Alderperson Matt Martin boldly tries to go where few have gone before.
Tag: Ed Vrdolyak
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New Emanuel plan would require CPS students have post-high school plans in order to graduate, and other Chicago news
Also, a GOP state senator has reportedly been encouraged to run against Rauner in the 2018 gubernatorial primary.
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Comptroller-elect Susana Mendoza won’t pay state legislators until there’s a budget, and other Chicago news
Also, Ed “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak is indicted for allegedly not paying income taxes on money he earned from brokering tobacco settlements.
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Hey, 40th Ward—do us a favor and ditch Alderman O’Connor
Mayoral toady Pat O’Connor has a spirited challenger in Dianne Daleiden.
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County clerk David Orr’s reform talk annoys another mayor
Cook County clerk David Orr’s reform proposals have been irritating mayors for 35 years.
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Reviewing the epic life of Chris Chandler, Chicago journalist
If you’re looking for Chris Chandler, seek the barricades.
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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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All in the family…
Carol Marin can’t explain Cook County justice to a woman whose son is in prison. Perhaps her daughter, a criminal judge, can.
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Everybody’s Mayor
The media pundits believed that Council Wars was the fight of Harold Washington’s political life. But a truer test of his skill was the balancing act he had to perform to keep his diverse coalition together–to ensure that each of its disparate elements s
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Central Committee
A snapshot from a 1986 meeting of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee