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Parents create housing alternative for disabled adult children
Baruch and Joyce Schur were out of options. They couldn't find anywhere for their physically and intellectually disabled 26-year-old son to live, at least nowhere that met their criteria or didn't have a yearslong waiting list. The 55-year-old couple...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Long Term Care, Rush University Medical Center, Pottery Barn, Cerebral Palsy
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Proposed bedbug ordinance a touchy subject
Chicago is waging war on bedbugs. A proposed ordinance declares the nocturnal parasites a "public nuisance" and enlists condominium associations, landlords and others to join the fight. "Bedbugs are a growing problem in the city, as they are in many...Tags: Rental Service, Ray Suarez
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Chicago aldermen approve Emanuel's parking meter changes
Clout StreetThe Chicago City Council today approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s controversial plan to change the terms of the city’s parking meter lease despite questions about the deal’s financial impact and fear of giving Chicago Parking Meters LLC...Tags: Brendan Reilly, Ameya Pawar, Thomas M. Tunney, Elections, Rey Colon
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Aldermen working to restore paid Sunday parking meters
Even before the City Council on Wednesday approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan for free Sunday neighborhood parking, more than a dozen aldermen were making plans to quickly restore paid parking throughout the weekend in business districts stretching...
Tags: Brendan Reilly, Ameya Pawar, Elections, Thomas M. Tunney, Rey Colon
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Aldermen move to ban minors from tanning salons
Skin cancer victims who ascribe their maladies to tanning salons persuaded a panel of Chicago aldermen Wednesday to bar tanning facilities from letting people younger than 18 use their equipment, even if the minors have the permission of a parent or...Tags: Chicago, University of Chicago Law School, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor
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Chicago aldermen want to ban teens from tanning salons
Clout StreetSkin cancer victims who ascribe their maladies to tanning salons convinced a panel of Chicago aldermen Wednesday to bar tanning facilities from letting people under age 18 use their equipment, even if the minors have the permission of a parent or...Tags: Health, Chicago, Dermatologists, Medical Specialization, Northwestern University
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Aldermen vote to ban minors from tanning salons
Clout StreetTanning beds in Chicago salons soon will be off limits to people younger than 18. The City Council today overwhelmingly voted in favor of the tan parlor ban in a move the sponsoring alderman said is aimed at protecting children from cancer. Ald. Debra...Tags: Brendan Reilly, Local Government, Elections, Roberto Maldonado, Rahm Emanuel
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City airport leader opposed to wage requirement measure
Clout StreetThe city’s top aviation official today said she opposes an effort to require shops and restaurants at the city’s major airports to pay a “living wage,” an idea backed by a majority of aldermen. Instead, the wages paid should be...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Collective Contract, Rahm Emanuel, Career and Workplace, Chicago Mayor
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Downtown patios, rooftops could stay open hour later during week
Tribune reporterCustomers of increasingly popular downtown rooftop gardens and outdoor patios could hang out an hour later on weekdays under a proposed trial program that got a preliminary nod from a City Council panel today. Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, put the...Tags: Brendan Reilly, Illinois, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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50th Ward Ald. Stone set up secret fund to attack rival Silverstein
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 5:25 p.m. Fighting for his political life, Far North Side Ald. Bernard Stone’s campaign funneled nearly $14,000 to a political committee that attacked his primary challenger while leaving no direct trail to the City Council.... -
City Council candidates raised $1.6 million since Feb. 22 election
Clout StPosted by Rick Pearson at 7:42 p.m. Candidates in Chicago’s 14 aldermanic run-off contests have reported raising $1.6 million in big-dollar contributions since the February election, including more than $200,000 from Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel’s... -
Aldermanic races, then and now
Change of SubjectThen -- from Emanuel, Burke, big labor pour money into runoffs (April 1) Now -- from Stone, Lyle lose as Chicago City Council gets makeover (current) Then: Ald. Freddrenna Lyle, who has represented the South Side's 6th Ward for 13......
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