Whether you love Rahm or can’t stand the guy, the city will be better off if he has to deal with a little more democracy.
Tag: Alderman Robert Fioretti
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When the going gets tough, remember Jane Byrne
A ray of sunshine for Chicagoans contemplating the likelihood of another term for Mayor Rahm
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Amisha Patel’s idea for keeping track of aldermen
Amisha Patel and other progressives want to put together a website that enables voters to keep track of what their aldermen do versus what they say.
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Wealthy donors give Mayor Rahm $1 million worth of love
A political action committee for Mayor Emanuel rakes in the cash.
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Amara Enyia runs for mayor! Wait, who?
A 31-year-old community activist with all of $650 in her coffers takes on our $7 million mayor.
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Mayor Rahm snubs the Lady Dolphins basketball team
Another sports blunder from City Hall: Mayor Rahm invites Whitney Young’s state-champion boys basketball team to be honored at City Hall, but not Young’s girls basketball champs.
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Moore v. Waguespack on Rahm!
Aldermen Waguespack and Fioretti waged a spirited debate against two of Mayor Rahm’s favorite aldermen over the mayor’s $1.9 billion borrowing binge.
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All year long we moan and groan, so it’s time for a little thanks
There are things to be thankful for in Chicago.
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Winners and losers in Mayor Rahm’s TIF game
It’s sad to say, but many of Mayor Rahm’s most loyal aldermanic supporters come from wards that get the least in the great TIF scam.
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Mayor Emanuel: A tough leader for a tough city, or just an a-hole?
Mayor Emanuel: a tough leader for a tough city, or just an a-hole?
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Meigs Field II—the City Council very quietly passes Mayor Rahm’s DePaul basketball arena deal
Shame on Chicago: the City Council sneaks through a land deal, taking tens of millions of dollars from our dead-broke schools.
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A big to-do over a road that’s been around since 2002
Chicago Sun-Times: Big news is what we say it is.
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Bobby Hull to Mayor Emanuel: I’m still alive
Bobby Hull to Mayor Emanuel: I’m still alive.
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Springtime for poor people in Chicago
The “walk-the-walk” school-closing march—poor people never had it as good as they do in Mayor Emanuel’s Chicago.
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Closing schools—the Hunger Games, Chicago style
In this next round of Chicago’s Hunger Games, Mayor Emanuel forces parents and teachers and students to beg him not to close their schools.