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  Condo Country: Seniors Ditch Florida For The Windy City

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, May 12th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Chicago | Tags: jeffrey hill, suburbs, economy, growth, transit, chicago, florida, rodney rothman, retirees, seniors, senior citizens, retirement | 4

  As America’s baby boomers grow older and economic woes shift the elderly from suburbs to center city, developers capitalize on the demographics as seen in Chicago, where billions of dollars are being spent to transform the Windy City into the next Boca Raton.

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  A Global Wake Up Call for Middle America

  Dave Steele | Thu, Apr 10th, 2008 | Category: Reviews | City: Chicago | Tags: dave steele, transportation, milwaukee, detroit, economy, infrastructure, chicago, labor, midwest, 1970s, richard longworth | 1

  Richard Longworth wants you to know two things: First, globalization is happening and it will continue to change the world. Second, if you live in the Midwest, you’d better be very afraid about your region’s chances of competing in an increasingly “flat” world. 

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• Headlines

  Chicago Food Deserts, Immigrant Intifadas, Religious Parking, Coney Island, MORE

  Matt Stroud | Fri, Nov 9th, 2007 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: washington dc, affordable housing, palestine, food deserts, immigrant intifada, coney island, parking nightmares | 0

  Madison Alderman Seeks to Curb Parking

  “The west side City Council member wants to cap the amount of parking at new offices, shopping centers and medical centers. Currently, there are few limits on the size of commercial parking lots in the city of Madison, with developers basically free to build as much parking as they feel is financially feasible.” Meanwhile, New Yorkers resort to religion in the quest for a parking space.

  DC Afforable Housing Demolished, But Not Replaced

  “The…

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