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Tag Archives: Rahm Emanuel
CN November 21, 2013
Yes, there’s the usual litany of things to complain about in Chicago, but on this, our annual Thanksgiving show, we invited Lee Bey and Andrew Patner to talk about the things they’re thankful for. For Andrew, WFMT and Sun-Times … Continue reading
CN November 14, 2013
Has Mayor Emanuel quietly hit on the pension reform formula that might work for him? Although the headlines said that pension reform failed yet again in Springfield last week, two things point toward some quick movement in early December. First, … Continue reading
CN November 7, 2013
Well, the Illinois Legislature gaveled to a close today without any tangible pension-reform legislation. But that wasn’t the only thing that got left behind as the doors closed. Mayor Emanuel and Police Superintendent McCarthy had pushed mightily for increased mandatory … Continue reading
CN Oct. 31, 2013
After Harold Washington died, the Daley family saw an opportunity to knock off Eugene Sawyer in a 1989 special election. But they needed lots of money, and fast. They turned to a not-yet thirty year-old up-n-comer named Rahm Emanuel, who … Continue reading
CN Oct. 24, 2013
Take a look at this screen grab from Google Earth.. See those two big black blotches (the one on the top and the one at the bottom) right beside the Calumet River? That’s petcoke, or petroleum coke. It’s a nasty … Continue reading
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Tagged BP Whiting refinery, CHA, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, deposition, Ethan Michaeli, Koch brothers, Laura Foxgrover, Micael Hawthorne, Millennium Park, Park Grill, petcoke, Plan for Transformation, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Section 8, senior housing, southeast side, tar sands, Tim Novak, We The People Media
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CN Oct. 10, 2013
George Schmidt has taught in seventeen of Chicago’s traditional neighborhood high schools. He founded and still writes for Substance News, which has needled CPS for over 30 years. He has a strong reaction to this week’s news (reported by Sarah … Continue reading
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Tagged Amundsen High School, CPS, CPS budget, Disney 2, George Schmidt, Hirsch HighSchool, Jones College Prep, Kelvyn Park High School, King College Pep, Linda Lutton, Lindbloom College Prep, North Side College Prep, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, Schurz High School, Walter Payton College Prep
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CN Oct. 3, 2013
The federal government (partial) shut-down continues, but it seems accurate to point out that there are relatively few obvious manifestations here in Chicago. But as NPR’s David Schaper tells us, it’ll happen soon. “OK, there’s not a meat inspection this … Continue reading
CN Sept. 26, 2013
In April, it will have been ten years since David Koschman was punched in the face outside a bar on Division Street. He fell to the curb, hitting his head, and he died eleven days later from that head injury. … Continue reading
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 Sep 5, 2013
Ed Koch famously stopped New Yorkers to ask “so how’m I doin’?” Our mayor doesn’t do that, but we thought we’d do it for him, as a public service. We started by discussing Fran Spielman’s recent critique of the Mayor … Continue reading
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