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Kass: Mayor's shell game should have taxpayers clutching their wallets
I've got a feeling that in some weird, alternate universe, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making a decent living playing hide-the-pea. You know the game, don't you? First, you put your money down. Then Mr. Misdirection places a pea under one of three cups....
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Emanuel, McCarthy say 'marginal' amount of new officers to 'mob' attack hot spots
Clout StPosted by John Byrne and Kristen Mack at 12:59 p.m.; last updated at 3:43 p.m. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and newly-confirmed Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy today said they’re putting a “marginal” amount of new police officers in... -
Tight City Council races: Veteran aldermen head for runoffs
Clout StUPDATED at 9:43 p.m. Posted by Hal Dardick and John Byrne at 7:10 p.m.; check back for updates on results. City Council incumbents in several wards were beating back challenges tonight but at least two longtime aldermen appeared headed for...... -
West Side hot dog stand can't hang 'Felony Franks' sign
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 3:15 p.m. A West Side hot dog stand can continue serving “misdemeanor wieners” and “pardon Polish” sausages, but the owner won't be allowed to hang a sign outside his establishment declaring it "Felony... -
School closings disappoint many aldermen
Tribune reportersAfter the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board...Tags: Students, Rahm Emanuel, Carrie Austin, Local Government, Teaching and Learning
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George, religious leaders ask city to repeal water fee on non-profits
Tribune reporterMore than 100 religious leaders and a handful of aldermen today called for a repeal of the water fee imposed on non-profits by the city last year. "The lake is a gift from God," said Cardinal Francis George said. "We feel sometimes we should charge...Tags: Water Supply, Rahm Emanuel, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Carrie Austin, Chicago Mayor
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Chicago offers compromise on water bill exemptions for nonprofits
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago aldermen have proposed a compromise to religious leaders who say that paying their water bill after decades of a blanket exemption will rob them of the resources necessary to provide social services. On Sunday, city...
Tags: Francis I, Water Supply, Rahm Emanuel, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Carrie Austin
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Aldermen seek to help Emanuel keep ethics campaign pledge
Clout StreetA group of self-styled reform aldermen said Thursday they want to help Mayor Rahm Emanuel live up to his campaign pledge to give the city’s top corruption buster unfettered access to city documents, though it’s unclear whether the push will...Tags: Politics, Roderick T. Sawyer, Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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Chicago parking tax changes pass despite opposition
Clout StreetMany folks who park in a Chicago garage or lot will pay more come July under a new tax structure the City Council approved today despite objections from the hotel industry. Six aldermen, including Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, who represents downtown,...Tags: Politics, John Arena, Scott Waguespack, Rahm Emanuel, Government
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Group sues over new Chicago ward map
Clout StreetMore than a year after Chicago aldermen thought they had settled the contentious issue of redrawing the city's 50 ward boundaries, the new map they approved is facing a challenge in federal court. The remap is unconstitutional because it was designed to...Tags: Nicholas Sposato, U.S. Supreme Court, Chicago Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Local Government
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Some aldermen want hearings on fixing or dumping Taste of Chicago
Clout StreetA group of aldermen today called for hearings on whether Taste of Chicago should be restructured or even eliminated in the face of years of financial losses. Ald. Robert Fioretti, a sponsor of the non-binding resolution, suggested Taste may have run...Tags: Taste of Chicago, Walter Burnett, Jr., Patrick J. O'Connor, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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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: Debra L. Silverstein, Chicago City Council, John Arena, Rahm Emanuel, Michele Smith
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