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Warnings about Redflex go back years
Top officials in Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration were warned six years ago about preferential treatment in Chicago's red-light camera contract, a deal now embroiled in a federal corruption investigation of an alleged $2 million bribery scheme at...
Tags: Edward M. Burke, Voting, Planning Inquiries, Parties and Movements, Rahm Emanuel
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All's fair in some suburbs as nitpicky officeholders keep candidates off ballot
Tired of the status quo, hundreds of residents across the region rose up this winter to challenge those running their towns — not suspecting the system was stacked against them. They knocked on doors. They persuaded neighbors to sign petitions....Tags: Government, Local Elections, Media Industry, Chicago Elections, Illinois Elections
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Emanuel: Time to move forward with school closings plan
Tribune reportersHours before the Chicago Teachers Union was set to lead a protest in the Loop, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today said the time for negotiations is over and he's moving forward on a plan to close 54 schools. The plan unveiled last week to shut down 53 elementary...Tags: Garfield Park, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Loop, Chicago Teachers Union, Rahm Emanuel
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As the world was about to end, I foolishly wrote this column
You're probably all dead — me too — swallowed by the Mayan apocalypse that many of us (foolishly) thought was utter nonsense, once. Which means you're not even reading this. But still ... I probably shouldn't have spent my last day writing...
Tags: Patrick Fitzgerald, Greektown, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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Praetorian Guard is key in Vanecko investigation
The Praetorian Guard of Chicago won't be part of the formal hearing Friday in what's now called the Vanecko case. But understanding what happened in the political heater case of the year won't be complete without Praetorian input. Many of you know...
Tags: Illinois Supreme Court, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, Anita Alvarez, Rahm Emanuel
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Chicago police union defends request for 12 percent raises over two years
Clout StreetCity Hall has enough money to give Chicago police officers 12 percent raises over two years and still hire more cops to bolster the size of the force, the head of the city’s Fraternal Order of Police said Thursday in defending the union’s...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Local Government, Rahm Emanuel, Unions, Career and Workplace
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Emanuel cuts cord with besieged red-light camera firm
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration dumped the city's longtime red-light camera vendor Friday following a Tribune report about new allegations that the company gave lavish sporting trips to a former city official and then lied about it to City Hall. The...
Tags: Government, Rahm Emanuel, Laws, Chicago Hotels, Lawyers
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Lasting peace
Robert KoehlerA child is murdered and we thrash about once more in the spectacle of tragedy. "With outrage over Hadiya Pendleton's slaying spreading from City Hall to the White House," the Chicago Tribune reported last week, "the 15-year-old became a symbol...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Punishment, Fenger High School, Teaching and Learning, Chicago Tribune
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Vicious cycle awaits little bike people
The Rahmfather probably won't be riding a Stingray bike with a banana seat, pulling back on his chrome ape hangers, popping wheelies down Dearborn Street on Friday with Cubs baseball cards in his spokes as all the little bike people of Chicago scream...
Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Rahm Emanuel, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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200,000-plus welcome Ravens back to Baltimore
Shawn Dyson closed his barbershop and let his 10-year-old daughter skip school Tuesday, hoping they could become part of Baltimore sports history. "When you have moments like this in your life, you've got to experience them," said Dyson, who's 49. "This...
Tags: Music, Joe Flacco, Richard Nixon, Entertainment, John Harbaugh
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City Hall wants Cubs, rooftop signs deal done by week's end, alderman says
Clout StreetCity Hall is pressing the Chicago Cubs and the owners of nearby rooftop clubs to reach agreement on a sign deal by week’s end, Ald. Thomas Tunney said today. Such a deal between the Cubs and rooftop owners could be a key component in a proposed...Tags: Wrigley Field, Rahm Emanuel, Wrigleyville, Chicago Mayor
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Reward increased to $40,000 in Hadiya Pendleton slaying
As community members marched in memory of Hadiya Pendleton Friday, officials announced the reward for information in the slaying of the King College Prep sophomore has been increased to $40,000. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and other...
Tags: White House, Kenwood, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Murder
Mar 25, 2013
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Dec 21, 2012
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Jan 18, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
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Feb 9, 2013
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Feb 7, 2013
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Dec 14, 2012
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Feb 5, 2013
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Feb 5, 2013
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Feb 1, 2013
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