“As a student supporting myself financially, housing instability and food insecurity was a major concern for me going into the summer,” said Kyla Bruno, a sophomore. The school estimated that between free housing, dining, and the stipend, the total “package” is worth over $8,000, a figure that he called “certainly very competitive” and a compensation model that is “commonplace among universities when it comes to summer programs.”

Village Manager Kevin Jackson said that local gas station owners have been put on notice. “In the event that we see any additional violence occurring at these gas stations, we are prepared to act in accordance with the management’s authority to do it, which could include a potential suspension or revocation of a business license.”

The complex resides on land leased from the University of Chicago through 2056. The commitment to maintain affordable housing at Jackson Park Terrace comes as Woodlawn residents work to prevent displacement amid the Obama Center’s construction.

“‘By right they should have come to the treasurer’s office,’” Pappas said. ‘But the treasurer is the last person in the system. It goes from the assessor to the board of review back to the assessor, to the state of Illinois, to the clerk and then to me. I’m the last one in the process.’ Of course, if the Blues Brothers didn’t have to race to Chicago to pay the tax bill in person by a deadline there would be no need for the classic car chase scenes.”

More violent incidents have occurred on trains this year than at any time in the past decade.