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Author Archives: Hunter Clauss

Posted inBlogs

The Stone Age

by Hunter Clauss September 22, 2010August 19, 2021

Bernie Stone doesn’t wait for reporters to ask if he’s too old to run.

Posted inBlogs

Alderman Stone: My Reelection Would Be a Savings to Taxpayers

by Hunter Clauss September 17, 2010August 19, 2021

Alderman Bernard Stone (50th) reckons his chances.

Haydee Caldero and Nick Delgado
Posted inNews & Politics

The Investment Bankers’ Insurgency

by Hunter Clauss August 12, 2010August 19, 2021

Meet the power couple the Chamber of Commerce has turned to for help installing pro-business, pro-Walmart aldermen.

Posted inBlogs

Chatham Walmart Heads to Full City Council

by Hunter Clauss July 26, 2010August 19, 2021

The finance committee pushes the city’s third Walmart through with one dissenting vote.

Posted inBlogs

Walmart Number Three?

by Hunter Clauss July 23, 2010August 19, 2021

Daley wants a third Walmart approved by next week.

Posted inBlogs

Wheelers, Dealers, and Walmart

by Hunter Clauss June 25, 2010August 19, 2021

Walmart and union leaders have cut a deal that will allow the retailer to open a new store in the far south side Pullman neighborhood. But not everyone in the area is happy about it.

Posted inBest of Chicago

Best Place to Corner an Alderman Who’s Ducking Your Calls

by Hunter Clauss June 24, 2010August 19, 2021

Between the council chamber and the restrooms

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Is the Third Time a Charm for Walmart?

by Hunter Clauss June 21, 2010August 19, 2021

Once again, the City Council’s zoning committee appears poised to consider plans for a new Walmart store on the far south side, and the project’s sponsor, Alderman Anthony Beale, says he thinks it will advance this time.

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Beale Says He Won’t Bypass Zoning Committee on Walmart

by Hunter Clauss June 8, 2010August 19, 2021

The City Council sponsor of a plan to bring another Walmart to Chicago says he’s not going to use a parliamentary maneuver to push it along, even though Mayor Daley has suggested otherwise.

Posted inBlogs

City Council Plays Guessing Game with Expansion of Blue Cart Recycling

by Hunter Clauss June 7, 2010August 19, 2021

A City Council meeting on Chicago’s halting recycling programs quickly turns into an on-the-record bitch session.

Posted inBlogs

Walmart Vote Delayed … Again

by Hunter Clauss June 2, 2010August 19, 2021

There won’t be a vote on another Chicago Walmart this week—a key alderman pulled it off the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting of the City Council zoning committee.

Posted inBlogs

As City Council Vote Approaches, Walmart and Unions Still Haven’t Met

by Hunter Clauss June 1, 2010August 19, 2021

Walmart cancels another negotiation session with local unions. Is the new store in Pullman in trouble?

Posted inNews & Politics

The Only Option?

by Hunter Clauss May 6, 2010August 19, 2021

Alderman Anthony Beale says Walmart is the only retailer interested in Pullman. But more union-friendly retailers say nobody asked them.

Posted inBlogs

Is Walmart the Only Retailer Interested in Pullman? Maybe Not.

by Hunter Clauss April 29, 2010August 19, 2021

Alderman Anthony Beale has said that Walmart is the only retailer interested in opening a store on a 180-acre site on the far south side. But other retailers say no one asked them about it.

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Mayor Daley settles on Beale for police committee post

by Hunter Clauss April 14, 2010August 19, 2021

Mayor Daley taps Ninth Ward alderman Anthony Beale to chair the City Council’s police and fire committee.

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