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Emanuel police cuts push draws criticism
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel is looking for ways to slash tens of millions of dollars from the Chicago Police Department and already is running into heavy criticism from police union leaders who question whether it's all "a stunt." Making those kind of major...Tags: Richard F. Mell, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Daniel Solis
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Aldermen back Emanuel push for Chicago casino
Clout StreetThe City Council today backed Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push to get Gov. Pat Quinn to sign off on a major gambling expansion that would bring a casino to Chicago. One after another stood up to say a casino would bring new jobs and generate $20 million a month...Tags: Richard F. Mell, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Daniel Solis, African Americans
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Latino aldermen want more Chicago City Council seats
Leaders of the City Council’s Latino Caucus today said they expect more majority-Hispanic wards to emerge from the ward remap process that is just getting underway.
The group put forth its argument as new census data showed large drops in the...Tags: Chicago Elections, Chicago City Council, Richard F. Mell, Caucasus, Daniel Solis
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African-American aldermen propose new Chicago ward map
Clout StreetA unified group of African-American aldermen made their opening offer Monday in Chicago’s redistricting debate: one less majority black ward and two more majority Latino wards. The deal was politically easy for the City Council’s Black Caucus...Tags: Chicago Elections, Richard F. Mell, Daniel Solis, African Americans, Mass Media
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State's Attorney Alvarez endorsed despite African-American complaints
Clout StreetCook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez won the expected endorsement of Democratic slatemakers Thursday despite complaints from some African-American ward leaders about what they said was her failure to reach out to the black community. The...Tags: Politics, African Americans, Radio, Local Elections, Prosecution
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Chicago Latino aldermen want more City Council seats
Clout StreetThe leader of the Chicago City Council’s Latino Caucus said today that four more wards should have Latino supermajorities, an announcement that came as the council nears a deadline for redrawing the city’s wards. The city should have 14...Tags: Chicago City Council, Edward M. Burke, Richard F. Mell, Caucasus, Daniel Solis
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White areas see more arrests for attempted child abduction than minority areas do
Child abduction attempts by strangers are scattered throughout the city. But in the 407 preliminary Chicago police reports identified by the Tribune since March 2008, the arrest rate was sharply lower in areas that had higher crime rates and more single-...Tags: Kidnapping, Racism, Gold Coast, Police Arrests, Family
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Chicago City Council's Black Caucus has new leader
South Side Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. was elected chairman of the Chicago City Council's Black Caucus today. The 21st Ward alderman defeated Ald. Latasha Thomas, 17th, in a vote among African-American aldermen after the council meeting. Thomas declined...Tags: Chicago City Council, African Americans, Latasha Thomas, Michelle Harris, Minority Groups
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Tight City Council races: Veteran aldermen head for runoffs
Clout StUPDATED at 9:43 p.m. Posted by Hal Dardick and John Byrne at 7:10 p.m.; check back for updates on results. City Council incumbents in several wards were beating back challenges tonight but at least two longtime aldermen appeared headed for...... -
Mayor Emanuel presides over first City Council meeting
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at John Byrne at 12:01 a.m.; last updated at 1:30 p.m. Mayor Rahm Emanuel presided over his first Chicago City Council meeting today, a two hour session heavy on ceremony and new faces getting to know...... -
Brookins elected leader of Chicago City Council's Black Caucus
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 5:57 p.m. South Side Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. was elected chairman of the Chicago City Council's Black Caucus today. The 21st Ward alderman defeated Ald. Latasha Thomas, 17th, in a vote among African-American aldermen after......
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