As my mother used to tell me, if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Wonderful words of wisdom that she herself rarely practiced, though often preached. So I was tempted not to write a word about 14th Ward alderperson Ed Burke, who decided not to run for reelection after over 50 […]
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Footing the bill
In the last few weeks, Mayor Lightfoot has revealed several important details about the casino she’s pushing so hard to develop, including . . . Where it will go—near Chicago and Halsted on the city’s near north side. Who will run it—Bally’s Corporation. And why we need it—to raise money to pay police and firefighter […]
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Myth buster
Contrary to what Hillary said about Bernie, you don’t have to be liked to get stuff done.
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With Bill Daley running for mayor, it’s good to remember what happened the last time we turned Chicago over to the Daleys
The son of Richard J. and brother of Richard M. thinks it’s his turn.
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While the city is strapped for cash, the private parking meter company makes millions of dollars more
Chicago Parking Meters LLC collected $131 million in revenues from city drivers in 2014.
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Mayor Rahm stages an aldermanic press conference
When it comes to budgets, TIFs, taxes, and other financial matters, the last people we should turn to for advice are the mayor’s City Council rubber-stampers.
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Candidate for Second Ward alderman decries the parking meter deal though her old firm drew it up
Chicago’s parking meter deal and its aftershocks continue to cause controversy during elections for mayor and alderman.
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Hey, 40th Ward—do us a favor and ditch Alderman O’Connor
Mayoral toady Pat O’Connor has a spirited challenger in Dianne Daleiden.
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Mayor Emanuel says he ‘reformed’ the parking meter deal, but he actually sold off more of the city streets
How Rahm transferred more parking revenues to the private company that controls Chicago’s meters
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Fact-checking Rahm’s fact check of last night’s debate
Some claims by Fioretti, Garcia, and Wilson are questionable, and so are Mayor Emanuel’s claims about them.
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Chicago’s voters deserve the Bears
Let’s face it, Chicago voters—when it comes to politics, you’re as wimpy as the Bears.
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A bank set up on public land in Grant Park—what’s next?
The Chicago Park District turns over public space to a private company without a bidding process or clear rules.
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Swimming in the muck (of Chicago politics)
Suddenly it’s election season again—and swimming season too.
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Appellate Court: Chicago’s parking meter deal is lousy but we’re stuck with it
Illinois appellate judges rule against a lawsuit challenging the the parking meter privatization agreement.
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Rahm’s alderman explains why Chicagoans will now have to pay more taxes to get less
Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city’s pension obligations and budget problems are forcing “really tough choices.”