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- As a county commissioner, Mike Quigley did his part to shed light on the tax increment financing program. He now represents much of the north side in Congress.
I took a trip down memory lane the other morning , biking over to Logan Square to have breakfast with the great Jeremy Thompson.
As if President Bush would ever let prosecutors indict his favorite Democrat.
Well, that’s sort of my paraphrase.
To entertain ourselves, Jeremy and I invented a little game: let’s pretend we’re CDC Members!
Ironically, though, Emanuel turned to Quigley a few years ago, when he needed a quick primer on how the TIF program works. Oh, to have eavesdropped on that conversation.
Anyway, Jeremy, who moved out of Chicago, was in town for a visit. Over breakfast, he updated me on what he was up to. I’d have liked to report that the TIF scam he helped reveal has been eradicated.
