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Attorney Gery Chico was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2011, finishing second in the election. Past positions include Chairman of Chicago City Colleges (2010); President of Chicago Park District (2007-2010); Commissioner, Public Building Commission as park district president; President of Chicago Public Schools (1995-2001); Chief of staff to Mayor Richard Daley (1992-1995); founding partner at Chico & Nunes law firm (2004 – present); attorney at Arnstein & Lehr (2003-2004); senior partner Altheimer & Gray law firm (1996-2003). He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Illinois-Chicago (1979), and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law (1985. )C...
Attorney Gery Chico was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2011, finishing second in the election. Past positions include Chairman of Chicago City Colleges (2010); President of Chicago Park District (2007-2010); Commissioner, Public Building Commission as park district president; President of Chicago Public Schools (1995-2001); Chief of staff to Mayor Richard Daley (1992-1995); founding partner at Chico & Nunes law firm (2004 – present); attorney at Arnstein & Lehr (2003-2004); senior partner Altheimer & Gray law firm (1996-2003). He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Illinois-Chicago (1979), and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law (1985. )Chico is married (one divorce) with five children.
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State education chairman calls for funding increase
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education today called on lawmakers to increase funding school funding by $874 million at a time when the state treasury is so short on cash that Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed cuts. “We...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Budgets and Budgeting, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Governor, Chicago Public Schools
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Gutierrez hopes for immigration action after Easter recess
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON – Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, a key player in the bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform, said today he is hopeful that Congress will act on the issue in early April after the Easter recess. "Immigration is...Tags: Barack Obama, Local Elections, Chicago Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Luis Gutierrez
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Rep. Gutierrez hopes for immigration action after Easter recess
WASHINGTON – Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Chicago, a key player in the bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform, said Tuesday that he is hopeful that Congress will act on the issue in early April after the Easter recess. “...Tags: Barack Obama, Local Elections, Chicago Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Luis Gutierrez
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New law will hold companies accountable for repeat-offender cabdrivers
Chicago Tribune reportersChicago has long had rules to punish taxi companies that allow dangerous cabbies to drive their vehicles, but those rules have rarely been enforced. A Tribune investigation found that in only two cases since 2008 did city regulators try to impose fines...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Court Administration, Fines, Politics, Richard M. Daley
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Dining on cracked crystal for 2011 yet predicting fearlessly for 2012
Change of SubjectTwelve months ago, as is my custom, I asked readers to offer their best guesses as to what 2011 would bring, then offered my own predictions. How'd we do? On six of the 18 questions, readers and I were correct...... -
Chicago's words of the year
It has been, in ways both political and grammatical, the year of Rahm.
The Oxford Dictionaries folks can have "squeezed middle," their pick for 2011's global word of the year. It refers, you've probably heard, to the segment of society most affected by...Tags: Social Media, Rahm Emanuel, Media Industry, Twitter, Inc., Rentals
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Black and white creates gray area in fire department mileage scandal
Change of SubjectI believe I now know why Mayor Rahm Emanuel was so measured, so passionless, in responding to reports last week about widespread mileage-reimbursement fraud in the city’s Fire Prevention Bureau. Word had leaked out that an investigation by city... -
Emanuel airs Obama's praise in radio ad
Rahm Emanuel's campaign on Friday unveiled a new radio ad in which President Barack Obama says he gave Emanuel no choice but to accept the job as White House chief of staff.
The ad comes a day after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Emanuel did not give...Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Elections, Chicago, Politics, Human Interest
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Voters not flocking to ballot without a Daley
The draw of a mayoral ballot that didn’t have a Daley on it wasn’t as great as some election forecasters had expected.
Early reports on today’s election indicate voter turnout will be well below the 50 percent predicted, possibly as...Tags: Patricia Van Pelt Watkins, Referenda, Chicago Elections, Employees, Miguel Del Valle
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New police chief: Strong administrator, thick skin
NEWARK, N.J.—If Garry McCarthy had a honeymoon as Newark's top cop it ended violently on a single day in July 2009.
On July 20 of that year, eight people were shot in two separate incidents, including a drive-by shooting that indiscriminately...Tags: Culture, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Chicago Jobs, Jody Weis, Gang Activity
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