Smollettgate is bullsh*t!
Tag: Bob Fioretti
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Jeanne Ives says Bruce Rauner has ‘betrayed’ Republicans, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Dick Durbin is bringing a local medical student “Dreamer” to Trump’s State of the Union address.
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A lottery will determine whether Kennedy, Biss, or Pritzker’s name is first on the gubernatorial primary ballot, and other Chicago news
Also, Toni Preckwinkle vows to play hardball against challengers.
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Todd Stroger is running against Toni Preckwinkle for Cook County Board president, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago’s homicide count has surpassed 600 for the second year in a row.
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Former alderman Fioretti running against Preckwinkle for Cook County Board president, and other Chicago news
Also, an Illinois Republican congressman calls on the GOP to “disown every aspect of” Roy Moore.
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Second Ward gerrymandering could help Mayor Rahm rezone Finkl Steel site
Getting rid of former alderman Bob Fioretti was just the beginning.
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Corrections and clarifications from Bob Fioretti*
Mayor Emanuel’s new BFF sets the record straight.
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Willie Wilson’s on-again, off-again endorsement of Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia is official—for now
Garcia takes the Willie Wilson sweepstakes.
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Stump Connolly captures a man who kissed his wife, in Chicago, running for mayor
Scott Jacobs is making little videos of the race for mayor in Chicago
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Can Chuy beat Rahm in the runoff?
Some key questions in the race for mayor between Jesus Garcia and Rahm Emanuel.
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Hey, 40th Ward—do us a favor and ditch Alderman O’Connor
Mayoral toady Pat O’Connor has a spirited challenger in Dianne Daleiden.
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No, Chuy, let’s not hire a thousand more cops
Mayoral candidate Jesus “Chuy” Garcia vows to keep the bad promise Rahm Emanuel broke of fighting violence with extra police.
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Mayor Emanuel says he ‘reformed’ the parking meter deal, but he actually sold off more of the city streets
How Rahm transferred more parking revenues to the private company that controls Chicago’s meters
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Mayor Rahm works some Magic to avoid a runoff
As we stagger toward the finish line of the mayoral election, Mayor Rahm brings in Magic Johnson to win over the undecided black vote.