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18 results
News & Politics
,
Politics
May 22, 2020
Aldermen power through Lightfoot's emergency moves
When it comes to pandemic planning, is the mayor responsive and collaborative, or dismissive and combative? It depends on whom you ask.
By Dave Glowacz
Tags:
Politics
,
COVID-19
,
coronavirus
,
Mayor Lightfoot
,
Lori Lightfoot
,
David Moore
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Jason Ervin
,
Emma Mitts
,
Byron Sigcho-Lopez
,
Brendan Reilly
,
Scott Waguespack
,
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
,
Pat Dowell
Music
,
Concert Preview
Dec 21, 2019
Recommended
Chicago’s Blake Saint David knows how to navigate our genreless future
By Leor Galil
Tags:
Concert Preview
,
Blake Saint David
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
nonbinary
,
Jackie Hayes
,
Family Reunion
,
Cairo, Illinois
,
Blake on Dirt
,
For When I'm Ready
,
Late on My Rent
,
pop music
,
Khalid
,
Billie Eilish
,
Brockhampton
,
Recommended
News & Politics
,
Chicagoans
Jun 16, 2014
This week's Chicagoan: Kelwin Harris, DJ and former assistant to Mayor Daley
"Was Mayor Daley intimidating like a guy-beating-on-a-table, in-your-face kind of thing? No."
By Anne Ford
Tags:
Chicagoans
,
Kelwin Harris
,
Richard M. Daley
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
south side
,
Lincoln Park
,
Francis Parker High School
,
hip-hop culture
,
hip-hop
,
Cornell University
,
urban planning
,
Harvard University
,
Boston
,
Santa Monica
,
consulting
,
meetings
,
DJing
,
weddings
,
Sherrick McManis
,
Chicago Bears
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 3, 2014
Why aldermen are mum about Chicago's violence: They're not sure what to say
To stop the bloodshed, members of the City Council propose more cops, jobs, church, and trips to Great America.
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Crime
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Neighborhoods
,
Politics
,
News
,
guns
,
gun violence
,
shootings
,
violence
,
roots of violence
,
poverty
,
gangs
,
murder
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
CPD
,
Chicago Police Department
,
Garry McCarthy
,
Englewood
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Chatham
,
black caucus
,
aldermen
,
City Council
,
Chicago City Council
,
gun shops
,
gun stores
,
gun control
,
Latasha Thomas
,
17th Ward
,
Roderick Sawyer
,
Sixth Ward
,
Jason Ervin
,
28th Ward
,
Michael Chandler
,
24th Ward
,
Lona Lane
,
18th Ward
,
Deborah Graham
,
29th Ward
News & Politics
,
Zoom in
Jun 25, 2013
Zoom in: Auburn-Gresham
Richard J. Daley is inextricably tied to Bridgeport, sure, but what's up with the stopover in Auburn-Gresham?
By Aimee Levitt
Tags:
Zoom in
,
Richard J. Daley
,
Bridgeport
,
Michael Daley
,
South Parnell
,
Comiskey
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
South Side Irish Parade
,
Southtown Parade
Arts & Culture
,
Book Review
May 14, 2013
The unfinished business of Richard M. Daley
Keith Koeneman's new biography,
First Son
, details Daley's accomplishments—but it barely sets foot in the city he reigned over.
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Book Review
,
Richard M. Daley
,
Chicago
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Walmart
,
Latasha Thomas
,
African-American
,
Hispanic
,
Keith Koeneman
,
First Son
,
Huffington Post
,
Cook County
,
Jane Byrne
,
Harold Washington
,
Ed Burke
,
David Axelrod
,
Hispanic Democratic Organization
,
Bobby Rush
,
Gold Coast
,
Lakeview
,
Chatham
Columns & Opinion
,
On Politics
Mar 26, 2013
Before the schools, Mayor Emanuel closed the clinics
Advocates fight for patients a year after Rahm shuttered mental health clinics across the city.
By Ben Joravsky
Tags:
On Politics
,
mental health
,
spin
,
mental health clinics
,
clinics
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
City Council
,
Woodlawn
,
Beverly
,
Humboldt Park
,
Allan Scholom
,
school closing
,
N'Dana Carter
,
Mental Health Movement
,
Richard M. Daley
,
Richard J. Daley
,
Chicago Department of Public Health
,
Rogers Park
,
Logan Square
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Morgan Park
,
Back of the Yards
,
insurance
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 1, 2013
School closings: The latest blow to neighborhoods already reeling from disinvestment
What's the cost of pulling the plug on public services in neighborhoods desperately in need of them?
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Crime
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Education
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Neighborhoods
,
News
,
school closings
,
Chicago Public Schools
,
CPS
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
mayor
,
Chicago
,
foreclosures
,
crime
,
vacant buildings
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Englewood
,
Near West Side
,
West Humboldt Park
,
Humboldt Park
,
Garfield Park
,
west side
,
Walter Burnett Jr.
,
Ryerson school
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 23, 2012
South-side residents fend off pawnshop plan
In the face of community opposition, plans are withdrawn for a pawnshop at 79th and Western
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Neighborhoods
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Politics
,
Clout City
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News
,
pawnshops
,
poverty
,
urban planning
,
zoning
,
Cash America
,
Marie Tyse
,
Lona Lane
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Wrightwood
,
job creation
,
Tanya White
,
zoning board of appeals
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 15, 2012
The shot that brought the projects down, part four of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part four of five
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Crime
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Politics
,
News
,
Dantrell Davis
,
Chicago Housing Authority
,
CHA
,
public housing
,
murder
,
crime
,
homicide
,
Chicago
,
Cabrini-Green
,
violence
,
urban policy
,
gangs
,
drugs
,
Vincent Lane
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Chatham
,
West Humboldt Park
,
Ashburn
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Residents' Journal
,
Chicago Reporter
,
Micah Maidenberg
,
Urban Institute
News & Politics
,
Feature
Oct 4, 2012
The people v. the pawnshop
How one vacant lot became a battleground between the politically powerful pawnshop industry and the outspoken residents of a middle-class Chicago neighborhood—and what that says about the future of development in the city
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Feature
,
pawnshops
,
poverty
,
urban planning
,
zoning
,
Cash America
,
Marie Tyse
,
Lona Lane
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Wrightwood
,
job creation
,
TIFs
,
investment
,
Leonard DeVille
,
Howard Brookins Jr.
,
Big Pawn
,
EZ Pawn
,
Ed Burke
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 12, 2012
Rahm announces another "new initiative" that's decades old
The mayor's plan to raze troubled buildings sounds a lot like the one Mayor Daley "introduced" in 1992
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Crime
,
Politics
,
Clout City
,
News
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Garry McCarthy
,
Chicago Police Department
,
drugs
,
drug busts
,
war on drugs
,
Humboldt Park
,
gang violence
,
homicides
,
murders
,
drug dealing
,
Chicago violence
,
community activism
,
buildings
,
abandoned buildings
,
Mayor Daley
,
Richard Daley
,
affordable housing
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Englewood
,
Greater Grand Crossing
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 4, 2012
City job cuts hit black and Hispanic neighborhoods hardest
City job cuts hit black and Hispanic neighborhoods hardest
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Politics
,
Clout City
,
News
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Richard Daley
,
mayor
,
City of Chicago
,
smaller government
,
job cuts
,
layoffs
,
budget
,
City Council
,
Chicago politics
,
Sandi Jackson
,
John Pope
,
Michelle Harris
,
Seventh Ward
,
South Shore
,
South Chicago
,
South Side
,
Southwest Side
,
privatization
,
patronage
,
city payroll
,
CTA
,
foreclosures
,
Chicago Police Department
,
streets and sanitation
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Avalon Park
,
West Lawn
Blogs
,
Bleader
Dec 5, 2011
Father Pfleger: end the pot possession busts!
On pro-pot-decriminalization priest Father Michael Pfleger
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Crime
,
The Reefer
,
Weed Week
,
Politics
,
Clout City
,
Variations on a Theme
,
Father Pfleger
,
Michael Pfleger
,
marijuana
,
cannabis
,
pot
,
decriminalization
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Richard M. Daley
,
Chicago politics
,
possession
,
Chicago City Council
,
Ben Joravsky
,
St. Sabina
,
Auburn-Gresham
News & Politics
,
Politics
Aug 25, 2011
Where’s Garry McCarthy?
A frustrated south-side community invites Chicago’s new police superintendent to a “dialogue”
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Politics
,
Garry McCarthy
,
CPD
,
Chicago Police
,
dialogue
,
Chatham
,
Thomas Wortham
,
Edward Alexander
,
Eugene Sawyer
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
Park Manor
,
Greater Chatham Alliance
,
credibility
,
community relations
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 17, 2011
Mayor Emanuel to solve foreclosure crisis! (Or maybe just do a little something to help a few people, which is cool too)
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Politics
,
Clout City
,
News
,
foreclosures
,
Rahm Emanuel
,
Chicago politics
,
mayor's press office
,
Micro-Market Recovery Program
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
vacant buildings
,
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 21, 2010
After Politicians Rally and March, the City Has Another Violent Weekend
At a rally Friday night, Mayor Daley said it's up to citizens get rid of the violence in their neighborhoods. Another bloody weekend followed.
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Politics
,
Clout City
,
News
,
Chicago Police Department
,
Mayor Richard M. Daley
,
violence
,
guns
,
Michael Pfleger
,
Auburn-Gresham
,
shootings
,
crime
,
Chicago politics
,
St. Sabina
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 15, 2009
Today in business restrictions
Two news stories about unusual barriers being set up for small businesses in the city.
By Whet Moser
Tags:
News
,
Chicagoland
,
Wrigley Field
,
Tom Tunney
,
Wrigleyville
,
Rex Huppke
,
Auburn-Gresham
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