When it came to voting on a proposal to hire more cops, the aldermen sang an old song to Mayor Rahm: ‘Make me do right or make me do wrong—I’m your puppet!’
Tag: Budget Committee
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Charities drowning in city water fees
Mayor Emanuel sticks it to the poor by drowning charities in new water fees.
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The odds on Emanuel’s budget
According to local bookies, the chances of Rahm’s budget passing are roughly 100 percent.
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Please, Mr. Mayor, let me be your rubber stamp
34th Ward alderman Carrie Austin, the new chair of the City Council’s black caucus, has her eye on another plum: head of the budget committee.