Lots has been written about the skirmishes between mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel and City Council dean Ed Burke as they vie for power in the post-Daley world. But lost in the speculation over whether Emanuel will choose to keep Burke as finance committee chairman is the fact that it’s not supposed to be his decision to […]
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City Council Passes Strict New Handgun Law a Day After Seeing It For the First Time
Less than a day after it was introduced, the Chicago City Council has unanimously passed a new gun-control law that city officials call one of the toughest in the country. “The details don’t really matter,” says one alderman.
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Still No Council Hearings Scheduled on Police Understaffing
Mayor Daley’s handpicked chairman of the City Council’s police and fire committee says he’s worried about understaffing at the police department but won’t commit to discussing it in a public hearing.
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Mayor Daley settles on Beale for police committee post
Mayor Daley taps Ninth Ward alderman Anthony Beale to chair the City Council’s police and fire committee.