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Ricketts committed to Chicago; is it mutual?
In a dim corridor Monday along the third-base side of Wrigley Field, about 30 feet away from a restroom still equipped with troughs and a wall holding pay phones, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts outlined the tentative deal struck to renovate the rickety 99-...
Tags: Minnesota Twins, University of Chicago, World Series, Chicago Mayor, Ron Santo
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Chicago police officer escapes discipline despite inspector general's findings
The Chicago Police Department declined to discipline an officer who improperly used the job to generate business for a friend's firm, according to a quarterly report released Wednesday by the city's inspector general. The Police Department agreed...
Tags: Labor Disputes, Labor Legislation, Illinois Supreme Court, Chicago Mayor, Career and Workplace
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In our state, politicians are protected — but not the rest of us
Illinois — where politicians force law-abiding citizens to bring a bat to a gunfight. An amazing video released Wednesday that shows a Chicago shopkeeper fighting for his life should be a commercial for Second Amendment rights in this, the only...
Tags: Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Springfield, Laws, Criminals
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Rahmshaming
If City Hall's inspector general can't get City Hall to cough up the records needed to investigate suspected wrongdoing at City Hall, what recourse does he have? Why, he can take it up with the guy who runs City Hall. That's the wholly unsatisfactory...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Illinois Supreme Court, Chicago City Council
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If dreams could come true
When Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman stood with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and more than a hundred of Chicago's corporate leaders recently to argue that comprehensive immigration reform was critically needed by American business, I was asked to begin the press...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Pakistan, Employment Opportunities, Dick Durbin, Orrin Hatch
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Wrigley Field owners pursue federal landmark status for tax breaks
The chairman of the Chicago Cubs gave up his bid for local tax dollars to help pay for a $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field. But Tom Ricketts could reap millions of dollars in federal tax breaks for preserving the old ballpark. The Tribune has...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Fenway Park, Tribune Company, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor
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Teachers union to seek ouster of mayor, other officials
Tribune reporterStymied in its efforts to stop the city from closing scores of schools, the Chicago Teachers Union on Monday said it will turn its attention to a voter registration campaign and efforts to oust Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other elected officials. Asked at...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Illinois General Assembly, Karen Lewis, Chicago Mayor, Career and Workplace
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Mayor: Goat's head at Wrigley 'speaks for itself'
Chicago TribuneMayor Rahm Emanuel said today that a goat's head dropped off at Wrigley Field is no laughing matter, but tell that to Cubs players. "Come up with something original," scoffed Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija, noting that the billy goat curse against the team...Tags: Anthony Rizzo, Jeff Samardzija, Chicago Cubs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Billy Goat Tavern
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Redflex losing contract bids amid Chicago scandal
Seeking to reverse their fortunes amid a debilitating Chicago corruption scandal, top executives of Redflex Traffic Systems flew to Florida for a personal pitch to local officials having second thoughts about giving the company a major contract for a red-...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Orange County (Florida), Chicago Mayor, Services and Shopping, Corporate Crime
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State education chairman calls for funding increase
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education today called on lawmakers to increase funding school funding by $874 million at a time when the state treasury is so short on cash that Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed cuts. “We...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Pat Quinn, Justice System, Illinois Governor, Chicago Public Schools
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Sure, blame the Greek White Sox fan for Wrigley goat head prank
Whenever ethnic profiling raises its ugly head, you can usually count on a great newspaper to express its outrage. Unless the head once belonged to a goat, and said head was sent to Wrigley Field in care of Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts. Then the...
Tags: Thomas Ricketts, Chicago Cubs, Carlos Marmol, Billy Goat Tavern, Chicago Mayor
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Emanuel garbage pickup changes save less than touted
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel celebrated the end of Chicago’s traditional ward-based, alderman-controlled garbage collection routes Thursday, even though the money he now says the city will save with the switch to a grid system is well short of his earlier...Tags: Anthony Beale, Chicago Mayor
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Apr 12, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
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