“Today the dream is alive,” Mayor Brandon Johnson told a crowded room of supporters at his election night party in April, invoking the words of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in his victory speech. “Tonight is the beginning of a Chicago that truly invests in all of its people.” Johnson’s resounding victory was […]
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Best cross streets for marriage and divorce
The most memorable doughnut of my life was from the Do-Rite that used to be right around the corner from Petterino’s. It was the morning of my divorce. My soon-to-be ex-husband and I were meeting for coffee before walking across Randolph to the Daley Center, where we would kick our three-year marriage to the curb. […]
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Best commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire’s sesquicentennial
2021 marked 150 years since the Great Chicago Fire. While acknowledged by major institutions, the anniversary was muted, perhaps because it’s difficult to commemorate a massive tragedy in the midst of another overwhelming one. For me, the best marker of the anniversary is journalist, historian, and photographer (and past Reader contributor) Robert Loerzel’s @ChicagoTimeline Twitter […]
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Why sweep the streets?
The city says it’s keeping the streets clean. Citizens say the streets are a ticketing gold mine.
Posted inFilm
City Hall highlights public servants actually serving the public
Frederick Wiseman’s documentary offers a hopeful look at political institutions.
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Rahm’s Chicago Stories podcast takes you inside the mind of the mayor
We listened to all 18 hours of it so you don’t have to.
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If Mayor Rahm really wanted to stop poor people from leaving Chicago, he’d stop giving TIF handouts to corporations
Instead another TIF deal benefits benefits a downtown building instead of neighborhoods in need.
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Forrest Claypool messed with the wrong alderman
The brownnosing Chicago Public Schools CEO gets “dunked on” after questioning the honesty of tough-as-nails Tenth Ward alderman Susan Sadlowski Garza.
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City Hall asks federal judge for nationwide injunction to prevent Jeff Sessions from defunding sanctuary cities, and other Chicago news
Also, a judge has sealed Jason Van Dyke’s statements to IPRA about Laquan McDonald shooting.
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Report: Emanuel’s relying on campaign donors who get City Hall benefits, and other Chicago news
Also, Rauner is visiting China and Japan on his first international trade mission this week.
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More than 1.2 million people could be getting partial refunds for red light tickets, and other Chicago news
Also, CPS is expecting about 8,000 fewer students for the 2017-2018 school year.
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The truth about what happens when you recycle the wrong stuff in Chicago
Claims about truckloads of recyclables ending up in landfills have been misleading.
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The end of an era: Cook County clerk David Orr reportedly won’t run again, and other Chicago news
Also, a former pro wrestler, who also happens to be Kellyanne Conway’s first client, is running for Illinois governor.
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Cullerton in open letter to Rauner: ‘It’s time for action’ on the budget, and other Chicago news
Also, Schaumburg wants to compete with the Chicago theater scene.
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Alderman Raymond Lopez under police protection after retaliatory threats from gangs, and other Chicago news
Also, former mayor Richard M. Daley’s photo has finally been added to the wall of mayors at City Hall.