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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of...... -
By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015
Change of SubjectFriday's print column A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that, halfway through his first term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overall disapproval rating is up 11 percentage points over a year ago. Four in 10 Chicago voters — and nearly half of the...... -
Chicago and red light vendor: Breaking up is hard to do
Chicago's divorce with Redflex Traffic Systems is getting messy. In his hurry to sever ties with the red-light camera operator amid a burgeoning bribery scandal, Mayor Rahm Emanuel in February set a six-month deadline for Redflex to leave town after a...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video, Corporate Crime, Xerox Corporation, Services and Shopping
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New gambling plan passes Senate with Emanuel help
— A renewed push for major gambling expansion in Illinois swiftly passed the Senate on Wednesday as Mayor Rahm Emanuel threw his weight behind the effort with a promise that Chicago would spend the money on rebuilding schools. But as with two...
Tags: Waukegan, Kirk W Dillard, Regional Authority, Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Ricketts: No signs in outfield kills Wrigley rehab deal
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts caused a stir Wednesday when he said publicly for the first time that he would consider moving the team if moneymaking outfield signs central to his Wrigley Field renovation plan failed to win the city's blessing. The surprise...
Tags: Renovation, Sports, Marlins Park, Baseball, Finance
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The Wrigley rehab
If you imagine yourself in, say, Section 211, looking out over a bases-loaded bottom of the inning with a cold Old Style in hand, then the artists' renderings of a modernized Wrigley Field look pretty good. That 6,000-square-foot Jumbotron must be...
Tags: United Air Lines, Wrigley Field, Times Square, Business, Advertising
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Crime in Chicago's vacant property soars 48% since 2005
Tribune staff reporterMore than 2,600 crimes were reported in Chicago's abandoned buildings and vacant lots last year, a 48 percent increase from 2005 that equates to an average of seven reported crimes on any given day in 2012, according to a study released Tuesday....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals, Auction Service, Lawyers, Housing Industry
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Though costly, parking is now available
Restoring free Sunday parking at neighborhood meters is not the wonderful perk Mayor Rahm Emanuel makes it out to be. In the pre-privatization days, when Sundays were free, many people grabbed spots on Saturday night and didn't move their cars until...Tags: Rahm Emanuel
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Mayor Daley, the environmentalist
The April 28 profile of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (“Daley settles (not entirely) into life as a regular Chicagoan,” Columns, April 28) was nicely written. Many people in the metropolitan area will remember his admirable...Tags: Richard M. Daley
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Renewed gambling expansion push picks up steam
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- A renewed push to greatly expand gambling in Illinois surfaced today, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel threw his weight behind a plan the state Senate quickly approved. Like two previous bills that Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed, the latest...Tags: Waukegan, Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure, Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel
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Crime rises in abandoned buildings, vacant lots
Community groups expected to voice their support Wednesday for a proposed ordinance designed to protect or compensate displaced tenants in foreclosed rental buildings have a new set of figures to sway opponents. More than 2,600 crimes were reported in...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals, Lawyers, Rental Service, Rahm Emanuel
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Allies defend part of Emanuel's parking meter deal
As Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces heat from aldermen who want to break apart his new deal with the company running the city's parking meters, his City Council allies took the unusual step Thursday of trumpeting support, but only for part of the proposal....
Tags: Local Government, Brendan Reilly, Ameya Pawar, Rahm Emanuel, Patrick J. O'Connor
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