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Posted inColumns & Opinion

Rahm’s budget speech filled with whoppers and half-truths

by Ben Joravsky October 25, 2017August 18, 2021

The mayor did what he does best: avoid reality and praise himself.

Posted inBlogs

Study: Chicago drivers pay more for downtown street parking than in any other U.S. city, and other news

by Kate Shepherd July 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Chicago airport security officers will no longer be considered police officers.

Posted inBlogs

CPD top cop takes strongest possible action against officer who fatally shot Kajuan Raye, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 28, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Rhymefest has bought Kanye West’s childhood home with plans to turn it into an arts incubator.

Posted inBlogs

While the city is strapped for cash, the private parking meter company makes millions of dollars more

by Mick Dumke May 6, 2015August 18, 2021

Chicago Parking Meters LLC collected $131 million in revenues from city drivers in 2014.

Posted inBlogs

Candidate for Second Ward alderman decries the parking meter deal though her old firm drew it up

by Mick Dumke and Chloe Riley February 23, 2015August 18, 2021

Chicago’s parking meter deal and its aftershocks continue to cause controversy during elections for mayor and alderman.

Posted inBlogs

Mayor Emanuel says he ‘reformed’ the parking meter deal, but he actually sold off more of the city streets

by Mick Dumke February 19, 2015August 18, 2021

How Rahm transferred more parking revenues to the private company that controls Chicago’s meters

Posted inBlogs

Fact-checking Rahm’s fact check of last night’s debate

by Mick Dumke February 5, 2015August 18, 2021

Some claims by Fioretti, Garcia, and Wilson are questionable, and so are Mayor Emanuel’s claims about them.

Posted inBlogs

Swimming in the muck (of Chicago politics)

by Mick Dumke July 5, 2014August 18, 2021

Suddenly it’s election season again—and swimming season too.

Posted inBlogs

Appellate Court: Chicago’s parking meter deal is lousy but we’re stuck with it

by Mick Dumke June 21, 2014August 18, 2021

Illinois appellate judges rule against a lawsuit challenging the the parking meter privatization agreement.

Posted inBlogs

Rahm’s alderman explains why Chicagoans will now have to pay more taxes to get less

by Mick Dumke June 10, 2014August 18, 2021

Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city’s pension obligations and budget problems are forcing “really tough choices.”

Posted inBlogs

Everybody knows the parking meter deal stinks—but is it legal?

by Mick Dumke May 30, 2014August 18, 2021

A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the parking meter privatization goes before the Illinois Appellate Court.

Expect Mayor Rahm Emanuel to try attaching himself to the hip of Congressman Luis Gutierrez as he searches for support among Hispanic voters.
Posted inColumns & Opinion

Rahm reels toward his reelection bid

by Ben Joravsky May 13, 2014August 18, 2021

A new poll is the latest sign that Mayor Emanuel could be in trouble.

Posted inBlogs

Private company rakes in millions more from Chicago’s parking meters

by Mick Dumke May 2, 2014August 18, 2021

Chicago Parking Meters LLC, which controls the city’s street parking system, brought in $135.6 million in 2013.

Roth's living room has minimalist furniture and tons of books and cameras on display.
Posted inCity Life

David Roth’s Evanston home links to his past

by Andrea Bauer March 30, 2014August 18, 2021

David Roth’s Evanston home links to his past with archival photos and a collection of analogue cameras used as decoration.

Posted inBlogs

The 2014 primaries offer the latest evidence that it pays to be rich if you’re running for office

by Mick Dumke February 27, 2014August 18, 2021

Another election, another influx of jaw-dropping donations from wealthy contributors, including the candidates themselves

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