Also, more than 1,000 people turned out for Kenneka Jenkins’s funeral.
Tag: James Meeks
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Bruce Rauner keeps it in the Daley family
By appointing Bill Daley to his transition team, Governor-elect Rauner didn’t take long to demonstrate that it’s business as usual in the state of Illinois.
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After campaigning as an outsider, governor-elect Rauner calls on Bill Daley for help
In his first press conference since being elected, Bruce Rauner names long-time insiders to his transition team but reveals little about his plans in office.
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Searching for the bright side to Bruce Rauner’s victory
Words I never thought I’d say—on the bright side, Speaker Madigan held on to his veto-proof majority.
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Why the candidates for governor are suddenly interested in black voters
Amid charges of intimidation and Ebola fear-mongering, the bitter race for governor is likely to be determined by turnout in Chicago.
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The Hidden Hands
In every successful campaign—and every dud—pros are masterminding and organizing from offstage. Meet the people behind six mayoral candidates.
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Any Time You Want to Render Unto Caesar Is Fine By Me
James Meeks says the darndest things.
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The Unreality Show
Emanuel and Meeks offer their promises for a Chicago too good to be true
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Buy High, Sell Low
Most of us would agree that it’s great news—that it’s about-freaking-time news—when the city announces it’s forged a deal to bring a supermarket to a longtime food desert in Roseland. Many of us might also wonder if it should have taken less than ten years and cost less than $3 million in taxpayer money.
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Morning news roundup
The news you might’ve missed: while James Meeks floated another school funding proposal, former city clerk James Laski weighed in on the president’s reform credentials.
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Senate Candidate 5
He won’t confirm he’s “Senate Candidate 5,” but Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. makes it clear he’d really like to join the world’s most exclusive club.