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Old Posted Feb 3, 2021, 3:06 PM
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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright View Post
I mean they literally are...

The State has zero control over Chicago zoning changes and little control over city council politics. This is like suggesting Trump could have forced city council to zone him another super tall downtown.

"You have no power here..."
States are sovereign, except where the Constitution specifically assigns powers to the Federal government. The state can absolutely override local zoning if they want to. They're doing a ton of that in California right now to stop suburbs from blocking new housing.
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