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    Jan 16, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. National expert gives blessing on compromise Chicago ward map plan

    Chicago voters might not have to weigh in on a new City Council ward map this year after a national expert on Monday blessed a compromise plan put forth by dueling groups of aldermen.
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    Chicago voters might not have to weigh in on a new City Council ward map this year after a national expert on Monday blessed a compromise plan put forth by dueling groups of aldermen. But council members plan to press forward with more public hearings...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Elections, Edward M. Burke, Daniel Solis, Chicago Mayor

    2. Aug 31, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Black, Latino aldermen press Quinn to sign casino bill

    Latino and African American aldermen today prodded Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation that would allow Chicago to get a casino.
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    Latino and African American aldermen today prodded Gov. Pat Quinn to sign legislation that would allow Chicago to get a casino. The City Council members said a casino would help create badly needed jobs for the city’s minorities because it would...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Daniel Solis, Government, Laws, Susana Mendoza

    3. Aug 31, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Emanuel police cuts push draws criticism

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is looking for ways to slash tens of millions of dollars from the Chicago Police Department and already is running into heavy criticism from police union leaders who question whether it's all "a stunt."
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    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is looking for ways to slash tens of millions of dollars from the Chicago Police Department and already is running into heavy criticism from police union leaders who question whether it's all "a stunt." Making those kind of major...

    Tags: Politics, Finance, Rahm Emanuel, Carrie Austin, Chicago Police Department

    4. Sep 8, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Aldermen back Emanuel push for Chicago casino

    The City Council today backed Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push to get Gov. Pat Quinn to sign off on a major gambling expansion that would bring a casino to Chicago.
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    The City Council today backed Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push to get Gov. Pat Quinn to sign off on a major gambling expansion that would bring a casino to Chicago. One after another stood up to say a casino would bring new jobs and generate $20 million a month...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Daniel Solis, Government, Regional Authority, Chicago Mayor

    5. Sep 8, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Latino aldermen want more Chicago City Council seats

    Leaders of the City Council’s Latino Caucus today said they expect more majority-Hispanic wards to emerge from the ward remap process that is just getting underway.
    Leaders of the City Council’s Latino Caucus today said they expect more majority-Hispanic wards to emerge from the ward remap process that is just getting underway. The group put forth its argument as new census data showed large drops in the...

    Tags: Caucasus, Daniel Solis, Ricardo Munoz, African Americans, National or Ethnic Minorities

    6. Sep 19, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. African-American aldermen propose new Chicago ward map

    A unified group of African-American aldermen made their opening offer Monday in Chicago’s redistricting debate: one less majority black ward and two more majority Latino wards.
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    A unified group of African-American aldermen made their opening offer Monday in Chicago’s redistricting debate: one less majority black ward and two more majority Latino wards. The deal was politically easy for the City Council’s Black Caucus...

    Tags: Daniel Solis, Ricardo Munoz, Social Issues, Demographics, John Pope

    7. Oct 6, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. State's Attorney Alvarez endorsed despite African-American complaints

    Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez won the expected endorsement of Democratic slatemakers Thursday despite complaints from some African-American ward leaders about what they said was her failure to reach out to the black community.
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    Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez won the expected endorsement of Democratic slatemakers Thursday despite complaints from some African-American ward leaders about what they said was her failure to reach out to the black community. The...

    Tags: Anita Alvarez, Elections, Prosecution, Jesse Jackson, Ricardo Munoz

    8. Nov 10, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Chicago Latino aldermen want more City Council seats

    The leader of the Chicago City Council’s Latino Caucus said today that four more wards should have Latino supermajorities, an announcement that came as the council nears a deadline for redrawing the city’s wards.
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    The leader of the Chicago City Council’s Latino Caucus said today that four more wards should have Latino supermajorities, an announcement that came as the council nears a deadline for redrawing the city’s wards. The city should have 14...

    Tags: Judges, 2010 Census, Luis Gutierrez, Marty Quinn, Caucasus

    9. Jun 8, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  9. Ald. Solis new chairman of City Council Hispanic group

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    Posted by John Byrne at 9:10 p.m. Ald. Daniel Solis, an ally of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, was selected today to be chairman of the City Council's Hispanic Caucus. Solis, 25th, who also is chairman of the council's powerful Zoning Committee,......
    10. Dec 14, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. White areas see more arrests for attempted child abduction than minority areas do

    Child abduction attempts by strangers are scattered throughout the city. But in the 407 preliminary Chicago police reports identified by the Tribune since March 2008, the arrest rate was sharply lower in areas that had higher crime rates and more single-...

    Tags: Police Arrests, Gold Coast, Racism, Prosecution, Minority Groups

    11. May 18, 2011 |Story| Chicago Breaking News

  11. Chicago City Council's Black Caucus has new leader

    South Side Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. was elected chairman of the Chicago City Council's Black Caucus today. The 21st Ward alderman defeated Ald. Latasha Thomas, 17th, in a vote among African-American aldermen after the council meeting. Thomas declined...

    Tags: African Americans, Minority Groups, Latasha Thomas, Michelle Harris, Chicago City Council

    12. Feb 22, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Tight City Council races: Veteran aldermen head for runoffs

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    UPDATED at 9:43 p.m. Posted by Hal Dardick and John Byrne at 7:10 p.m.; check back for updates on results. City Council incumbents in several wards were beating back challenges tonight but at least two longtime aldermen appeared headed for......
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