Highlights
Attorney Gery Chico was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2011, finishing second in the election. Past positions include Chairman of Chicago City Colleges (2010); President of Chicago Park District (2007-2010); Commissioner, Public Building Commission as park district president; President of Chicago Public Schools (1995-2001); Chief of staff to Mayor Richard Daley (1992-1995); founding partner at Chico & Nunes law firm (2004 – present); attorney at Arnstein & Lehr (2003-2004); senior partner Altheimer & Gray law firm (1996-2003). He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Illinois-Chicago (1979), and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law (1985. )C...
Attorney Gery Chico was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2011, finishing second in the election. Past positions include Chairman of Chicago City Colleges (2010); President of Chicago Park District (2007-2010); Commissioner, Public Building Commission as park district president; President of Chicago Public Schools (1995-2001); Chief of staff to Mayor Richard Daley (1992-1995); founding partner at Chico & Nunes law firm (2004 – present); attorney at Arnstein & Lehr (2003-2004); senior partner Altheimer & Gray law firm (1996-2003). He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Illinois-Chicago (1979), and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law (1985. )Chico is married (one divorce) with five children.
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In mayoral race, forget high school
We can all agree that certain kinds of people are unfit to be mayor of Chicago. Crooks. Wimps. Anyone who can't at least pretend to love baseball. And how about people who went to high school on the North Shore? When the rivals to replace Mayor Richard...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, U.S. Congress
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Dining on cracked crystal for 2011 yet predicting fearlessly for 2012
Change of SubjectTwelve months ago, as is my custom, I asked readers to offer their best guesses as to what 2011 would bring, then offered my own predictions. How'd we do? On six of the 18 questions, readers and I were correct...... -
Math-rahm-atics
Change of SubjectUPDATED BELOW "Keith" raises an interesting point in this thread about mayoral canaidate Rahm Emanuel's claim that his proposed city sales-tax cut (from 1.25% to 1%) could save working families up to $200 a year: To save the $200 a...... -
Tribune poll: Race for mayor not close
Change of SubjectRead all about it: [Rahm] Emanuel had 49 percent support to 19 percent for [Gery] Chico, the former Chicago Board of Education president. Braun fell to third with 10 percent, and City Clerk Miguel del Valle was at 8 percent,...... -
What do the media want in the mayor's race?
Change of SubjectNot only has Rahm Emanuel been running a very incumbent-like campaign – limiting his exposure to other candidates, staying focused on his proposals and rarely deigning to respond to the opposition’s pesky attacks – but he’s also amassed an... -
Jesse White endorses Rahm Emanuel for Chicago mayor
Clout StPosted by John Chase and Kristen Mack at 2:57 p.m. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White endorsed Rahm Emanuel for Chicago mayor today. The backing is a boost for Emanuel because White is a high-profile African-American politician who also has...... -
Braun's pollster: She's in second place!
Change of SubjectNo, really! Carol Moseley Braun today released results of a poll she commissioned showing the following levels of support in the mayor's race: Rahm Emanuel 44.8% Carol Moseley Braun 22.5% Gery Chico -- 16.1% Miguel Del Valle -- 9.6% Undecided...... -
Black and white creates gray area in fire department mileage scandal
Change of SubjectI believe I now know why Mayor Rahm Emanuel was so measured, so passionless, in responding to reports last week about widespread mileage-reimbursement fraud in the city’s Fire Prevention Bureau. Word had leaked out that an investigation by city... -
Yet another poll: Emanuel at 58 percent
Change of SubjectThe Chicago Retail Merchants Association poll of 2,252 likely voters taken Feb. 13 shows: Rahm Emanuel 58.2 % Gery Chico 23.7% Miguel Del Valley 10.4% Carol Moseley Braun 6.0% Margin of error -- ±2.06% The ethnic crosstabs show that, among...... -
Chico distances himself from tea party, and vice versa
Change of SubjectAt last night's debate at WTTW Ch-11, Gery Chico distanced himself from reports that the tea party has endorsed him for mayor. Today, in Chico is Not the Man, the Chicago Tea Party distanced itself from Chico. Unfortunately, Chico does...... -
Things are getting zesty out there: The `Wall-Street Judas' video & more
Change of SubjectFrom a Gery Chico rally yesterday at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. The speaker is Jim Sweeney, president of the organization: Script from Chico's new ad: We're all Chicagoans, but beyond the mansions and the skyscrapers... -
Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review (WTTW): Host Joel Weisman with Mary Mitchell (Chicago Sun-Times), Mike Flannery...
Feb 13, 2011
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Dec 31, 2011
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Feb 10, 2011
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Feb 10, 2011
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Feb 12, 2011
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Feb 7, 2011
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Feb 13, 2011
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Aug 11, 2011
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Feb 15, 2011
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Feb 15, 2011
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Feb 16, 2011
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Feb 17, 2011
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