The old Democratic bosses have been taking a beating.
Tag: Carrie Austin
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The Republican way
Imagine covering Michael Madigan and Kim Foxx the way Republican-run media cover Trump.
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Lightfoot’s first council meeting excites but sheds little light on procedures
What’s going on in the City Council? Still hard to say!
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Black Caucus members eject protesters from fund-raiser, call themselves ‘gangsters’
“You ain’t seen no gangsters like this city’s aldermen.”
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Hundreds gather for ‘Not My President’ rally outside Trump Tower, and other Chicago news
Also, the grandson of Alderman Carrie Austin has been charged with first-degree murder.
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More money for Wall Street, more problems for Chicago’s schools
Instead of finding ways to improve our credit risk, the mayor’s council allies bury a TIF investigation.
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Mayor Rahm stages an aldermanic press conference
When it comes to budgets, TIFs, taxes, and other financial matters, the last people we should turn to for advice are the mayor’s City Council rubber-stampers.
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Aldermen advance Rahm’s South Loop plan without analyzing it first
While the plan for independent analysis stalls, the City Council approves $55 million for the mayor’s hotel and stadium deal.
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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 Reader’s second annual awards for political “achievement”
The year in politics: the Reader‘s second annual awards for political “achievement”
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Mayor’s allies protect City Council from plan to protect your tax dollars
The curious tale of what happened to a proposal for an independent budget office at Chicago City Hall
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City Council gets in the spirit of giving, approves Rahm’s billboard deal
The Chicago City Council votes 43-6 in favor of a deal to turn public space over to a private billboard company
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Aldermen raise serious questions about billboard deal, then advance it anyway
As expected, the Chicago City Council advances the city’s latest privatization plan
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City sheds hundreds more jobs in black and Hispanic neighborhoods
Black and Hispanic neighborhoods bear the brunt of Mayor Emanuel’s belt tightening
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Pull up a chair
Fifteen of the donors and insiders who got access to Rahm Emanuel