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Home » 48th Ward

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Posted inBlogs

Let’s give thanks for aldermanic elections

by Ben Joravsky November 26, 2014August 18, 2021

Look on the bright side, Chicago—the upcoming aldermanic elections give at least some of you a chance to undo the mistake you made in the last election.

Posted inBlogs

What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part two of two

by Mick Dumke November 3, 2012August 19, 2021

A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment, part two of two

Archive Dive Day 37, 2007: The Reader's Ben Joravsky does what he does best—sticking his fingers in the eye of Chicago corruption—in this scathing piece from the August 17, 2007 issue.
Posted inNews & Politics

A Sucker’s System

by Ben Joravsky August 17, 2007September 14, 2021

In effect, the city is proposing to divert roughly $67 million in property taxes from the chronically broke schools, parks, and county on the shoulders of an $8 million project. Only in Chicago would this kind of deal stand a chance.

Posted inBlogs

Making a federal case out of it

by Ben Joravsky February 5, 2007August 19, 2021

Tossed off the ballot on a technicality, would-be 48th Ward aldermanic challenger Chris Lawrence has filed an appeal in federal court.

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