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Most aldermen back proposal to restore free water to nonprofits
Tribune reporterA majority of Chicago aldermen have signed on to a proposal to once again provide free city water to many nonprofit organizations across the city. The proposal, sponsored by Ald. Robert Fioretti, 2nd, and Ald. Howard Brookins, 21st, would restore free...Tags: Religion and Belief, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Howard Brookins
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div.article div.byline p.date {display:none;} Bill Daley Bill Daley is a Chicago Tribune food writer who covers food personalities, cooking techniques and trends. He answers food and drink queries from readers in a weekly online column called “...Tags: Anderson Cooper 360 (tv program), Hypothermia, Food Network (tv network), Networking, Social Media
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Ald. Jackson a no-show for Council budget vote
WGN NewsAmid questions concerning her Congressman husband's whereabouts, Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th Ward) says she is dealing with hard times by working for the residents of her ward -- yet she was not in attendance at today's City Council meeting. Jackson...Tags: Patrick J. O'Connor, Local Elections, Jesse Jackson, Elections, Sandi Jackson
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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: Richard M. Daley, James Balcer, John Arena, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Markets
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Emanuel budget speech: No tax hikes, but pension woes loom
Tribune reportersMayor Rahm Emanuel today unveiled a new budget that he says doesn't include new tax, fine or fee increases but contains a warning about the financial havoc the city's looming government worker pension problem could wreak. Much of the mayor's speech is...Tags: Navy Pier, Taxation, Government, Finance, Career and Workplace
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Aldermen want hearings on Chicago school closings
Although Chicago teachers have signed off on their new contract, the lingering anxiety about the future of the city's public education system surfaced Thursday as aldermen stepped up a call for hearings on potential school closings. Chicago Public...
Tags: Latasha Thomas, Chicago Teachers Strike, Karen Lewis, Career and Workplace, Michael D. Chandler
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Nancy Pelosi, Paul Ryan headline Chicago weekend fundraisers
Clout StreetU.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, are scheduled to be in the Chicago area this weekend on fundraising missions. Pelosi, the former House speaker from California, is headlining a...Tags: Paul Ryan, Illinois Governor, Joe Walsh, Pat Quinn, John J Cullerton
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Emanuel whistleblower protections step closer to reality
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel’s attempt to expand protections for regular folks who face retaliation for reporting city wrongdoing won praise as a concept but criticism for the details Tuesday. Since it was first established in 2004, the city’s so-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Public Officials, Government, Local Government, Lawyers
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Chicago aldermen split on schools strike
Clout StreetFor a time Monday, visitors to aldermen's offices at City Hall office were greeted by a 7-year-old whose Mets cap was barely visible over the top of a desk. Chicago teachers were out on strike, so Roberto Maldonado II wasn’t at Drummond...Tags: Nicholas Sposato, Charter Schools, Education, Roderick T. Sawyer, Strikes
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Police officer picked to fill Derrick Smith seat in Illinois House
Tribune reporterWest Side Democratic leaders on Friday picked Chicago police officer Eddie Winters to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Derrick Smith, who was kicked out of office over a federal bribery charge by his Illinois House colleagues last week. Winters will...Tags: Elections, Jesse White, Politics, Democratic Party
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel opposes eminent domain mortgage concept
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday that he does not support using eminent domain to seize underwater homes to refinance those mortgages at more affordable terms. He made the statement as Chicago aldermen attended a committee hearing to learn about the...
Tags: Edward M. Burke, Services and Shopping, John Cusack, Economy, Business and Finance, Local Government
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