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Secrecy shrouds Emanuel's planning for G-8 and NATO summits
The business group chosen by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to oversee the G-8 and NATO summits is accelerating planning and fundraising for the May meetings but will continue to do much of its work out of public view.
The mayor and his administration have said...Tags: NATO, White House, U.S. Department of State, Finance, Charity
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City's G-8/NATO costs could hit $65M, say officials in first such appraisal
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's team announced Thursday that the May summit meetings of world leaders will cost up to $65 million, downtown Chicago will remain open amid security restrictions and protest rules will be revised following complaints they were too...Tags: NATO, Services and Shopping, Freedom of the Press, U.S. Secret Service, Event Planning
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Global summits can boost Chicago's profile, White House officials say
White House representatives traveled to Chicago on Tuesday to tout the May summits of world leaders as an opportunity not only for hashing out global issues, but also for Chicago to boost its profile as a business and tourism center — echoing themes...Tags: Chicago Tribune, NATO, White House, Government, Politics
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Chicago aldermen approve Emanuel's G-8, NATO protest crackdown
Clout StreetThe Chicago City Council today easily approved measures to tighten parade rules, increase fines and give Mayor Rahm Emanuel power to spend money on a pair of May summits of world leaders. Dozens of protesters concerned about what they say are the mayor&...Tags: NATO, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Fines, Punishment
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Protesters: Mayor's G-8, NATO summit plans limit free speech
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposed ordinances aimed at keeping order during the upcoming G8 and NATO summits took a beating Tuesday from a coalition of unions, religious leader, and community organizers.
They say the new restrictions include tough...Tags: NATO, International Organizations, Freedom of the Press, Politics, Rahm Emanuel
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Emanuel admits he erred on describing G8, NATO parade rules as temporary
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today said he erred last month when he said tighter protest rules and higher fines for thwarting police would be temporary measures designed just for a pair of spring meetings of international leaders in Chicago."I misspoke, and I...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), NATO, Festive Events, Democratic Convention (1968), Local Government
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G8, NATO summit petitioners line up for permits
Tuesday is the first official day to file an application for a permit to demonstrate against Chicago’s G8 and NATO summits.
Petitioners were lining up outside the Transportation Department Office at City Hall where the petitions are filed. They...Tags: Chicago City Hall, NATO, International Organizations, Politics, Rahm Emanuel
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G-8, NATO summits are just latest call to public service for former Daley chief of staff
Organizing the G-8 and NATO summits is like preparing for a hurricane. You can't entirely control the outcome, and any violence could be catastrophic for the city, the mayor and the president.
Leslie Fox, the first person selected to run the May 19-21...Tags: Financial Aid, Starbucks Corp., Leo Strauss, Kansas State University , White House
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City backtracks, OKs G-8 protests at Daley Plaza
When the G-8 and NATO protests kick off next spring, Daley Plaza will likely be the starting point.
After initially rejecting an anti-war group's application to hold a rally at one of Chicago's primary gathering spots in the Loop, the city's Public...Tags: Chicago City Hall, Chicago Tribune, NATO, Chicago Loop, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Emanuel wants big fine increases for G8 protesters
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel wants to raise fines for resisting police as the city gears up for anticipated protests that will come with the G8 and NATO summits to be held in Chicago next May. Protesters found guilty of resisting a police officer or aiding...Tags: NATO, International Organizations, Freedom of the Press, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Demonstration
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Emanuel: G8 protesters have rights but so do I
Clout StreetProtesters expected to descend on Chicago for the NATO and G8 meetings that will bring international leaders to Chicago this spring will have a chance to air their grievances, but order will be maintained in the city, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said today....Tags: NATO, Crime, Law and Justice, Activism, Judges, International Organizations
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NATO/G-8 fundraising must move at feverish pace
The task of raising tens of millions of dollars in donations for the NATO and G-8 summits means fundraisers will need to move as aggressively as the Art Institute did in its campaign to build the Modern Wing.
Boding well for the effort is that former...Tags: NATO, Robert R. McCormick, Millennium Park, Charity, Economy, Business and Finance
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