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    Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Chicago energy drink ban: Much buzz, no action

    Clout Street
    The perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, has proposed banning drinks with at least 180 milligrams...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Michael Madigan, Politics, Starbucks Corp., Lobbying

    2. Oct 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Emanuel teams with soft-drink giants to combat obesity

    New York City barred convenience stores and restaurants from selling outsize sodas. Boston's mayor halted pop sales and soft-drink advertising in city buildings to fight obesity and rising health care costs.
    New York City barred convenience stores and restaurants from selling outsize sodas. Boston's mayor halted pop sales and soft-drink advertising in city buildings to fight obesity and rising health care costs. In Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to take...

    Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Heart Disease, Michelle Obama, Chicago Mayor, Health Insurance Cost

    3. Sep 21, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  3. Alderman proposes monthly fee for extra police

    A Chicago alderman thinks you should pay more for police protection. 
    A Chicago alderman thinks you should pay more for police protection.  Alderman George Cardenas is proposing that all homeowners, renters and businesses pay a new "safety and security fee" -- as much as $5 a month, tacked on to ComEd bills. He says the...
    4. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. City set to hear testimony on soda taxes

    Health advocates and soda supporters will go head to head Tuesday in a City Council committee hearing on a sugary beverage tax.
    Tribune reporter
    Health advocates and soda supporters will go head to head Tuesday in a City Council committee hearing on a sugary beverage tax. The hearing was spurred by a resolution presented by Ald George Cardenas ((12th) earlier this year that asked the City Council...

    Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Beverage Industry, Health Insurance Cost, Obesity, University of Illinois at Chicago

    5. Feb 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Emanuel defends income-tax hike refund seizure

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel today gave an impassioned defense of the city’s effort to intercept millions in state income tax refunds from people across Illinois who owe City Hall money.
    Clout Street
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel today gave an impassioned defense of the city’s effort to intercept millions in state income tax refunds from people across Illinois who owe City Hall money. The speech came after the City Council approved the plan 41-8. “...

    Tags: Carrie Austin, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Fines, Chicago City Hall

    6. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    7. Dec 28, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Activists question city's plan for mental health centers

    At one time, Florencia Cano was so depressed her younger sister would put food in her mouth to coax her to eat.
    At one time, Florencia Cano was so depressed her younger sister would put food in her mouth to coax her to eat. Eight years later, she is determined to stop the closing of the North Side mental health center where she received the counseling she...

    Tags: AFSCME, Government Health Care, Medicaid, Chicago, Shelton

    8. Sep 8, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Chicago City Council settles drug-swallowing death lawsuit for $1.3 million

    The Chicago City Council today voted to spend $1.3 million to settle a civil suit filed by the mother of a man who collapsed and died after swallowing drugs during his arrest last summer.
    Clout Street
    The Chicago City Council today voted to spend $1.3 million to settle a civil suit filed by the mother of a man who collapsed and died after swallowing drugs during his arrest last summer. Although some aldermen expressed opposition, Ald. Edward Burke,...

    Tags: Lawyers, Ronnie Black, File Sharing, Justice System, Health

    9. Jul 7, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Council to consider ban on crib bumper pads

    Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced Wednesday.
    Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced Wednesday. Ald. James Balcer, 11th, and George Cardenas, 12th, introduced the ordinance in response to a series of...

    Tags: Lisa Madigan, Parenting, Consumers, Consumer Confidence, James Balcer

    10. Sep 9, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Council bans sale of crib bumper pads in Chicago

    Despite objections from the industry, Chicago on Thursday became the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads due to concern that the popular products pose a suffocation risk to babies.
    Despite objections from the industry, Chicago on Thursday became the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads due to concern that the popular products pose a suffocation risk to babies. The City Council approved the ordinance in...

    Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Parenting, Consumer Confidence, Consumers, Health

    11. Oct 16, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. 10 steps to begin correcting Chicago's open space shortage

    Ideas are bubbling that can help Chicago fix the dismaying lack of open space away from its park-rich lakefront.
    Ideas are bubbling that can help Chicago fix the dismaying lack of open space away from its park-rich lakefront. New York is closing lightly trafficked local streets and turning them into temporary playgrounds. San Francisco is taking parking spaces...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Politics, Lakes and Ponds, Rahm Emanuel, Frontera Grill

    12. Jul 6, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Chicago City Council to consider ban on crib bumpers

    Tribune reporters
    Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced today. Ald. James Balcer, 11th, and George Cardenas, 12th, introduced the ordinance in response to a series of...

    Tags: Lisa Madigan, Consumers, Consumer Confidence, James Balcer, Chicago City Council

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