Tag Archives: Hal Dardick
CN Sep 19, 2013
Governor Quinn got some great news this week – he pretty much has the Democratic primary to himself. It isn’t clear that Bill Daley would have beaten Quinn, but the Tribune’s Hal Dardick says things have really fallen Quinn’s … Continue reading
CN January 24, 2013
Here’s an interesting mind-game. Imagine for a minute that Chicago didn’t have the vast network of Fire Department ambulances and life-support equipped fire engines, along with the incredibly effective trauma staffs at area hospitals. Now take into consideration the 1,893 … Continue reading
CN July 26, 2012
Does the president of a chain of privately-held chicken restaurants have the right to express his opinion that gay marriage is not in conformity with his understanding of Biblical teaching? Should a Chicago alderman then have the right to deny … Continue reading
CN April 26, 2012
Mayor Emanuel’s Infrastructure Trust passed the City Council on Tuesday with only 7 dissenting votes. And if you’re 25 today, you’ll be 126 when this complicated deal expires. As proposed by the mayor, and enthusiastically endorsed by alderpersons as philosophically … Continue reading
CN March 8, 2012
Mayor Emanuel, along with Bill Clinton, has announced a vague but ambitious plan to build “roads, rail and runways” in Chicago using a huge infusion of private money. Critics almost immediately pointed out that the not-for-profit entity proposed to manage … Continue reading