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Public Building Commission

Blunders helped drive Kennedy-King's costs out of control

Hundreds of e-mails show how mistakes added to Kennedy-King College's costs. But officials refuse to release an internal audit that could explain the project's overruns.

2 years ago | Peter Sachs

Cost overuns, missing records mar Kennedy-King construction

Officials involved in the project can't explain how the cost for Kennedy-King College's new campus jumped from $93 million to more than $202 million. And they can't find documents that could show what happened.

over 2 years ago | Peter Sachs

New public buildings chief brings environmental know-how to job

Mayor Richard M. Daley today appointed a construction manager with a background in environmentally friendly design to head the Public Building Commission.

over 3 years ago | Jennifer Slosar

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