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- Columns & Opinion, On Politics May 12, 2020
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Bob Dylan’s ode to Chicago
The new Michael Reese TIF plan tries to undo the damage of the old one.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Oct 31, 2017
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Chicago’s Amazon HQ2 bid offers money for nothing, TIFs for free
Rahm and Rauner promise to shower Jeff Bezos with tax breaks and real estate.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 17, 2016
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Lisa Madigan orders cops to release Laquan McDonald e-mails, and other Chicago news
Also, Trump's broken promise to early buyers in his Chicago tower.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 4, 2016
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IPRA doesn't have records of six police-involved shootings, and other Chicago news
Also, the city will start testing tap water for lead on higher-risk streets.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics May 18, 2016
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Oh, the irony: Mayor Rahm’s allies call Lucas Museum opponents elitists
The coded language at the heart of the lakefront fight.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 3, 2016
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This would have been the year for Chicago's boondoggle Olympics
Some of the same people saying we’re too broke to fund the schools were throwing money at the 2016 games—including our governor.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2015
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It's time Mayor Rahm treated teachers like they were police officers or firefighters
Mayor Emanuel—like Governor Rauner and Scott Walker—have different attitudes when it comes to dealing with unions of teachers as opposed to police and firefighters.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 1, 2014
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The Michael Reese fleece
Unable to afford school janitors, the city makes the first of many million dollar payments to buy Michael Reese hospital from Medline.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2014
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Chicago doesn't have to rubber-stamp the Lucas Museum
Just because Mayor Rahm wants to put the George Lucas museum on lakefront land doesn't mean you, the people, have to let him do it.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 20, 2013
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Good news: Mayor Rahm raises money for at-risk kids
Mayor Rahm gears up to do what he does best—squeeze contributions from rich people, this time for a good cause.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 12, 2012
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TIFs: the tax bill you have to pay but never see
The program intended to help the poorest of the poor largely benefits the well to do
- Blogs, Bleader May 7, 2012
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Reality bites
The city hopes to boost its image during the upcoming NATO summit
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 7, 2012
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What's the matter with Chicago?
It's time Chicago voters ask themselves why they support policies they don't believe in.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Sep 29, 2011
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Wake up, Chicago Teachers Union
Mayor Emanuel has changed the rules—and you need to get in the game
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2011
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How we lost those games
New e-book analyzes defeat of Chicago's Olympics bid
- News & Politics, Politics Mar 11, 2010
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Time for a Revolution
No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.
- News & Politics, Politics Mar 4, 2010
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Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: An Island in the Swamp
For decades now, most of Chicago's political independents have emerged from Hyde Park and Kenwood.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 1, 2010
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What Vancouver Was Chicago Might Have Been
The Chicago summer Olympics might have been a lot like Vancouver's winter Olympics.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 26, 2010
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An Olympic I Told You So
Vancouver's Olympics going over budget — thank goodness we didn't get the games.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 9, 2009
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And la la la la la la la la means I love you
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 8, 2009
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This week's issue
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 5, 2009
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Moar 2016 post-mortem
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 5, 2009
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We're Not Crying!
Who exactly are the Trib editorial writers trying to comfort? Most Chicagoans didn't want to host the 2016 Olympics.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 2, 2009
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Of course
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 2, 2009
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We Win!
Believe me: losing the Olympics bid is a very, very good thing.
