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    Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Ald. Burke calls for hearings on Redflex bribery questions

    The chairman of the City Council’s Finance Committee today called for hearings into allegations that Chicago’s red-light camera contract was likely built on a $2 million bribery scheme.
    Clout Street
    The chairman of the City Council’s Finance Committee today called for hearings into allegations that Chicago’s red-light camera contract was likely built on a $2 million bribery scheme. The company, Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., already is...

    Tags: Bribery, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Tribune, Corporate Crime, Rahm Emanuel

    2. Mar 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Cermak's death offers lesson in Chicago Way

    The assassinated Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, who died 80 years ago this week, is often portrayed by official histories as just an innocent victim of bad luck and bad aim.
    The assassinated Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, who died 80 years ago this week, is often portrayed by official histories as just an innocent victim of bad luck and bad aim. But Chicagoans don't believe in coincidences, not even us chumbolones,...

    Tags: Kelsey Grammer, Al Capone, Shootings, Chicago Mayor, Immigration

    3. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Chicago energy drink ban: Much buzz, no action

    The perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing.
    Clout Street
    The perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, has proposed banning drinks with at least 180 milligrams...

    Tags: Joseph Berrios, George A. Cardenas, Heart Attack, Local Government, Chicago Mayor

    4. Feb 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Kass: Junior lacked discipline to make it in Chicago

    This being Chicago, where political dynasties have their hands kissed by journalism and commerce, expect the following about former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, the former 7th Ward alderman:
    This being Chicago, where political dynasties have their hands kissed by journalism and commerce, expect the following about former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, the former 7th Ward alderman: Lamentations for what might have been for...

    Tags: Tony Rezko, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Civil Rights, Trials, Elections

    5. Nov 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Death of Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor, stunned the city

    The death of Chicago's first black mayor was marked by tears of sorrow, words of praise — and down-and-dirty politicking.
    Chicago Tribune reporter
    The death of Chicago's first black mayor was marked by tears of sorrow, words of praise — and down-and-dirty politicking. A few days after Harold Washington had a fatal heart attack in his City Hall office, 25 years ago Nov. 25, a Tribune reporter...

    Tags: Richard M. Daley, Primaries, Heart Attack, Elections, Richard F. Mell

    6. Feb 13, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Chicago Magazine's '100 Most Powerful Chicagoans' ranking released

    Change of Subject
    Some highlights from the list. 1 Rahm Emanuel 2 Michael Madigan 8 Toni Preckwinkle 10 David Axelrod 13 Dick Durbin 15 Sam Zell 20 Lisa Madigan 22 Ed Burke 24 Karen Lewis 30 Garry McCarthy 37 Cardinal Francis George 45......
    7. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. City Council approves $4.1 million settlement of Chicago police misconduct case

    The Chicago City Council today voted to pay more than $5.4 million to settle three legal cases, including two involving alleged police misconduct.
    Clout Street
    The Chicago City Council today voted to pay more than $5.4 million to settle three legal cases, including two involving alleged police misconduct. In the most high-profile case, $4.1 million will be paid to the family of Flint Farmer, an unarmed man who...

    Tags: FBI, Trials, Bipolar Disorder, Shootings, Richard F. Mell

    8. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Bloomberg spends $660,000 on Jackson Jr. contest

    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee has spent at least $660,000 for 12 days of TV ads blasting Democratic congressional candidate Debbie Halvorson’s past support from the National Rifle Association, records filed by local affiliates of the four major networks showed Thursday.
    Clout Street
    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee has spent at least $660,000 for 12 days of TV ads blasting Democratic congressional candidate Debbie Halvorson’s past support from the National Rifle Association, records...

    Tags: Elections, Michael Bloomberg, Crete, Anthony Beale, Barack Obama

    9. Jan 24, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  9. Weeks in review

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    A roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Connected to Chicago (.mp3 file, right click to download) WLS-AM 890. Host Bill Cameron with Greg Hinz of Crain's......
    10. Jan 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Any judge in Vanecko case should be judged — and 'scrubbed'

    Within seconds of McHenry County Judge Maureen McIntyre being appointed to preside over Illinois' political heater manslaughter case on Friday, you could almost hear her being "scrubbed."
    Within seconds of McHenry County Judge Maureen McIntyre being appointed to preside over Illinois' political heater manslaughter case on Friday, you could almost hear her being "scrubbed." It's not about cleansing bubbles. Not in Illinois. "Scrubbing" is...

    Tags: Elections, Justice System, McHenry, Lisa Madigan, Politics

    11. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 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: Local Government, Bipolar Disorder, Trials, Chicago Mayor, Behavioral Conditions

    12. Jan 9, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Kass: Chicago Way Casino — where pols can take to the pole

    A sad comment on the cynicism around us is that some are scoffing at a beautiful idea:
    A sad comment on the cynicism around us is that some are scoffing at a beautiful idea: A giant Chicago City Hall-run casino at the James R. Thompson Center, the heart of state government, run by our political class. "We just want to build the thing,"...

    Tags: FBI, Sculpture, Chicago City Hall, Dance, Chicago Mayor

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