7 posts tagged with chicago by kakarott999.
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2nd City Zoning

Interested in the Chicago zoning ordinance? No? Well then, how about Sim City 2000, the classic computer game cherished by millions? You love it? Well have we got an app for you! [more inside]
posted by kakarott999 on Jan 18, 2013 - 1 comment

Crime in Chicago

A data visualization that lets you explore crime trends in Chicago's 50 wards. It was built using open data about Chicago crimes released by the Chicago Police Department. We also created make a poster using the same data. [more inside]
posted by kakarott999 on Jul 2, 2012 - 3 comments

Chicago Lobbyists

Chicago Lobbyists is an opengov project that visualizes all lobbyists interactions/activities with the City of Chicago in 2010. Each lobbyist has a profile (example: Ronald Johnson) listing all their clients, how much they were paid, what they charged as expenses, and what actions they sought in front of city agencies (City Council, Community Development, etc). [more inside]
posted by kakarott999 on Dec 6, 2011 - 6 comments

Vacant Building Finder - Chicago

There are more than 14,000 reports of vacant and abandoned buildings in Chicago. Where are they? What is their status? Who is responsible? This building finder explores the data retrieved from the City of Chicago and attempts to answer these questions. [more inside]
posted by kakarott999 on Oct 10, 2011 - 3 comments

Look at Cook: A Budget Visualization for Cook County, IL

A budget transparency visualization for Cook County, IL (Chicago's county) displaying all county departments broken down by fund and control officer from 1993 to 2011. Done as a collaboration with Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey. [more inside]
posted by kakarott999 on Aug 18, 2011 - 2 comments

Searchable Map of Chicago TIF Projects

I teamed up with a group of Columbia College journalism students to document, research and map Chicago's 171 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects authorized by the city from Jan. 1, 2000, through July 30, 2010. [more inside]
posted by kakarott999 on Feb 28, 2011 - 0 comments

Chicago Recycling Drop Off

A map of all Chicago recycling drop off locations for residents who live outside of the city's blue cart service zone. The city's website only shows a list of addresses which I found pretty useless. I also set up a mobile version of the site so you can recycle on the go!
posted by kakarott999 on Oct 22, 2010 - 3 comments

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