Where's the evidence that Chicago can afford — or even needs — One Central? | Letters
Landmark Development One can read Ray LaHood’s opinion piece on One Central and only think, when did LaHood join Landmark Development’s payroll? While LaHood, a former U.S. secretary of transportation, enthusiastically touts the benefits of public-private partnerships, he glosses right over several concerning aspects of the ONE Central proposal. First, LaHood doesn’t mention the amount of tax dollars Bob Dunn is seeking for his private development — $6.5 billion — in a time when Illinois and Chicago are in fiscal crisis. Is giving this amount of tax money to a private developer real...