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Chick-fil-A says its donations 'mischaracterized' for months
A day after a Chicago official said Chick-fil-A would stop giving money to anti-gay marriage groups, the fast-food chain issued a statement saying that “for many months now” its corporate donations have “been mischaracterized.” In...
Tags: Focus on the Family, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Gays and Lesbians, Food Industry, Christianity
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Election day: Legislative races to watch
PolitiCalThis post has been corrected. See the note below for details. With independently drawn districts and new voting rules, much uncertainty surrounds the 80 Assembly seats and 20 state Senate seats up for grabs Tuesday. Below is a list of...... -
Problem Solver: Award-winning garden ticketed for 'weeds'
On the wall outside her front door, Kathy Cummings proudly displays the plaque she received in 2004 for her natural garden. Accompanied by a picture of her front yard, the plaque, presented by the city of Chicago, congratulates Cummings for winning...Tags: Court Administration, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, West Town, Plant Openings
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Anxiety grows as CPS releases preliminary school closings list
Tribune reportersAfter trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration has entered the latest and what is likely to be the most intense phase so far in trying to determine which schools should be shut. Chicago Public...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Health and Safety at School, Chicago Police Department, Rahm Emanuel, Teaching and Learning
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Kassopedia: The cure for Verpes, Rahmifications and Karen Lewis Withdrawal Syndrome
As I light my pipe, take up my quill pen and sheepskin and once again prepare to write another volume of The Kassopedia — the repository of the world's great knowledge — I'm reminded of a snarky reader. She calls herself, "Your long...
Tags: Danny K. Davis, Early Learning, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Tribune, Greek Gods and Goddesses
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CEO pushes to gain power for Latinos, UNO charter school network
Tribune staff reporterAs America's banking system began to freeze in mid-2008, Juan Rangel's nonprofit United Neighborhood Organization was in trouble. Â Â Because of a gubernatorial funding veto, the Latino group, which runs one of Chicago's largest charter school networks,...Tags: Corporate Officers, Chicago News Cooperative, Separation of Church and State, Pilsen, Human Interest
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Ald. Jackson a no-show for Council budget vote
WGN NewsAmid questions concerning her Congressman husband's whereabouts, Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th Ward) says she is dealing with hard times by working for the residents of her ward -- yet she was not in attendance at today's City Council meeting. Jackson...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Patrick J. O'Connor, Rahm Emanuel, Jesse Jackson, Elections
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Aldermen want hearings on Chicago school closings
Although Chicago teachers have signed off on their new contract, the lingering anxiety about the future of the city's public education system surfaced Thursday as aldermen stepped up a call for hearings on potential school closings. Chicago Public...
Tags: Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Strike, Career and Workplace, Strikes, Michael D. Chandler
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Alderman drops opposition to Chick-fil-A restaurant in Logan Square
Chicago 1st Ward Alderman Joe Moreno is dropping his fight against Chick-fil-A and is now endorsing a new restaurant in the Logan Square neighborhood. Moreno had opposed the franchise opening a restaurant in his ward over the company president's anti-gay...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Minority Groups, Companies and Corporations, Same-Sex Marriage, Chicago Restaurants
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Joe the alderman
The die-hard Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo fan has been spotted belting out Nirvana tunes during karaoke night at Quenchers in Bucktown. Photos of him in the dunk tank at Do-Division are on Facebook. This guy isn't exactly your typical Chicago politician....
Tags: Justice and Rights, Chicago Mayor, Services and Shopping, Rahm Emanuel, Crime, Law and Justice
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Conservative group hits Chicago alderman for blocking Chick-fil-A
Clout StreetThe leader of a Christian group today said Ald. Joe Moreno displayed hypocrisy for his decision to deny Chick-fil-A the right to open in his ward because of the chain restaurant president’s opposition to gay marriage. “It’s...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Gays and Lesbians, Christianity
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Chick-fil-A and free speech
In Chicago, the competition for the title of "most embarassing alderman" is intense and never-ending. But for the moment, no one comes close to Joe Moreno, who says he won't allow Chick-fil-A to build a restaurant in his 1st ward because he abhors its...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Human Rights, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Gays and Lesbians
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Jul 25, 2012
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Jul 25, 2012
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