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Red Line rehab poses political challenge for Emanuel
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday lauded Chicago Transit Authority workers for their "flawless" rollout of a five-month Red Line reconstruction that has shuttle buses replacing train service. So far, they're breathing a sigh of relief at City Hall. The...
Tags: Polls, Politics, Metra, Bobby Rush, Englewood
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People protesting planned school closings arrested at City Hall
Tribune reporterMore than 20 people protesting Chicago Public School plans to close 53 elementary schools were arrested this afternoon at City Hall, officials said. The protesters were arrested after sitting and blocking elevators on the main floor of the building...Tags: Activism, Chicago Teachers Union, Unions, Rahm Emanuel, Politics
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Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared
Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....
Tags: Hearing Impairment, Judges, University of Chicago, Walter Burnett, Jr., Politics
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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....
Tags: Illinois Governor, Michele Smith, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Scott Waguespack
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IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way
The Internal Revenue Service scandal now devouring the Obama administration — the outrageous use of the federal taxing authority to target tea party and other conservatives — certainly makes for meaty partisan politics. But this scandal is...Tags: Wrigley Field, Sales, Politics, Business, Taxation
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Editorial: Mayor Difficult -- Has Emanuel alienated Chicagoans?
Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health,...
Tags: Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Pension and Welfare, Chicago Public Schools
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Inspector general blasts red light ticket program
Clout StreetCity Hall cannot back up claims that its controversial red-light camera program is designed to make intersections safer, according to a watchdog's report released Tuesday. Inspector General Joseph Ferguson said the city cannot provide documents to prove...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel, Bribery, Corporate Crime, Chicago Mayor
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Emanuel returns donation from tech firm lobbyist
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has returned a $10,000 campaign donation from a lobbyist for a tech firm disqualified from a city program this week after the Tribune raised questions about potential violations of the mayor's self-imposed limits on political...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Elections, Human Interest, Lobbying
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City contract seekers donate to Emanuel despite his own ban
Leaders of a tech firm seeking a city contract donated $15,000 to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign fund, despite Emanuel's own executive order banning contributions from vendors trying to get city business. The donations linked to a company that uses...
Tags: Government, Illinois Governor, Nokia Corp., Politics, Public Officials
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Emanuel not getting the jobs done?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rolled out a stream of what he's billed as pro-business initiatives and stood with dozens of corporations making jobs announcements during his first two years in office, but a clear majority of voters in a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll...
Tags: Polls, Sales, Entertainment Events, Politics, Lollapalooza
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Editorial: An independent set of eyes
In the cold light of day, the 2008 contract between the city of Chicago and Chicago Parking Meters LLC looks a lot like a $1.2 billion payday loan. That's the apt observation of freshman Ald. Ameya Pawar, 47th, as the City Council prepares to vote on...
Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Michele Smith, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Pat Dowell
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Poll: Voters root for neither Ricketts nor rooftops
Chicago voters in a Tribune/WGN poll have a message for Cubs executives and Wrigleyville rooftop owners locked in a feud over the team's proposed ballpark overhaul: A plague on both your houses. Nearly half said they side with neither the Cubs nor the...
Tags: Wrigley Field, Polls, Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Thomas Ricketts
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