Does the mayor’s COVID-19 executive order put her on light footing?
Tag: Dick Simpson
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More money no problems
For the first time in decades, Chicago has a say in who its treasurer will be. But what the hell does the treasurer even do?
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How Chicago’s Section 8 voucher voting bloc could sway local elections
Households in the rental assistance program are a significant (and significantly overlooked) constituency in Chicago.
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New Madigan documentary surprises some of the people in it
New Michael Madigan documentary surprises some people who didn’t know the Illinois Policy Institute was behind it.
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Rahm’s nightmare: Dick Simpson is applying for Chicago’s election board
The legendary reform alderman wants a say in who gets on Chicago’s ballots.
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RIP lakefront liberal
If Lincoln Parkers move any farther to the right, they’ll drown.
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Can Chuy beat Rahm in the runoff?
Some key questions in the race for mayor between Jesus Garcia and Rahm Emanuel.
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Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia’s journey from a village in Mexico to the race against Mayor Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel is a heavy favorite, but Garcia offers voters a compelling personal history.
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In the mayoral money race, the rich—that is, Rahm—gets richer
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Robert Fioretti trail far behind Mayor Emanuel in fundraising. Does it matter?
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Mayor Rahm and his rubber-stamp City Council’s hall of shame
Professor Dick Simpson’s analysis of the “rubber-stamp” City Council enables us to rank the five worst things the Mayor Rahm’s made the aldermen do.
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Amara Enyia runs for mayor! Wait, who?
A 31-year-old community activist with all of $650 in her coffers takes on our $7 million mayor.
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Crunch time for the city’s other teachers’ union
As contract negotiations drag on, UIC United Faculty hosts a teach-in—and contemplates a walkout.
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My mixed luck with aldermen
Chicago aldermen have ranged from the corrupt and the racist to the gallant mavericks
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Oh, to have those fighting independents back
In city council meetings, Chicago’s mayor once had to contend with a fierce opposition
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New Report Shows a Reliable City Council for Daley
The City Council voted with Mayor Daley 82 percent of the time since 2007, according to a new report from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Authored by political scientist and former alderman Dick Simpson, the report shows that seven aldermen voted with Mayor Daley 100 percent of the time since 2007: John Pope (10th […]