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- News & Politics, Feature Feb 18, 2015
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Why Chicago needs a mayoral runoff
Whether you love Rahm or can't stand the guy, the city will be better off if he has to deal with a little more democracy.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 15, 2014
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When the going gets tough, remember Jane Byrne
A ray of sunshine for Chicagoans contemplating the likelihood of another term for Mayor Rahm
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 1, 2014
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Amisha Patel's idea for keeping track of aldermen
Amisha Patel and other progressives want to put together a website that enables voters to keep track of what their aldermen do versus what they say.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 2, 2014
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Wealthy donors give Mayor Rahm $1 million worth of love
A political action committee for Mayor Emanuel rakes in the cash.
- Blogs, Bleader May 21, 2014
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Amara Enyia runs for mayor! Wait, who?
A 31-year-old community activist with all of $650 in her coffers takes on our $7 million mayor.
- Blogs, Bleader May 2, 2014
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Mayor Rahm snubs the Lady Dolphins basketball team
Another sports blunder from City Hall: Mayor Rahm invites Whitney Young's state-champion boys basketball team to be honored at City Hall, but not Young's girls basketball champs.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 7, 2014
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Moore v. Waguespack on Rahm!
Aldermen Waguespack and Fioretti waged a spirited debate against two of Mayor Rahm's favorite aldermen over the mayor's $1.9 billion borrowing binge.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 27, 2013
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All year long we moan and groan, so it's time for a little thanks
There are things to be thankful for in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 22, 2013
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Winners and losers in Mayor Rahm's TIF game
It's sad to say, but many of Mayor Rahm's most loyal aldermanic supporters come from wards that get the least in the great TIF scam.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Aug 27, 2013
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Mayor Emanuel: A tough leader for a tough city, or just an a-hole?
Possible explanations for why Rahm sees fit to bulldoze buildings and opponents
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 1, 2013
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Meigs Field II—the City Council very quietly passes Mayor Rahm's DePaul basketball arena deal
Shame on Chicago: the City Council sneaks through a land deal, taking tens of millions of dollars from our dead-broke schools.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 24, 2013
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A big to-do over a road that's been around since 2002
Chicago Sun-Times: Big news is what we say it is.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 2, 2013
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Bobby Hull to Mayor Emanuel: I'm still alive
Rahm does to the Golden Jet what he's trying to do to the schools.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2013
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Springtime for poor people in Chicago
The "walk-the-walk" school-closing march—poor people never had it as good as they do in Mayor Emanuel's Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 14, 2013
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Closing schools—the Hunger Games, Chicago style
In this next round of Chicago's Hunger Games, Mayor Emanuel forces parents and teachers and students to beg him not to close their schools.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 25, 2013
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Mayor Rahm and Jones High School got a thing going on
Mayor Rahm compromises on the old Jones high school building—he won't make it a neighborhood school, but at least he won't tear it down.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 7, 2012
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The Reader goes to Grant Park—four years too late
What Grant Park looks like on the night Barack Obama wins his big election, the second time
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 1, 2009
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"Some mistakes were made"
In its latest quest for political cover, the City Council discusses considering privatization deals BEFORE they pass--and debates the parking meter lease it approved six months ago.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 23, 2009
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Dumpster tax dumped again
The failed Dumpster tax: how poor planning may have added to the city's growing budget deficit.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 16, 2009
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No More Mr. Not-So-Nice Guy
All of the Republican congressmen in Illinois voted against President Obama, proving the president has learned next to nothing from Mayor Daley.