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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Hey Rahm: If Toni Preckwinkle unseats you, you’ll have more time to go skiing
What a week for the mayor to go AWOL
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
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
The jugglers and the clowns do their ward map thing!
The city council gets ready to approve a ward map
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.
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.