Here’s hoping voters are too sophisticated to fall for the supposed discord over the protest that shut down the Dan Ryan.
Tag: Mayor Harold Washington
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Can Chicago’s taxi industry survive the ride-share revolution?
Chicago cabdrivers, concerned ride-share services are hurting their profession, are looking for ways to adapt.
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My five stages of grief over Toni Preckwinkle wimping out of the mayoral race
Hey, voters—you can still unseat Mayor Rahm, even if Toni Preckwinkle bowed out of the race.
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A modest suggestion for paying tribute to Mayor Jane Byrne
The greatest tribute we can pay to Mayor Jane Byrne is to elect a new mayor!
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Rahm’s Marriott/DePaul deal zooms through the zoning committee
Mayor Rahm races his South Loop deal through the City Council like one of his cars speeding through a red light.
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A party for Mayor 1%
A few hundred or so lefties get together to celebrate Kari Lydersen’s book and debate whether Chicago voters can save themselves from the mayor they elected.
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Hey Rahm: If Toni Preckwinkle unseats you, you’ll have more time to go skiing
What a week for the mayor to go AWOL
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Wrigley Field upset: Governor Quinn outfoxes Mayor Rahm
Governor Quinn uses Dr. Quentin Young to momentarily stall Mayor Rahm’s attempt to dole out money to the Cubs—somewhere Harold Washington is smiling
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More Rahmnesia: Chicagoans trying to forget they elected Mayor Rahm
Chicago’s in denial—lots of voters can’t bring themselves to admit that they actually voted for Rahm Emanuel
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The jugglers and the clowns do their ward map thing!
The city council gets ready to approve a ward map
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Jerry Butler: Soul Survivor
Jerry “Iceman” Butler was an A-list soul singer, playing with Curtis Mayfield and Otis Redding. Today, he mulls taxes and health care as the longest-serving member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
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Privatize Recycling? It’s Pretty Much Already Been Done
The city is talking about privatizing the blue cart recycling program. Details would be nice. Political will too.