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Tag: Miguel del Valle
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Mayor Rahm decides it’s a good time to give himself credit for improving CPS
The mayor stops bashing the schools so he can take credit for fixing them.
Posted inNews & Politics
Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia’s journey from a village in Mexico to the race against Mayor Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel is a heavy favorite, but Garcia offers voters a compelling personal history.
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Alderman Robert Fioretti says he’s just listening—but it sure looks like he’s running for mayor
It sure looks like Alderman Fioretti is running for mayor.
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Rahm reels toward his reelection bid
A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble.
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The underworld of raiteros
Little Village’s underworld of labor brokers, known as raiteros, take workers for a ride.
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Will anyone challenge Mayor Emanuel in 2015? Anyone? Anyone?
A short list of people who, under some circumstance, could challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2015.
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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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Hey, teachers: you should have voted for del Valle!
What would have happened had we elected Miguel del Valle and not Rahm Emanuel as our mayor?
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In Chicago City Council, aldermen sweat the small stuff
Newly sworn-in Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a deal with aldermen last week that he said would bring much-needed reform and efficiency to the Chicago City Council: The number of legislative committees would be cut from 19 to 16, trimming about $500,000 from the council’s $20 million annual budget. “The people of Chicago were loud and […]
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Rickey Hendon: A Loud Act to Follow
State senator Rickey Hendon has retired, and the wheeling and dealing has just begun to replace him.
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No Face Time and No Endorsement
An aldermanic candidate turns thumbs-down on the thumbs-up process.
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Your Election-Day Morning News Roundup
Polls opened at 6 AM as Chicagoans awakened to another snowfall. But already there’s plenty to talk about. Mayor Daley voted early, and jetted off to the British Virgin Islands with his wife, Maggie, and friend Terry Newman. (Sun-Times)
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Artist’s del Valle Mural Channels Twitter
Barack Obama had Shepard Fairey.
Miguel del Valle has Maya Escobar.