago.suntimes.com · last yr.

The owners of a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Oak Park are hoping that the property’s next owner has a passion for preservation. After nearly 27 years, Tom and Deb Abrahamson are selling their home at 515 Fair Oaks Ave. for an estimated $1.9 million.

Owners of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Oak Park home selling after nearly 27 years

The home, designated as a landmark in Oak Park, was among Wright's first homes to include a picture window and other mainstays seen in his later work.

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Abby Miller@abbylmiller.bsky.social · last yr.

ICYMI: The city of Chicago is opening up its missing middle housing program to three South Side neighborhoods this year. Community organizations are hopeful the program can reactivate their neighborhoods' vacant lots and help new homeowners build generational wealth:

Chicago's 'missing middle' housing program adds more neighborhoods, extends developer deadline

The program aimed at turning vacant city land into housing for working middle-class families recently expanded to include three South Side neighborhoods.

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Chicago Sun-Times Guild@cstguild.bsky.social · last yr.

The CST Guild is aware of the third-party “summer guide” content in the May 18 edition of the Sun-Times newspaper. This was a syndicated section made externally without the knowledge of the members of our newsroom. We’re deeply disturbed that AI-generated content was printed alongside our work.

Abby Miller@abbylmiller.bsky.social · last yr.

After months of the public being blocked from using the riverfront plaza outside Trump Tower, the building’s management relented Tuesday and moved the fences under pressure from city officials. With Fran Spielman and @szreports.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...

Trump Tower plaza barricades pulled back after months of complaints

The fencing violated the planned development ordinance requiring open access to the 1.2-acre public plaza, according to the city’s Department of Planning and Development.

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Violet Miller@vimiller.bsky.social · last yr.

Cook County is saddled with a “broken system” of property tax appeals that gives breaks to business owners and wealthy white homeowners — while shifting nearly $2 billion of tax burden to the lowest income homeowners, according to a report from the county treasurer’s office. Some notable numbers 🧵⬇️

'Broken system' of property tax appeals put extra $2 billion on Cook County homeowners, treasurer says

Chicago had some of the worst disparities in the county, with businesses’ tax bills dropping nearly 20% while residential bills increased by more than 16% during the 2021 to 2023 reassessment cycle.

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