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Ald. Sandi Jackson resigns from Chicago City Council
Clout StreetAfter weeks of rumors and equally strenuous denials, Sandi Jackson resigned as Chicago's 7th Ward alderman Friday, the latest chapter in the stunning, scandal-laced downfall of what had been one of the city's most prominent and powerful political duos....Tags: Religion and Belief, Values, David Miller, Chicago Elections, Barack Obama
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Consultants with ties to mayor help school closings panel
Chicago Tribune reportersThe panel appointed to give the public a voice on Chicago school closings is being advised by experts with political and financial ties to City Hall, fueling questions about its independence from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration. The head of the...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago Teachers Union, Teaching and Learning, Collective Contract, Teachers
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Chicago aldermen endorse $33 million settlements in two police cases
Clout StreetThe City Council Finance Committee today endorsed spending $32.7 million to settle two police misconduct cases, including what may be the single largest payment of its kind in city history. The larger settlement, now set for a Thursday vote of the...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Local Government, Prisons, Trials, Andrew Wilson
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Emanuel to unveil new Chicago gun control ordinance
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today indicated he will put forward his own city gun control ordinance in the next few days after state lawmakers did not reach agreement on the divisive issue. Emanuel refused to give details about what specifically his proposal...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Assault, Chicago Mayor, Personal Weapon Control
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Lawsuit filed by Chicago Teachers Union, others seeks to overturn pension law
Pension reform in Illinois got a rare legislative victory when the General Assembly moved to close loopholes that allowed labor leaders to land six-figure public pensions based on their much higher union salaries. The measure, which deals with abuses...
Tags: Justice System, Trials, Chicago Mayor, Lawyers, Chicago Teachers Union
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Hu's the boss
"They say, 'Tony, you're so crazy.' Yes, I am."
You heard it from Tony Hu himself, chieftain of Chinatown. Something's off in his bitter melon. A sane businessman wouldn't open seven restaurants within a half-square-mile area, yet here we are, an...Tags: Immigration, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Mayor, CNBC (tv network)
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From the 'Never Thought I'd See The Day' file
Change of SubjectDaley nephew indicted in '04 death of David Koschman A special Cook County grand jury indicted former Mayor Richard Daley's nephew on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of David Koschman in a drunken confrontation on the city’s...... -
What if R.J. Vanecko isn't guilty?
Change of SubjectI can't fault any of the news coverage I've read and seen about the indictment of R.J. Vanecko for involuntary manslaughter in the 2004 death of David Koschman -- the Sun-Times, which has driven this story and played a key...... -
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: Local Elections, Chicago City Hall, Chicago Elections, Politics, Racism
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CEO pushes to gain power for Latinos, UNO charter school network
Tribune staff reporterAs America's banking system began to freeze in mid-2008, Juan Rangel's nonprofit United Neighborhood Organization was in trouble. Because of a gubernatorial funding veto, the Latino group, which runs one of Chicago's largest charter school networks,...Tags: Chicago Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure, Proco Joe Moreno, Primaries, Arts and Culture
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Two NFL franchises for Chicago? Forget about it
Now we know what role former Mayor Richard M. Daley can play in the private sector and still galvanize people in the city: sports talk programmer. Rich from Bridgeport, floated an idea only a radio-show caller could love when he suggested Chicago needs a...
Tags: Cowboys Stadium, Chicago Mayor, Wrigley Field, Super Bowl, Economy, Business and Finance
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