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Group sues over new Chicago ward map
Clout StreetMore than a year after Chicago aldermen thought they had settled the contentious issue of redrawing the city's 50 ward boundaries, the new map they approved is facing a challenge in federal court. The remap is unconstitutional because it was designed to...Tags: Chicago Loop, Politics, Trials, Interior Policy, Gold Coast
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City Council signs off on Emanuel's billboard plan
Tribune reporterThe City Council today approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to allow a conglomerate to build nearly three dozen digital billboards along city expressways in exchange for a lease of at least 20 years. The deal with Interstate-JCDecaux passed 43-6. It had...Tags: Ameya Pawar, Scott Waguespack, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, John Arena
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Chicago aldermen split on schools strike
Clout StreetFor a time Monday, visitors to aldermen's offices at City Hall office were greeted by a 7-year-old whose Mets cap was barely visible over the top of a desk. Chicago teachers were out on strike, so Roberto Maldonado II wasn’t at Drummond...Tags: Schools, Education, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Chicago Public Schools
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Other unions plan to stay in schools if teachers strike
Tribune reportersIf teachers strike, Chicago Public Schools officials will rely on other unionized school employees to keep an eye on students who come to school buildings kept open around the city, according to briefings given to aldermen Wednesday that revealed...Tags: Anthony Beale, Students, Strikes, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace
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Chicago City Council passes pot ticket ordinance
Tribune reporterThe Chicago City Council overwhelmingly voted today to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal passed 44-3, allowing Chicago police to issue pot-possession tickets starting Aug. 4. The move makes...Tags: Ameya Pawar, Politics, Howard Brookins, Garry McCarthy, Chicago Police Department
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Emanuel, McCarthy say 'marginal' amount of new officers to 'mob' attack hot spots
Clout StPosted by John Byrne and Kristen Mack at 12:59 p.m.; last updated at 3:43 p.m. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and newly-confirmed Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy today said they’re putting a “marginal” amount of new police officers in... -
Generous rules govern aldermen's pensions
Tribune reportersWhen Chicago aldermen floated a proposal in 1987 to boost their city pensions dramatically, Mayor Harold Washington's administration dismissed it as an arrogant ploy that lacked even a cursory cost analysis. Three years later, the proposal still didn't...Tags: Harold Washington, Cook County Government, Great Chicago Fire (1871), Justice System, 311 (music group)
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Emanuel defends income-tax hike refund seizure
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today gave an impassioned defense of the city’s effort to intercept millions in state income tax refunds from people across Illinois who owe City Hall money. The speech came after the City Council approved the plan 41-8. “...Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, State Income Tax, Michael D. Chandler, Leslie Hairston
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Latino aldermen invite non-Hispanic colleagues into group
Clout StreetThe City Council Latino Caucus is opening its tent to non-Latino aldermen who represent --- or soon might represent --- wards with sizable Hispanic populations. The eight-member group will extend invitations to seven more aldermen who are not...Tags: Richard F. Mell, Minority Groups, Caucasus, Daniel Solis, Edward M. Burke
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City Council could vote Thursday on new map, but delay possible
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel has called a special City Council meeting Thursday to consider a new map of the city’s 50 wards, but the aldermen leading the effort to reach a political compromise said the final vote may not come until early next week. A...Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Elections, Toni Foulkes, Richard F. Mell
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City Council passes new ward map, 41-8
Tribune reporterLess than two hours after putting the finishing touches on a new map of the city's 50 wards, the Chicago City Council approved it over the vehement objections of some aldermen whose political futures are imperiled by the redrawn boundaries. The vote was...Tags: Politics, Toni Foulkes, Michael Zalewski, Michael D. Chandler, Robert Fioretti
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