Longtime bureaucrats are stepping into the limelight to protest the president.
Tag: budget cuts
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Trump’s proposed budget cuts would eviscerate aid to Chicago’s domestic violence victims, homeless services, lead poisoning screenings, and more
Defunding Meals on Wheels is just the tip of the iceberg.
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‘Gary from Chicago’ was the ‘biggest star inside the 2017 Oscars,’ and other news
Also, CPD top cop Eddie Johnson is frustrated with Springfield for failing to stiffen punishments for repeat gun offenders.
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Rahm still hasn’t told the public why he closed mental health clinics
Rahm still hasn’t told the public why he closed mental health clinics.
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Hey, Bruce Rauner: Payton Prep is a union school!
In another case of “do as I say not as I do,” Bruce Rauner, hater of teachers’ unions, sends his daughter to a unionized Chicago high school.
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How I spent my summer break: Firing teachers
A Chicago principal explains how she spent her summer break: Firing teachers.
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Northlake Public Library tries to Hulksmash its latest budget woes
The Northlake Public Library wants to raise money for more graphic novels and a statue of the Incredible Hulk.
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The Albany Park library puts on a disappearing act
A “big vision” for the Albany Park branch of the Chicago Public Library includes a new building–and a long wait
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Spared the knife
As the police ranks shrink in the first year under Rahm Emanuel, mayoral aides get higher pay
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Library envy
As Mayor Emanuel cuts, his hometown shows how to invest in a library
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Blues Festival, Jazz Festival schedules to be shortened in 2009
Chicago Blues Festival, Jazz Festival schedules to be shortened in 2009