Chicago’s parking meter money will continue to flow to private investors.
Tag: Ameya Pawar
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The City Council’s rules committee: Where good legislation goes to die
Mayor Emanuel doesn’t have to fight City Council proposals he doesn’t like—he just buries them.
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Mayor’s allies protect City Council from plan to protect your tax dollars
The curious tale of what happened to a proposal for an independent budget office at Chicago City Hall
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City Council gets in the spirit of giving, approves Rahm’s billboard deal
The Chicago City Council votes 43-6 in favor of a deal to turn public space over to a private billboard company
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City for sale
The city has put a price tag on everything. But what’s the real cost?
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Aldermen raise serious questions about billboard deal, then advance it anyway
As expected, the Chicago City Council advances the city’s latest privatization plan
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The Chicago service request app is a decent metaphor for Chicago service requests
Chicago Works is a new public service app that lets citizens make and track their 311 requests. Now if only I could get it to work . . .
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Our first-ever awards for ‘achievement’ in local politics
Our first-ever awards for ‘achievement’ in local politics
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All I want for Christmas is a City Council with a backbone
Something to be happy about this holiday season: Chicago’s horrible political year is coming to an end.
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Your alderman’s legislative record by the numbers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said that during his election campaign one of the leading gripes he heard from residents was that there are just too many aldermen. Chicago’s City Council has 50 members, while LA’s has just 15 and Philadelphia’s 17. In fact, among big U.S. cities only New York, which is almost three times […]
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How Ameya Pawar Bowled Over 47th Ward
How Ameya Pawar bowled over voters in the 47th Ward
