Military R&D lands on Goose Island—with a splash

The Deptartment of Defense's digital manufacturing institute in Chicago: shadowy subsidy, stealth products.

• TIFs twist free market, subserve subsidies
• TIF spotlight illuminates aldermen's true colors
• Englewood TIF expands

Inspector general fix introduced

What will come of an aldermanic effort to give the IG new teeth? 

• City won't punish misbehaving managers
• IG says his problem is obvious
• Where the sun doesn't shine in City Council

Slicing open Daley's Millennium pork

The city sues its own park district over Millennium Park.

• Could “the dogcatcher” beat Emanuel?
• The persistent promotion of brand Rahm
• Rahm leads, but who leads Rahm?