Fourteen years after machine alderman Berny Stone blocked a bike bridge for mysterious reasons, CDOT is finally breaking ground on the project.
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The turbulent history of the bike bridge that will finally complete the North Shore Channel Trail
Late alderman Berny Stone once blocked plans for the Lincoln Village Pedestrian Bicycle Bridge. Some say he was motivated by real estate concerns, others say racism.
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Like Governor Rauner, Speaker Madigan says he has the right to do public business in secret
Mike Madigan says the Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to him.
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Former alderman Berny Stone will be missed
Stone, who represented the 50th Ward for 38 years, died Monday at age 87.
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Alderman Stone: My Reelection Would Be a Savings to Taxpayers
Alderman Bernard Stone (50th) reckons his chances.
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Chicago Street Food: We Keep Baking Till We Get Cake
The mission to make street food legal (and practical) in Chicago is a years-long one.
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50 Aldermen/50 Artists
All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more
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Another brick in the wall, part one
It’s great that Chicago aldermen decided to bring accountability to the use of a $1.3 million kitty they control. For a follow up, how about doing the same with the rest of the $6.1 billion city budget?
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That reform bullshit
Some aldermen call for a more independent, better funded inspector general; another says it’s “bullshit.” So who are the reformers?
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Gee, how will they vote?
A look at the Plan Commission, which weighs the Children’s Museum proposal next week, suggests the move to Grant Park is a done deal.
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“Nobody but Stone”
Salman Aftab, formerly a challenger to 50th Ward alderman Bernard Stone, has endorsed the incumbent.