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    May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Editorial: Mayor Difficult -- Has Emanuel alienated Chicagoans?

    Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health, this city cannot continue to serve its citizens.
    Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health,...

    Tags: Finance, Local Elections, Local Government, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance

    2. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Chicago Teachers Union re-elects Karen Lewis

    Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial figure who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel by leading a seven-day strike last fall, was easily re-elected to a second three-year term Friday, according to unofficial results released by the...

    Tags: Chicago Teachers Strike, Politics, Elections, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Teachers Union

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. The tale of 'Elevate Chicago' and foreclosure blight in the neighborhoods

    Thirty-six thousand one hundred and twenty-three.
    Thirty-six thousand one hundred and twenty-three. That's the number of properties in Chicago listed last week in some stage of mortgage foreclosure. This is a disaster. This is a crisis. And though you wouldn't know it from the amount of news coverage...

    Tags: Humboldt Park, Chicago Mayor, McCormick Place, Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Navy Pier

    4. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Casino bill would give city unparalleled control

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license.
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license. The legislation also would grant the mayor authority...

    Tags: Politics, Chicago Mayor, Freedom of Information Act, Malpractice, Organized Crime

    5. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Inspector general blasts red light ticket program

    City Hall cannot back up claims that its controversial red-light camera program is designed to make intersections safer, according to a watchdog's report released Tuesday.
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    City Hall cannot back up claims that its controversial red-light camera program is designed to make intersections safer, according to a watchdog's report released Tuesday. Inspector General Joseph Ferguson said the city cannot provide documents to prove...

    Tags: Bribery, Chicago Mayor, Corporate Crime, Chicago City Hall, Richard M. Daley

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Night Out in the Parks: Chicago announces summer activities

    Circus performers and Shakespearean actors helped Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce Tuesday that the city is doubling the number of performances and cultural events at its parks this summer. 
    Tribune reporter
    Circus performers and Shakespearean actors helped Mayor Rahm Emanuel announce Tuesday that the city is doubling the number of performances and cultural events at its parks this summer.  Amid lush greenery and newly bloomed flowers at Garfield Park...

    Tags: Grant Park, Edgewater, Chicago Park District, Tourism and Leisure, Chicago Mayor

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fate

    — A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois.
    — A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois....

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, John J Cullerton, Mental Health, Politics, Elections

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 3 days of marches against school closings planned

    With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan.
    With just over a week before the Chicago Board of Education votes on a proposal to close 54 schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and other activist groups said Monday they would hold marches over three days to protest the plan. The marches will begin...

    Tags: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Elections, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Teachers Union

    9. May 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Report: Proposal for new DePaul arena to be announced

    Reuters
    The Sports Xchange Report: Proposal for new DePaul arena to be announced Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to announce this week plans to construct a $300 million, 12,000-seat arena for the DePaul basketball teams, the Chicago Sun-Times reported...

    Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, American Athletic Conference, DePaul Blue Demons , Chicago Mayor, Jerry Reinsdorf

    10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Emanuel returns donation from tech firm lobbyist

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel has returned a $10,000 campaign donation from a lobbyist for a tech firm disqualified from a city program this week after the Tribune raised questions about potential violations of the mayor's self-imposed limits on political fundraising, an Emanuel spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel has returned a $10,000 campaign donation from a lobbyist for a tech firm disqualified from a city program this week after the Tribune raised questions about potential violations of the mayor's self-imposed limits on political...

    Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Elections, Human Interest, Chicago Mayor

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. City contract seekers donate to Emanuel despite his own ban

    Leaders of a tech firm seeking a city contract donated $15,000 to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign fund, despite Emanuel's own executive order banning contributions from vendors trying to get city business.
    Leaders of a tech firm seeking a city contract donated $15,000 to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign fund, despite Emanuel's own executive order banning contributions from vendors trying to get city business. The donations linked to a company that uses...

    Tags: Government, Local Government, Advertising, Politics, Lobbying

    12. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Illinois adds tech jobs ahead of national rate

    The number of jobs in Illinois' technology industry grew 1.6 percent in 2012, just outstripping the rate for the national tech sector, according to a new report from the TechAmerica Foundation.
    The number of jobs in Illinois' technology industry grew 1.6 percent in 2012, just outstripping the rate for the national tech sector, according to a new report from the TechAmerica Foundation. The foundation, which is the nonprofit arm of U.S. industry...

    Tags: Electronics, Labor Markets, Business, Washington, DC, Science and Technology

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