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Editorial: 24 aldermen rushed to praise new meter deal
Aldermen, have your heads stopped spinning over all the details in that McCormick Place/Navy Pier megadeal announced Thursday? If so, we have some questions for you. No, not about that megadeal. About the last megadeal. The one on revising the parking...
Tags: Michael Zalewski, JoAnn Thompson, Emma Mitts, Anthony Beale, Patrick J. O'Connor
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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, Local Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals, Chicago Mayor
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School in Prague to be named after Mayor Cermak
Eighty years ago, Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak was assassinated, an anniversary that some, like Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, say does not receive enough attention. But on Thursday, a school in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, will remember Cermak by...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Local Government, Local Elections, Prague (Czech Republic), Assassinations
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Discount water plan for nonprofits advances
Smaller religious institutions and other nonprofit organizations that do charitable work would get free city water once again, while some larger ones would get greater water discounts than they do now under a plan the City Council Budget Committee...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Carrie Austin, Rahm Emanuel, Christianity
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Seeking magic in a bottle
Special to the TribuneAlmost everywhere you look, you're bombarded with advertisements shilling products that promise "energy," "pep" and "vigor" — all with little to no side effects. You can buy the products at any convenience or grocery store or by mail order. With the...Tags: Morphine (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Coca-Cola Co., Newspaper and Magazine, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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State turns off UNO money spigot after charter school scandal
State officials have temporarily halted funding to the United Neighborhood Organization, contending the large charter school operator violated terms of a $98 million grant by hiring contractors who are related to one of the group's top executives. The...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Local Government, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, House Building, Government
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Rumor of deal roils teachers union
The leadership of the Los Angeles teachers union is roiled over whether its officials made a private deal with a Board of Education candidate whom critics view as an ally of anti-labor forces. The dispute centers on an alleged understanding worked out...Tags: Politics, Teachers, Unions, Antonio Villaraigosa, School Examinations
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Things to do this weekend. More events added!
Saturday, April 20 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY Bass Buddies: Painting Like the Masters. Designed for children 4-6, art class allows participants to explore their creative side with painting, drawing or sculpting and may include a science experiment, museum...
Tags: Autism, Marshmallows, Ecosystems, Arts, Personal Service
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Review: 'First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley'
Readers who don't know much about Chicago's longest-serving mayor will learn a lot from Keith Koeneman's new book, "First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley." But readers already familiar with the Daley years may be disappointed if they expect new...
Tags: Forrest Claypool, Bill Daley, Chicago City Hall, Arts and Culture, Jon Burge
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Illinois Supreme Court picks justice's law clerk to be Cook County judge
When the Illinois Supreme Court acted to fill a vacancy on the Cook County bench this year, it looked no further than the chambers of one of its own — Justice Charles Freeman. There the high court found law clerk Jean Cocozza. Cocozza got her...
Tags: Lisa Madigan, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Cook County Government, Trials
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Warnings about Redflex go back years
Top officials in Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration were warned six years ago about preferential treatment in Chicago's red-light camera contract, a deal now embroiled in a federal corruption investigation of an alleged $2 million bribery scheme at...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Voting, Local Government, Planning Inquiries, Chicago Mayor
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Football: Everything you want to know about Wing T passing game
Varsity Times InsiderScripps Ranch High School in San Diego is holding a football clinic on April 13. Cost is $35. Among the topics: Torrey Pines Coach Ed Burke will discuss the Wing T passing game. Morse Coach John Shacklett will discuss the......
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