What’s going on in the City Council? Still hard to say!
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Low-income tenants say luxury developer is treating them like ‘bald-headed stepchildren’
Plans for redeveloping Atrium Village now call for segregating affordable housing into a separate, aging building
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With a strike date of October 11 pending, CTU remains in talks with the Emanuel administration, and other Chicago news
Also, Hillary Clinton raises a cool $4 million with two Chicago fund-raisers ranging from $50,000 to $2,700 per plate.
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The Laquan McDonald video effect? Shootings increase, arrests decline, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm vs. the rats.
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Mayor Emanuel and aldermen vow to implement pot law they already vowed to implement
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in a hurry to slow arrests for marijuana possession.
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Chicago decriminalized marijuana possession—but not for everyone
Two years ago Chicago decriminalized pot possession—but not for everyone.
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The madness behind Mayor Emanuel’s methods
In pushing his agenda, Mayor Emanuel doesn’t let facts get in the way.
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City Council approves Rahm’s new parking meter deal
Chicago’s parking meter money will continue to flow to private investors.
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Can a restaurant transform a neighborhood?
West Humboldt’s new war on drugs: Open a restaurant
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Waiting for the day of judgment from Mayor Emanuel
Mayor Emanuel’s threat to close a quarter of Chicago’s public grammar schools has the city in a tizzy.
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School closings: The latest blow to neighborhoods already reeling from disinvestment
What’s the cost of pulling the plug on public services in neighborhoods desperately in need of them?
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City officials say they’re committed to community policing, just not to funding it
A closer look at Mayor Emanuel’s plan to “revitalize” the CAPS program
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City Council gets in the spirit of giving, approves Rahm’s billboard deal
The Chicago City Council votes 43-6 in favor of a deal to turn public space over to a private billboard company
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In budget debate, the public weighs in while the mayor skips out
After Rahm nixes public budget hearings, aldermen organize their own
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Thoughts of an ex-Republican turned ex-Democrat
How Todd Akin could help an indicted state rep get his seat back