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    Jun 19, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  1. Google search sends pot reform fears up in smoke

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    Emanuel's reform to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana isn't all that radical Jon Krause illustration Powerful Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, had this to say Monday about Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to decriminalize possession of...
    2. May 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Generous rules govern aldermen's pensions

    When Chicago aldermen floated a proposal in 1987 to boost their city pensions dramatically, Mayor Harold Washington's administration dismissed it as an arrogant ploy that lacked even a cursory cost analysis.
    Tribune reporters
    When Chicago aldermen floated a proposal in 1987 to boost their city pensions dramatically, Mayor Harold Washington's administration dismissed it as an arrogant ploy that lacked even a cursory cost analysis. Three years later, the proposal still didn't...

    Tags: Great Chicago Fire (1871), Harold Washington, Timothy M. Cullerton, Economy, Business and Finance, Interior Policy

    3. May 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Illinois Senate panel votes down pension measure

    An Illinois Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a measure that would force local government to pick up the tab when it gives an ex-lawmaker a big paycheck to fatten his pension.
    Clout Street
    An Illinois Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a measure that would force local government to pick up the tab when it gives an ex-lawmaker a big paycheck to fatten his pension. The bill passed the House on a 110-0 vote in March. The legislation...

    Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Elections, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. May 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago aldermen disclose outside jobs, income

    New financial disclosure statements show six of the Chicago City Council's 16 new aldermen have outside jobs or own businesses.
    Clout Street
    New financial disclosure statements show six of the Chicago City Council's 16 new aldermen have outside jobs or own businesses. Nine of the aldermen who were elected for the first time last year gave up other jobs, according to disclosures and...

    Tags: Roberto Maldonado, Politics, Elections, William D. Burns, Local Elections

    5. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  5. Aldermen to reap generous pensions

    At the beginning of Mayor Daley’s reign at city hall, a succession of heart attacks killed three Chicago aldermen within several months.  Many of their colleagues signed a tribute letter honoring them, but also taking the vulnerable moment to ask for a better pension. 
    WGN News
    At the beginning of Mayor Daley’s reign at city hall, a succession of heart attacks killed three Chicago aldermen within several months.  Many of their colleagues signed a tribute letter honoring them, but also taking the vulnerable moment to ask...

    Tags: Richard M. Daley, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Interior Policy, Heart Attack

    6. May 1, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Words of one syllable dept.

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    With apologies to the New Yorker, here are some words-of-one-syllable snippets from today's front page tale, Generous rules govern aldermen's pensions Retired council members stand to reap millions, thanks to a quietly engineered pension boost in 1991:...
    7. Apr 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Emanuel to wait on controversial trust vote

    The vote on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's controversial infrastructure trust plan will be delayed for at least six days.
    Clout Street
    The vote on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's controversial infrastructure trust plan will be delayed for at least six days. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, quietly asked that the issue be deferred, shortly after the council voted to approve the mayor's speed-camera...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Park District, Chicago Mayor, Brendan Reilly, Rahm Emanuel

    8. Mar 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Illinois pension reform measure passes House

    SPRINGFIELD — A local government that gives an ex-lawmaker a fat paycheck would have to pick up the costs of any automatic increase in his state pension under a proposal the House passed overwhelmingly Thursday.
    SPRINGFIELD — A local government that gives an ex-lawmaker a fat paycheck would have to pick up the costs of any automatic increase in his state pension under a proposal the House passed overwhelmingly Thursday. House Republican leader Tom Cross of...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Interior Policy, Lifestyle and Leisure, Illinois, Pension and Welfare

    9. Jan 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. The smell of success

    Lately, it seems you don't have to be anywhere near a garden to stop and smell the roses.
    Lately, it seems you don't have to be anywhere near a garden to stop and smell the roses. Smell is the latest way that businesses are attempting to woo customers, whether it be the scented candles at Hampden shop In Watermelon Sugar, the vanilla and...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Marketing, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Baltimore Hotels

    10. Jan 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Aldermen suggest library workers give up raises to avoid cuts

    A pair of Chicago aldermen on Tuesday called on city library workers to give up pay raises so branch libraries can stay open six days a week.
    Clout Street
    A pair of Chicago aldermen on Tuesday called on city library workers to give up pay raises so branch libraries can stay open six days a week. The proposal came in a letter from Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, longtime chairman of the Finance Committee, and Ald....

    Tags: Job Layoffs, Public Officials, Unemployment, Labor Markets, Health

    11. Feb 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago aldermen want to quiet public at council meetings

    Some of the City Council’s most influential aldermen proposed a crackdown today on crowd participation at council meetings that would ban everything from signs  and posters to clapping and booing in the public gallery.
    Clout Street
    Some of the City Council’s most influential aldermen proposed a crackdown today on crowd participation at council meetings that would ban everything from signs  and posters to clapping and booing in the public gallery.   “No demonstration of...

    Tags: Ray Suarez, Richard F. Mell, Chicago Mayor, Carrie Austin, Rahm Emanuel

    12. Feb 16, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Leading aldermen in no rush on City Council protester crackdown

    The same aldermen who proposed new rules to limit crowd participation at City Council meetings said today they're in no hurry to see the rules enacted.
    Clout Street
    The same aldermen who proposed new rules to limit crowd participation at City Council meetings said today they're in no hurry to see the rules enacted. “I don’t know if we are going to rush a hearing on it, actually,” said Ald....

    Tags: Ray Suarez, Richard F. Mell, Local Government, Chicago Mayor, G8

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