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    Jan 6, 2009 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Obama's kind of town

    Chicago Tribune Staff Writer
    Not everyone can make it to Washington for the inauguration, but can we find another way to pass a winter weekend and still feel some of that presidential pizazz? Yes we can. And Chicago is just the place to do it. As President-elect Barack Obama...

    Tags: Politics, Constitutional Issues, Elizabeth II, Local Elections, Hotel and Accommodation Industry

    2. May 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. By the numbers, how Rahm could lose in 2015

    A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that, halfway through his first term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overall disapproval rating is up 11 percentage points over a year ago. Four in 10 Chicago voters — and nearly half of the city's African-American voters — say they're dissatisfied with the job he's doing.
    A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that, halfway through his first term, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's overall disapproval rating is up 11 percentage points over a year ago. Four in 10 Chicago voters — and nearly half of the city's African-American voters...

    Tags: Politics, Garry McCarthy, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Elections, Chicago Mayor

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Visualizing the new Red Line

    When Chicago Tribune transportation reporter Jon Hilkevitch was 13 years old, he and his grandmother took a ride on the opening day of what is now the Dan Ryan branch of the CTA Red Line -- a branch soon to face massive reconstruction.
    When Chicago Tribune transportation reporter Jon Hilkevitch was 13 years old, he and his grandmother took a ride on the opening day of what is now the Dan Ryan branch of the CTA Red Line -- a branch soon to face massive reconstruction. In the Tribune...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Transit Authority, Highway Transportation, Cook County Government

    4. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Illinois Republican chairman search down to nine

    Illinois Republican leaders identified nine finalists Monday to replace Pat Brady as state GOP chairman, including several contenders who have been defeated in past elections.
    Clout Street
    Illinois Republican leaders identified nine finalists Monday to replace Pat Brady as state GOP chairman, including several contenders who have been defeated in past elections. The list could be narrowed even further when the 19-member state central...

    Tags: Politics, Bartlett, Joe Walsh, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

    5. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Calvin R. Sutker, 1923-2013

    As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in Illinois.
    As a Cook County Board commissioner, Calvin R. Sutker gained support from his fellow county commissioners to bring the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center to Skokie. As a Skokie village trustee, he helped pass the first open housing law in...

    Tags: Forestry and Timber, U.S. Army, Judges, March of Dimes Foundation, Cook County Government

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Judge did right thing by banning cellphones in courtrooms

    Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses.
    Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans kept hearing complaints from his judges about street gangs in their courtrooms using cellphones to photograph witnesses. "They're bold and they're brash," Evans told me the other day. "They think they can do it in...

    Tags: Prosecution, Electronics, Trials, Judges, Timothy Evans

    7. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Cook County to pay $2.6 million to 3 fired doctors

    Cook County commissioners agreed Wednesday to pay a $2.6 million settlement to three doctors who in two federal lawsuits claimed they were illegally fired from jobs at a South Side hospital.
    Cook County commissioners agreed Wednesday to pay a $2.6 million settlement to three doctors who in two federal lawsuits claimed they were illegally fired from jobs at a South Side hospital. Dr. Vietta Johnson and Dr. Daniel Ivankovich said in their...

    Tags: Todd H. Stroger, Toni Preckwinkle, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Hospitals and Clinics

    8. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. County unveils millions in suburban roadway projects

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced in Schaumburg on Thursday 21 upcoming roadway improvement projects resulting in $35 million of construction throughout the suburbs. Among them will be a $3 million project patching 3.1 miles of Schaumburg Road from Barrington to Roselle roads.
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced in Schaumburg on Thursday 21 upcoming roadway improvement projects resulting in $35 million of construction throughout the suburbs. Among them will be a $3 million project patching 3.1 miles of...

    Tags: House Building, Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Schaumburg, Roselle

    9. Apr 12, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  9. Evans makes a bad call

    Change of Subject
    In the posts below you will another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans: Brace yourself. That’s all I can say, since you ignored...
    10. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Public officials: Take my advice, please

    <em>Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked&trade;, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist </em>
    Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear members of the Illinois General Assembly: While I admire the principle and spirit of thrift behind the overwhelming vote last...

    Tags: Politics, Illinois General Assembly, Regional Authority, Government, Timothy Evans

    11. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Preckwinkle announces $35 million roadwork in suburbs

    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Thursday in Schaumburg 21 roadway improvement projects resulting in $35 million of construction throughout the suburbs.
    Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Thursday in Schaumburg 21 roadway improvement projects resulting in $35 million of construction throughout the suburbs. Among them will be a $3 million project patching 3.1 miles of Schaumburg...

    Tags: Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Schaumburg, Transportation, Roselle

    12. Apr 25, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Common sense locked out in Cook County Jail dispute

    Change of Subject
    Judges, not law enforcement officials, need to take responsibility for which prisoners get released on home monitoring Friday's print column Something extremely odd happened in the Cook County criminal court system in November: Suddenly, and without...
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