Half of the Barbara Jean Wright apartments are in the 25th Ward and half are in the 11th Ward. Welcome to Chicago.
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Daley who? Rahm, City Council candidates downplay their ties to the political dynasty
In the 11th Ward, another Daley is running for alderman.
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In Chicago, charter schools remain untouchable
Aldermen kill a proposal to discuss school policies but find time to take on Eliot Ness.
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A vanity plate for the Chicago Cultural Center?
Do we need another building named for a Daley? A new City Council proposal would give us one.
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The mayor gets the City Council to bury the elected school board issue (again)
The mayor gets the City Council to bury the elected school board issue (again).
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How to irritate Mayor Emanuel and do some legislating in one easy step
How to irritate Mayor Emanuel and do some legislating in one easy step
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Public safety committee meeting avoids discussion of public safety
As the violence continues in Chicago, aldermen target phony military heroes
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Aldermen say yes to pot law changes
Rahm Emanuel’s decriminalization proposal moves forward
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When senators start looking like aldermen
JP Morgan Chase shows how money buys attention at every level of politics
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Aldermen examine new protest rules before doing what they’re told
Somehow Mayor Emanuel gets his way again
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New police chief sets out to show he’s not the old police chief
Garry McCarthy and the aldermen who signed off on his appointment as Chicago police superintendent Monday were eager to send a message to the public: He is not Jody Weis. As 33rd Ward alderman Richard Mell put it: “The difference between you and your predecessor is like night and day.” The aldermen should know. Several […]
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50 Aldermen/50 Artists
All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more
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Chicago Ain’t Ready for Police Board Reform
Proposals to reform a key police oversight body are on hold while aldermen await orders from Mayor Daley.
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Howling at the Moon
Amid a spate of youth violence, the City Council’s police and fire committee meets … to discuss a crackdown on loud dog barking.