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Facing heat on parking meter deal, Emanuel allies step up
Facing heat from aldermen who want to break apart Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s new deal with the company running the city’s parking meters, the mayor’s City Council allies took the unusual step Thursday of trumpeting support, but only for part...
Tags: Brendan Reilly, Ameya Pawar, Rahm Emanuel, Local Government
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Lineup change proposed: 46 Wrigley night games
Tribune reportersThe Chicago Cubs will be allowed to play as many as 46 night games at Wrigley Field starting next year under a proposal introduced to the City Council on Wednesday by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Ald. Tom Tunney, 44th. The proposal seeks to increase the...Tags: Renovation, Chicago Cubs, Richard F. Mell, Baseball, Thomas M. Tunney
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Parking firm would make more money on pay-by-cell plan
Chicago's private parking meter operator could make $2 million per year in new convenience fees on top of investing the deposits made by drivers who pay by phone, under one new aspect of a complicated agreement Mayor Rahm Emanuel presented Wednesday to...
Tags: Brendan Reilly, Chicago Loop, John Arena, Rahm Emanuel, Local Government
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Fool me once ...
Two words scare the pants off Chicago aldermen: parking meters. The City Council's 40-5 vote in December 2008 to allow a private company to take over the city's meters stands as one of the dumbest and most despised decisions in the council's history....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Gold Coast, River North, Finance
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Emanuel's approval slips, especially among black voters
Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces growing voter disenchantment, particularly among African-Americans, even as the overall number approving of his job performance holds steady at the halfway point of his first term, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows. The survey...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Elections, Local Elections, White House, Chicago Transit Authority
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I hate to say it, cyclists, but the other bike shoe has just dropped
Don't be angry, Little Bike People of Chicago. Please don't be upset at what happened at City Hall on Wednesday. I don't really want to say this, but I've just got to: I told you so. You've become part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's City Hall revenue...
Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Rahm Emanuel
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It may be green, but it's probably not local
Illinois law requires that, if possible, renewable energy should come from Illinois or surrounding states. However, unless a municipality or business explicitly has stated it wants local renewable power, the power it receives is probably from outside...Tags: Environmental Issues, McCormick Place, Agriculture, Employment Opportunities, Pat Quinn
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel would give bikes more leeway on city streets
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday proposed making city streets more accommodating to bike riders while toughening penalties for drivers as well as cyclists who violate the rules of the road. The amendments to the city's bike ordinance, including some that...
Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals, Edward M. Burke
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Charter school advocates call for fair funding at Loop rally
Thousands of people wearing bright yellow caps rallied in the Loop's Federal Plaza on Wednesday evening in support of privately run charter schools, which are under more scrutiny because of the city's plan to close 53 neighborhood schools. The rally was...
Tags: Wicker Park, Chicago Loop, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Emanuel to propose nine additional food-truck parking spaces
Tribune criticChicago will increase its number of dedicated food-truck parking spaces to 30 from the current total of 21, under a proposal to be presented to the City Council by Mayor Rahm Emanuel today. Working in collaboration with the Chicago Department of...Tags: Columbia College Chicago, Chicago Loop, North Pond, South Loop, Chicago Board of Trade
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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: Services and Shopping, Local Elections, Corporate Crime, Photography and Video, Chicago City Hall
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Mayor: Hike fines for bicyclists who break traffic laws
Tribune reporterBicyclists who break traffic laws and drivers and passengers who open their doors in the path of bicycles would be hit with steeper fines, under a proposal Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to introduce to the City Council today. The current fine for bicyclists...Tags: Road Transportation, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation, Rahm Emanuel
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