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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Editorial: 24 aldermen rushed to praise new meter deal

    Aldermen, have your heads stopped spinning over all the details in that McCormick Place/Navy Pier megadeal announced Thursday?
    Aldermen, have your heads stopped spinning over all the details in that McCormick Place/Navy Pier megadeal announced Thursday? If so, we have some questions for you. No, not about that megadeal. About the last megadeal. The one on revising the parking...

    Tags: Marty Quinn, Howard Brookins, Richard F. Mell, Anthony Beale, JoAnn Thompson

    2. May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. One vote, many lives

    The Chicago City Council will vote on many items Wednesday. None likely will be more important than the zoning change on tap for the property at 2245 W. Pershing Road.
    The Chicago City Council will vote on many items Wednesday. None likely will be more important than the zoning change on tap for the property at 2245 W. Pershing Road. That is where Concept Schools, a top-quality charter operator, wants to open the...

    Tags: Chicago City Council, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, McKinley Park, New Products

    3. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Buzz kill

    RedEye
    Come Fridays, Nelson Ignila, a 22-year-old Lincoln Park resident, is exhausted from the long hours he puts in at his management consulting job. Since he doesn't have time for an evening nap before going out, Ignila reaches for one of the 5-Hour Energy...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Energy Drinks, High Blood Pressure, Air Transportation Delays, Internists

    4. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 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: Local Government, Rahm Emanuel, Coca-Cola Co., Energy Drinks, Chicago Mayor

    5. Oct 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Emanuel teams with soft-drink giants to combat obesity

    New York City barred convenience stores and restaurants from selling outsize sodas. Boston's mayor halted pop sales and soft-drink advertising in city buildings to fight obesity and rising health care costs.
    New York City barred convenience stores and restaurants from selling outsize sodas. Boston's mayor halted pop sales and soft-drink advertising in city buildings to fight obesity and rising health care costs. In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to take...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Michelle Obama, PepsiCo Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Public Employees

    6. Sep 21, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  6. Alderman proposes monthly fee for extra police

    A Chicago alderman thinks you should pay more for police protection. 
    A Chicago alderman thinks you should pay more for police protection.  Alderman George Cardenas is proposing that all homeowners, renters and businesses pay a new "safety and security fee" -- as much as $5 a month, tacked on to ComEd bills. He says the...
    7. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. City set to hear testimony on soda taxes

    Health advocates and soda supporters will go head to head Tuesday in a City Council committee hearing on a sugary beverage tax.
    Tribune reporter
    Health advocates and soda supporters will go head to head Tuesday in a City Council committee hearing on a sugary beverage tax. The hearing was spurred by a resolution presented by Ald George Cardenas ((12th) earlier this year that asked the City Council...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Goods Industries, University of Illinois at Chicago, Science and Technology, Epidemics and Plagues

    8. Feb 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Emanuel defends income-tax hike refund seizure

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel today gave an impassioned defense of the city’s effort to intercept millions in state income tax refunds from people across Illinois who owe City Hall money.
    Clout Street
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel today gave an impassioned defense of the city’s effort to intercept millions in state income tax refunds from people across Illinois who owe City Hall money. The speech came after the City Council approved the plan 41-8. “...

    Tags: Local Government, Rahm Emanuel, Nicholas Sposato, Leslie Hairston, Labor Legislation

    9. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    10. Dec 28, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Activists question city's plan for mental health centers

    At one time, Florencia Cano was so depressed her younger sister would put food in her mouth to coax her to eat.
    At one time, Florencia Cano was so depressed her younger sister would put food in her mouth to coax her to eat. Eight years later, she is determined to stop the closing of the North Side mental health center where she received the counseling she...

    Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Arts and Culture, Behavioral Conditions, Shelton, Health and Safety at Work

    11. Sep 8, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago City Council settles drug-swallowing death lawsuit for $1.3 million

    The Chicago City Council today voted to spend $1.3 million to settle a civil suit filed by the mother of a man who collapsed and died after swallowing drugs during his arrest last summer.
    Clout Street
    The Chicago City Council today voted to spend $1.3 million to settle a civil suit filed by the mother of a man who collapsed and died after swallowing drugs during his arrest last summer. Although some aldermen expressed opposition, Ald. Edward Burke,...

    Tags: Chicago City Council, Ronnie Black, Lawyers, Medical Procedures and Tests, Heroin

    12. Jul 7, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Council to consider ban on crib bumper pads

    Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced Wednesday.
    Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced Wednesday. Ald. James Balcer, 11th, and George Cardenas, 12th, introduced the ordinance in response to a series of...

    Tags: Consumer Confidence, Consumers, Science and Technology, James Balcer, Lisa Madigan

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