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City still in dark about scale of G-8, NATO protests
In Wisconsin, a group of environmentalists plans to bicycle to Chicago's G-8 and NATO summits to protest an economy that relies too heavily on fossil fuel.
In California, a nurses union has a permit for a Chicago march the day before the summits to...Tags: Chicago City Hall, U.S. Military, Event Planning, Transportation Accidents, Health and Medical Professionals
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Emanuel gets protest curbs, spending power
Mayor Rahm Emanuel easily won approval Wednesday for two measures that will tighten parade rules, increase fines for violating the restrictions and give him unfettered power to spend money on two international summits coming to Chicago in May.
Only a...Tags: Chicago City Hall, Politics, Joseph A. Moore, Punishment, Justice and Rights
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Secrecy shrouds Emanuel's planning for G-8 and NATO summits
The business group chosen by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to oversee the G-8 and NATO summits is accelerating planning and fundraising for the May meetings but will continue to do much of its work out of public view.
The mayor and his administration have said...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall, Politics, U.S. Department of State, White House
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City's G-8/NATO costs could hit $65M, say officials in first such appraisal
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's team announced Thursday that the May summit meetings of world leaders will cost up to $65 million, downtown Chicago will remain open amid security restrictions and protest rules will be revised following complaints they were too...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall, Safety of Citizens, Event Planning, Services and Shopping
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Global summits can boost Chicago's profile, White House officials say
White House representatives traveled to Chicago on Tuesday to tout the May summits of world leaders as an opportunity not only for hashing out global issues, but also for Chicago to boost its profile as a business and tourism center — echoing themes...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Politics, Chicago Tribune, Barack Obama
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Chicago aldermen approve Emanuel's G-8, NATO protest crackdown
Clout StreetThe Chicago City Council today easily approved measures to tighten parade rules, increase fines and give Mayor Rahm Emanuel power to spend money on a pair of May summits of world leaders. Dozens of protesters concerned about what they say are the mayor&...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Punishment, Festive Events, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Protesters: Mayor's G-8, NATO summit plans limit free speech
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposed ordinances aimed at keeping order during the upcoming G8 and NATO summits took a beating Tuesday from a coalition of unions, religious leader, and community organizers.
They say the new restrictions include tough...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy, Freedom of the Press, International Organizations, Politics
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Emanuel admits he erred on describing G8, NATO parade rules as temporary
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today said he erred last month when he said tighter protest rules and higher fines for thwarting police would be temporary measures designed just for a pair of spring meetings of international leaders in Chicago."I misspoke, and I...Tags: Television, Rahm Emanuel, Democratic Convention (1968), Festive Events, Politics
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G8, NATO summit petitioners line up for permits
Tuesday is the first official day to file an application for a permit to demonstrate against Chicago’s G8 and NATO summits.
Petitioners were lining up outside the Transportation Department Office at City Hall where the petitions are filed. They...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall, International Organizations, Politics, McCormick Place
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G-8, NATO summits are just latest call to public service for former Daley chief of staff
Organizing the G-8 and NATO summits is like preparing for a hurricane. You can't entirely control the outcome, and any violence could be catastrophic for the city, the mayor and the president.
Leslie Fox, the first person selected to run the May 19-21...Tags: Democratic Convention (1968), Orthopedic Surgery, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Politics, George Clooney
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City backtracks, OKs G-8 protests at Daley Plaza
When the G-8 and NATO protests kick off next spring, Daley Plaza will likely be the starting point.
After initially rejecting an anti-war group's application to hold a rally at one of Chicago's primary gathering spots in the Loop, the city's Public...Tags: Chicago City Hall, House Building, American Civil Liberties Union, Chicago Tribune, NATO
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Emanuel wants big fine increases for G8 protesters
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel wants to raise fines for resisting police as the city gears up for anticipated protests that will come with the G8 and NATO summits to be held in Chicago next May. Protesters found guilty of resisting a police officer or aiding...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy, Freedom of the Press, FBI, International Organizations
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