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Burris to Illinois: You know the real me
The Swampby Frank James Sen. Roland Burris seems to be at odds with Sen. Roland Burris. At his City Club of Chicago appearance today, he actually said "I have nothing to hide and I will be transparent..." Moments later, he......Tags: Roland Burris, Rod Blagojevich, Government, Politics, Regional Authority
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Eyeing Senate: Mark Kirk raises $580,000
The Swampby Mike Dorning North Shore Republican Rep. Mark Kirk, who has been contemplating a costly run for the U.S. Senate or governor, reported today that he has built up a campaign warchest of more than $1 million. Kirk raised more......Tags: Republican Party, Government, White House, Parliament, Local Elections
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It's about time Cubs played a little hardball
Hearing Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts publicly threaten to move the team out of Wrigley Field for the first time Wednesday if his restoration plan meets resistance immediately raised an obvious question. What took so long? Ricketts told the City Club...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Thomas Ricketts, Sports, Chicago Mayor, Alfonso Soriano
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Wrigley Field would make a great coliseum
If Cubs owner Tom Ricketts actually made good on his threat to leave Wrigley Field for a more baseball-friendly neighborhood, what would be the best use of the site at Clark and Addison? My plan? Flatten and grade it, then enclose it in cyclone fence and...
Tags: Sports, Thomas Ricketts, Chicago White Sox, Speedos, Game of Thrones (tv program)
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J.B. Pritzker calls for large businesses to work closer with startups
J.B. Pritzker, the billionaire venture capitalist whose family founded the Hyatt hotel chain, called on corporations to work more closely with startups and become more familiar with the city's growing technology sector. "By definition, startups are...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Merchandise Mart, Startups, Business, Abbott Laboratories
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Set Daniel Taylor free
I'd like to wish Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez a happy first anniversary on the announcement of her Conviction Integrity Unit, a task force created to re-examine controversial cases where plausible claims of wrongful conviction have been...
Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Justice System, Anita Alvarez, Prosecution
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Chicago taxi owners honking mad about Uber's cab-hailing app, service
Chicago's taxicab owners, led by business partners Pat Corrigan and Michael Levine, are throwing everything they can at a technology startup called Uber. The app is disrupting the taxi industry nationwide by allowing people to directly hail cabs or town...
Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Government, Startups, Richard M. Daley, Chicago City Hall
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Alvarez, it's time: Set Daniel Taylor free
Change of SubjectI’d like to wish Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez a happy first anniversary on the announcement of her Conviction Integrity Unit, a task force created to re-examine controversial cases where plausible claims of wrongful conviction... -
My moment of G-L-O-R-Y
Change of SubjectToday at the City Club of Chicago's Public Policy Luncheon featuring the 2012 election insights of my colleagues, Clarence Page, Rick Pearson and Bruce Dold, moderator Paul Green made an offhand reference to "beating the goddamn drum." Into the silence...... -
Alderman outlines budget cuts, says mayoral bid unlikely
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 6:10 p.m. Ald. Brendan Reilly sounded a bit like a mayoral candidate Monday, offering ways to cut city spending as Chicago faces a record budget deficit. But Reilly, whose 42nd Ward includes most of downtown,...... -
Near West alderman dipping toe into mayor's race
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 11:40 a.m.; last updated at 4:52 p.m. with Fioretti speech A Near West alderman who was thinking about challenging Mayor Richard Daley is now gathering signatures to get on the ballot in February's wide-open mayoral...... -
Giannoulias and Kirk swing away in final Senate debate
Clout StUPDATE at 9:25 p.m. by Rick Pearson and Oscar Avila Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk acted amicably at the beginning and end of their last debate in the U.S. Senate campaign Wednesday, but filled the rest of the......
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