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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Red Line rehab poses political challenge for Emanuel

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday lauded Chicago Transit Authority workers for their "flawless" rollout of a five-month Red Line reconstruction that has shuttle buses replacing train service.
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday lauded Chicago Transit Authority workers for their "flawless" rollout of a five-month Red Line reconstruction that has shuttle buses replacing train service. So far, they're breathing a sigh of relief at City Hall. The...

    Tags: Polls, Metra, Chicago Transit Authority, Englewood, Roderick T. Sawyer

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Editorial: An independent set of eyes

    In the cold light of day, the 2008 contract between the city of Chicago and Chicago Parking Meters LLC looks a lot like a $1.2 billion payday loan.
    In the cold light of day, the 2008 contract between the city of Chicago and Chicago Parking Meters LLC looks a lot like a $1.2 billion payday loan. That's the apt observation of freshman Ald. Ameya Pawar, 47th, as the City Council prepares to vote on...

    Tags: Richard F. Mell, Michele Smith, Ameya Pawar, Midway Airport, Finance

    3. Mar 16, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Washington Park's promise attracting money, faith

    Craig Huffman comes to the private-equity world with a multifaceted set of credentials: two master's degrees from the University of Chicago, stints in the non-profit world, and a stretch as a rehabber of distressed properties.
    Tribune reporters
    Craig Huffman comes to the private-equity world with a multifaceted set of credentials: two master's degrees from the University of Chicago, stints in the non-profit world, and a stretch as a rehabber of distressed properties. Now Huffman is ready to...

    Tags: Frederick Law Olmsted, Rentals, Realty, McCormick Place, Willie Cochran

    4. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Some aldermen want charter school moratorium

    A group of aldermen are calling for a moratorium on new charter schools starting in 2014 in Chicago, arguing it doesn't make sense to add new charter seats at a time the city is considering closing public schools that don't have enough students.
    Clout Street
    A group of aldermen are calling for a moratorium on new charter schools starting in 2014 in Chicago, arguing it doesn't make sense to add new charter seats at a time the city is considering closing public schools that don't have enough students. "It's...

    Tags: Charter Schools, Chicago Charter Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Credit and Debt, Chicago Public Schools

    5. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Chicago aldermen endorse $33 million settlements in two police cases

    The City Council Finance Committee today endorsed spending $32.7 million to settle two police misconduct cases, including what may be the single largest payment of its kind in city history.
    Clout Street
    The City Council Finance Committee today endorsed spending $32.7 million to settle two police misconduct cases, including what may be the single largest payment of its kind in city history. The larger settlement, now set for a Thursday vote of the...

    Tags: Leslie Hairston, Murder, Edward M. Burke, Andrew Wilson, Bipolar Disorder

    6. Dec 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. DuSable High School a landmark with jazz as catalyst

    No high school in America did more to shape the sound of jazz than a magnificent edifice at 49th Street and Wabash Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago.
    No high school in America did more to shape the sound of jazz than a magnificent edifice at 49th Street and Wabash Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago. Singer-pianist Nat "King" Cole, master vocalist Johnny Hartman, piano whiz Dorothy Donegan and...

    Tags: Music, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Lionel Hampton, Howard Reich, High Schools

    7. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. City Council signs off on Emanuel's billboard plan

    The 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.
    Tribune reporter
    The 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: John Arena, Nicholas Sposato, Scott Waguespack, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor

    8. Oct 19, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Aldermen want input on speed cameras, bike lanes

    Aldermen told Chicago’s transportation chief Friday that they want input on the planned rollout of speed cameras and bike lanes in their wards.
    Tribune reporter
    Aldermen told Chicago’s transportation chief Friday that they want input on the planned rollout of speed cameras and bike lanes in their wards. Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd, told Department of Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein she doesn’t want...

    Tags: Labor Legislation, Rahm Emanuel, Career and Workplace, Ariel E. Reboyras, Chicago Mayor

    9. Feb 12, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Transcript: Tribune interview with Mayor Rahm Emanuel

    Here's the transcript of a sometimes contentious, sometimes humorous Feb. 8, 2012, interview of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, in which he provides the most expansive view yet on his pledge of transparency, his governing style and his interactions with reporters. Emanuel was interviewed by Chicago Tribune reporter David Kidwell. Also present were Tribune photographer Nancy Stone and mayoral aide Sarah Hamilton. (Kidwell is DK; Emanuel is RE; Stone is NS; Hamilton is SH.)
    Here's the transcript of a sometimes contentious, sometimes humorous Feb. 8, 2012, interview of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, in which he provides the most expansive view yet on his pledge of transparency, his governing style and his interactions with reporters....

    Tags: Groupon, Inc., Health and Safety at School, Disasters and Accidents, Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Jul 6, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Vacant building upkeep measure to be unveiled at City Council today

    Clout Street
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to support a measure that would require banks to secure and maintain vacant buildings. It'll be introduced at today's City Council meeting by Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd. The proposal would hold lenders and other lien holders...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Vehicles, Real Estate, Chicago Mayor

    11. Oct 5, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. City stickers, sick days also on Chicago City Council agenda

    The Chicago City Council did more than Mayor Rahm Emanuel's <a href=&quot;http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-emanuel-plans-to-halve-employer-head-tax-20111005,0,5982105.story" target="_blank">head tax reduction pitch</a> on Wednesday.
    Clout Street
    The Chicago City Council did more than Mayor Rahm Emanuel's head tax reduction pitch on Wednesday. Here's a roundup: *Ald. Pat Dowell, 3rd, introduced a measure that puts into place an agreement with banks on how vacant properties in foreclosure...

    Tags: Chicago City Council, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Lona Lane, Rahm Emanuel

    12. Sep 27, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Chicago aldermen tweak suburbanites on idea of ‘commuter tax’

    TribLocal - Evanston
    A handful of Chicago aldermen today couldn't resist the chance to tweak suburbanites, saying that maybe the idea of a commuter tax isn't all that …...
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