A Pritzker-backed machine operator, a rogue three-time candidate, a U of C darling, and lots of idealistic novices compete in a ward known for corruption.
Tag: City Council
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The Lincoln Yards TIF will benefit development firm Sterling Bay—but cost Chicagoans
Rahm’s pet development project will mean higher property taxes and less money for schools.
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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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Study: Aldermanic prerogative is reinforcing Chicago’s segregation problem
How an unwritten tradition among Chicago’s aldermen allows them to block affordable housing in white wards.
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Lost battle on affordable housing means war on aldermanic prerogative will continue
A proposal to add affordable apartments near O’Hare was denied, putting aldermen at risk of losing power through a lawsuit from the developer.
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‘Ida B. Wells Drive’ introduced in City Council: ‘She was a pillar of the community’
Aldermen are lining up support to rename Balbo Drive, named for a fascist, after the civil rights icon.
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Aldermen’s absolute veto power over ward projects gets unlikely court challenge
A challenge to the age-old custom of aldermanic prerogative finds a champion in a luxury developer pushing a building with affordable housing.
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Ex-Chicago police oversight head: ‘I don’t know Rahm well’
Attorney general hopeful Sharon Fairley says there’s more to her candidacy than her work for IPRA.
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High-ranking Chicago Police commander Paul Bauer shot and killed near the Thompson Center, and other Chicago news
Also, City Council Black Caucus chair Roderick Sawyer criticizes Garry McCarthy for being “disrespectful to black people.”
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Activists clash with aldermen over community benefits at Obama Presidential Center hearing, and other Chicago news
Also, city clerk Anna Valencia discusses her struggle to be taken seriously as a woman in politics.
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Durbin challenges Trump to prove he’s not racist with a compromise on the ‘Dreamers,’ and other Chicago news
Also, a record 55 million tourists visited Chicago in 2017.
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Judge blocks last-minute conservative attempt to prevent new Illinois abortion law from taking effect Monday, and other Chicago news
Also, Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. is running for a Cook County judgeship.
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Chicago’s Second City inferiority complex has mutated into a nasty superiority complex
Due to the city’s also-ran self-image, no perceived slight can go unanswered.
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The activists and the aldermen: The #NoCopAcademy campaign’s crash course in Chicago civics
After a City Council setback, the #NoCopAcademy campaign reflects on strategy—and aldermen on both sides of the issue respond.
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Cook County Board passes 2018 budget that will lay off 321 employees, and other Chicago news
Also, the City Council approved Emanuel’s 2018 budget with a 47-3 vote.