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    Jun 15, 2011 |Blog| Sun-Sentinel

  1. Palm Beach County charter review public meetings tonight and later this month

    Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogs
    Palm Beach County residents tonight can weigh in on proposed changes to the charter that serves as the constitution for local government. County Commissioner Paulette Burdick is hosting a Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m. about potential changes to the......

    Tags: Politics, Local Government, Palm Beach Gardens, Elections

    2. Feb 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Problem Solver: Water keeps flowing after owner asks that it stop

    When Darnell James bought the house at 12053 S. Michigan Ave. out of foreclosure, he thought he was doing something good for the community.
    When Darnell James bought the house at 12053 S. Michigan Ave. out of foreclosure, he thought he was doing something good for the community. "My goal was to take some of these properties that banks are foreclosing on and give people some decent housing...

    Tags: Foreclosures, Jon Yates, Consumers, Rental Service, Rentals

    3. May 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015

    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 city's African-American voters — say they're dissatisfied with the job he's doing.
    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 city's African-American voters...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Local Elections, Chicago Elections, Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis

    4. Feb 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Problem Solver: Bus driver ticketed in accident, but CTA denies fault

    Finding a parking spot on North Halsted Street in Lake View is rarely easy, so when Bridget Bowen saw an open space in the 3500 block on the evening of Nov. 17, she thought she had struck gold.
    Finding a parking spot on North Halsted Street in Lake View is rarely easy, so when Bridget Bowen saw an open space in the 3500 block on the evening of Nov. 17, she thought she had struck gold. She put on her turn signal and began backing her Saturn Ion...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Chicago Transit Authority, Jon Yates, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Motorvehicle Accidents

    5. Apr 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Common sense locked out in Cook County Jail dispute

    Something extremely odd happened in the Cook County criminal court system in November: Suddenly, and without notice or explanation, judges all but stopped ordering pretrial detainees to be released on electronic home monitoring.
    Something extremely odd happened in the Cook County criminal court system in November: Suddenly, and without notice or explanation, judges all but stopped ordering pretrial detainees to be released on electronic home monitoring. Records show that from...

    Tags: WTTW, Judges, Science and Technology, Electronics, Crime, Law and Justice

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Judge did right thing by banning cellphones in courtrooms

    Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses.
    Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses. "They're bold and they're brash," Evans told me the other day. "They think they can do it in...

    Tags: Judges, Science and Technology, Electronics, Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses

    7. Nov 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. The next election already: Bill Daley serious about running for governor

    Illinois Gov. William Daley.
    Illinois Gov. William Daley. Get used to it. Because he wants it. And he's reaching for it. "I've thought about it before and I don't take it off the table," Daley told me in an interview on WLS-AM 890 on Wednesday as he sat for an hour talking...

    Tags: Weight, Aaron Schock, White House, Barack Obama, Pat Quinn

    8. Mar 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Old-school Beavers by the numbers in federal court

    There's nothing like watching a defense lawyer in federal court playing three-card monte with his mouth.
    There's nothing like watching a defense lawyer in federal court playing three-card monte with his mouth. Sam Adam Jr. didn't set up a table and put three bent cards in front of the federal jury. And he didn't play that other, similar game, the one...

    Tags: Sandi Jackson, Lawyers, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Politics, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. Aug 30, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. '03 lawsuit challenged work conditions

    <em>There are so many opportunities here of rare, rich experiences which I need to thank Chef Trotter for. From the housewives, doctors, and others who come to work as guest chefs to famous chefs like Tetsuya, Toque and Alain Ducasse. I've always learned and appreciated from these people who have a great passion for food. Cooking for inner-city students, talking to them &hellip; it's been a fulfilling experience to share and hopefully inspire. The recent trip to the Fancy Food Show in New York showed me how to reach excellence at every level &mdash; I think meeting The Red Hot Chili Peppers at Mercer's Lounge was the highlight of that trip!</em>
    There are so many opportunities here of rare, rich experiences which I need to thank Chef Trotter for. From the housewives, doctors, and others who come to work as guest chefs to famous chefs like Tetsuya, Toque and Alain Ducasse. I've always learned...

    Tags: Judges, Graham Elliot, Travel, Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure

    10. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Public officials: Take my advice, please

    <em>Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked&trade;, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist </em>
    Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear members of the Illinois General Assembly: While I admire the principle and spirit of thrift behind the overwhelming vote last...

    Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Timothy Evans, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch

    11. Mar 23, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Talking on the phone while driving — a cautionary tale

    Sauganash resident John Blaha candidly admits his guilt and carelessness.
    Sauganash resident John Blaha candidly admits his guilt and carelessness. In mid-January he was pulled over in the North Michigan Avenue shopping district by a Chicago police officer and written up for driving while talking on a mobile without using...

    Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Michigan Avenue, Finance, Witnesses, Sauganash

    12. Mar 22, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. No blubbering from Beavers despite guilty verdict

    Just after Bill Beavers left the federal courtroom guilty on all counts &mdash; but before he'd go downstairs to play the defiant old-school Chicago pol for the TV cameras &mdash; he gave me a quiet shrug.
    Just after Bill Beavers left the federal courtroom guilty on all counts — but before he'd go downstairs to play the defiant old-school Chicago pol for the TV cameras — he gave me a quiet shrug. We were standing in the corridor Thursday...

    Tags: Ray Charles, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime, Chicago City Hall

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