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Kass: Mayor's shell game should have taxpayers clutching their wallets
I've got a feeling that in some weird, alternate universe, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making a decent living playing hide-the-pea. You know the game, don't you? First, you put your money down. Then Mr. Misdirection places a pea under one of three cups....
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Pat Quinn, Navy Pier, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Fioretti
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Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends
Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, White House, Unions, Patrick J. O'Connor, Illinois Supreme Court
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Drivers to pay longer under parking meter settlement
Tribune reportersDrivers would have to feed most Chicago parking meters for more hours every day except Sunday under a plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced as part of a deal to settle a long-running dispute with the private firm that holds the controversial 75-year meter...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel, Local Government, Chicago Mayor, Politics
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Chicago parking tax changes pass despite opposition
Clout StreetMany folks who park in a Chicago garage or lot will pay more come July under a new tax structure the City Council approved today despite objections from the hotel industry. Six aldermen, including Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, who represents downtown,...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, John Arena, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Fioretti, Michael D. Chandler
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CPS parents make pre-emptive push to keep Logan Square school open
Bundled up against the biting cold on a recent evening, parents of students at Brentano Elementary Math and Science Academy knocked on doors and collected signatures in an effort to keep their school open. The parents don't know if the Logan Square...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Public Schools
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City Council signs off on Emanuel's billboard plan
Tribune reporterThe City Council today approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to allow a conglomerate to build nearly three dozen digital billboards along city expressways in exchange for a lease of at least 20 years. The deal with Interstate-JCDecaux passed 43-6. It had...Tags: Pat Dowell, Rahm Emanuel, John Arena, Robert Fioretti, Nicholas Sposato
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Emanuel's budget passes City Council 46-3
Clout StreetThe Chicago City Council today easily approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $6.5 billion budget for next year.As aldermen met, the only debate was over the mayor’s expected margin of victory. Last year, the City Council voted 50-0 to approve Emanuel's...Tags: Unemployment, Rahm Emanuel, Layoffs and Downsizing, Chicago City Council, Robert Fioretti
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Police investigate discovery of dozens of metal covers belonging to city
Tribune reporterFor the last several months, the City of Chicago has been mysteriously stripped of metal tree grates and sewer covers. Officials believe that on Thursday they uncovered a cache of the items worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a West Side...Tags: John Arena, Theft
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Food truck ordinance revised; no operating in vacant lots
Ever since Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced an ordinance last month that would allow food trucks to serve freshly cooked meals around the city, truck owners have been hoping for significant changes. On Wednesday, the day before a public hearing on the...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Emma Mitts, Punishment, Fines, Chicago Mayor
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Food truck status report
UPDATE: On Wednesday, the City Council passed a Chicago ordinance that would allow cooks to prepare fresh meals from food trucks, but also restrict the areas in which they're allowed to park and serve. The ordinance was passed with a 45-1 vote, with Ald....
Tags: Wicker Park, Services and Shopping, Foods and Beverages, Soups, Uptown
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Emanuel speed camera ordinance passes City Council committee
WGN NewsMayor Rahm Emanuel's plan for speed cameras near Chicago schools and parks passed in a City Council committee late Wednesday. Emanuel offered a revised ordinance ahead of Wednesday's hearing, and the final vote was 7-3. Emanuel's new plan reduced fines...Tags: Chicago City Hall, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Irving Park
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Furor hurts, mystifies family
The Harris family's life began to unravel around dawn on the last day of August. R.J. Harris, who is 77, was in bed when a noise jolted him awake. Bam. What was that? Bam. It sounded like an explosion. Bam. The front door swung open and officers in...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Whole Foods Market, Explosions, Crimes, Chicago Police Department
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