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Chicago aldermen balk at more ethics oversight
Clout StreetChicago aldermen today balked at an ethics reform bill proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, even after the mayor agreed to heavily dilute provisions after City Council members fretted about the potential use of anonymous complaints for political retribution....Tags: Chicago Mayor, Carrie Austin, Elections, Local Government, Values
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Emanuel to accept online applications for Ald. Sandi Jackson successor
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday night that he will accept online applications from people who want to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson and ask a committee to winnow the field of contenders. The web site will be up Friday and the panel will...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Elections, Bipolar Disorder, Local Government, Cook County Government
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Ald. Mell indicates he's not retiring
Clout StreetAmong the myriad political parlor games at City Hall, one of the longest running is the annual speculation about whether Northwest Side Ald. Richard Mell will finally step down. Mell, 74 and the second-longest serving alderman on the City Council,...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Civil Rights, Local Government, Chicago City Hall, Crime, Law and Justice
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Chicago City Council approves bulk electricity buying plan 50-0
Clout StreetThe Chicago City Council today unanimously voted to approve a deal for the city to buy electricity in bulk on behalf of residents and small businesses. The 50-0 vote gives Mayor Rahm Emanuel permission to ink the deal with Integrys Energy Services as...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago City Council, Local Government, Government, Metal and Mineral
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Defeated judges find way back to bench
The Illinois Supreme Court in the past year kept seven politically connected judges on the Cook County bench after they were rejected by voters, a common practice the high court had pledged to curtail. One had given more than $20,000 to the Cook County...
Tags: Cook County Government, Primaries, Michael Madigan, Tom Allen , Anne M. Burke
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Death of Harold Washington, Chicago's first black mayor, stunned the city
Chicago Tribune reporterThe death of Chicago's first black mayor was marked by tears of sorrow, words of praise — and down-and-dirty politicking. A few days after Harold Washington had a fatal heart attack in his City Hall office, 25 years ago Nov. 25, a Tribune reporter...Tags: Chicago Elections, Elections, Edward M. Burke, Chicago City Hall, Racism
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City Council's Latino aldermen form issues group
Clout StreetEmboldened by the political strength it gained through this year’s City Council remap, Latino aldermen and their allies said Monday that they are taking steps to form two non-profit organizations that will push their issues and dole out...Tags: Minority Groups, Elections, Local Government, Local Elections, U.S. Supreme Court
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$1.5 billion a year cost to fix pensions?
Absent significant pension system reforms, it would cost the city an extra $1.5 billion a year beginning in 2016 to start the process of restoring financial health to its pension funds, aldermen were warned Monday. If those costs kicked in, services...
Tags: Patrick J. O'Connor, Chicago Mayor, Pat Quinn, Retirement, Finance
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Aldermen react to teachers strike
WGN NEWSChicago aldermen are sharing their opinions on Wednesday on the teachers' strike. The council members are doing their best to avoid taking sides, but are hoping the two parties are putting the interest of the kids first. “I think that if everybody...Tags: Chicago Teachers Strike, Walter Burnett, Jr.
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Emanuel ethics reforms pass City Council panel
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to tighten up ethics rules for city employees advanced through a City Council committee Wednesday despite concerns by aldermen that the new rules could handcuff them as they try to deal with issues in their communities....Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago Elections, Anthony Beale, Elections, Local Government
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City Council delivers praise for NATO Summit
WGN NEWSChicago aldermen were busy handing out recognition on Wednesday for the successful NATO summit. Councilman praised Mayor Emanuel, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy, Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago, and other officials for their handling of the summit. ...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Edward M. Burke, Ray Suarez, Jose Santiago, NATO Summit
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Generous rules govern aldermen's pensions
Tribune reportersWhen Chicago aldermen floated a proposal in 1987 to boost their city pensions dramatically, Mayor Harold Washington's administration dismissed it as an arrogant ploy that lacked even a cursory cost analysis. Three years later, the proposal still didn't...Tags: Chicago Elections, Chicago Mayor, Bernard L. Stone, Cook County Government, Ann Sather
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