It’s sheep-herding season in Chicago, as everyone from Mayor Daley to the editorial boards of the mainstream papers urges the voters to reelect Mayor Rahm.
Tag: Bob Fioretti
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Rahm’s reelection campaign is largely funded by people outside Chicago
Most of the $28 million raised by Mayor Emanuel’s campaign comes from beyond the city limits.
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Mayoral candidates still have a chance to speak up about racial segregation—will they?
There are two Chicagos, Emanuel’s challengers agree. But so far, only one of the challengers has pinpointed the underlying problem.
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Chicago firefighters give Mayor Rahm $25,000
The firefighters union gives Mayor Rahm a little more of what he doesn’t need—money—which may help him go after Alderman Nick Sposato, the only firefighter in the council.
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Obama once again comes to Rahm’s rescue
The president endorses the mayor in a radio spot.
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Mayor Rahm sends me a kinder, gentler version of a dead fish
Some of the greatest journalistic minds in Chicago will come to the Hideout on February 3 to discuss, among other things, whether there’s any truth whatsoever to Rahm’s campaign propaganda.
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Obnoxious West Loop parking restrictions cost drivers $150K
Alderman Burnett’s solution? Bag the signs. Seriously.
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How many Chicago mayors have graduated from a Chicago public high school?
Our mayors’ experience with CPS has rarely been firsthand.
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See ya next year, Mayor Rahm
Having apparently exhausted himself dispensing so much BS, Mayor Rahm heads off for a holiday, leaving the rest of us to get ready for Jesus Garcia’s January 6 appearance at the Hideout.
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That time in ’77 Jane Byrne and I were on TV together
As a young, mop-topped lad of 22, the Reader political columnist was on WTTW . . .
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A reminder to Mayor Rahm’s 2015 opponents: It’s a runoff, dummies!
Hey, progressives—if you want to beat Mayor Rahm, stop beating up each other.
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Running against Rahm means running for the mayoral runoff
In the mayoral election, Bob, Karen, Bob, Amara, and everyone else needs to push Rahm into a runoff.
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Is Rahm Emanuel really on the ropes?
Reasons to question last month’s Sun-Times poll.
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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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My Twitter following is much purer than Obama’s
Most of the president’s followers are phonies