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Columns & Opinion
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On Transportation
Feb 19, 2019
The bridge that Berny wouldn’t let CDOT build is finally coming to life
Fourteen years after machine alderman Berny Stone blocked a bike bridge for mysterious reasons, CDOT is finally breaking ground on the project.
By John Greenfield
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On Transportation
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Bernard Stone
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Berny Stone
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Debra Silverstein
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50th Ward
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Council Wars
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transportation
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Harold Washington
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Lincoln Village Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge
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West Ridge
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West Rogers Park
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Bob Kastigar
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Active Transportation Alliance
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Ilana Feketitsch Stone
,
Luann Hamilton
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 23, 2014
Former alderman Berny Stone will be missed
Stone, who represented the 50th Ward for 38 years, died Monday at age 87.
By Mick Dumke
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Politics
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News
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Bernard Stone
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Berny Stone
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alderman
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50th Ward
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Joe Moore
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Richard M. Daley
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City Hall
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Rahm Emanuel
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inspector general
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reform
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Chicago politics
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City Council
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Ira Silverstein
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Debra Silverstein
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patronage
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campaign finance
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Rod Blagojevich
Columns & Opinion
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On Politics
Feb 4, 2014
In a remapped ward, politics is not a two-way street
Residents meet their new alderman during a Lincoln Square traffic dispute.
By Ben Joravsky
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
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reapportionment
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City Council
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ward boundaries
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Argyle Street
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Berny Stone
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Argylegate
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Lincoln Square
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40th Ward
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47th Ward
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Patrick O'Connor
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Ameya Pawar
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Rahm Emanuel
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Ravenswood Terrace
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Sears
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Mariano's
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TIFs
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tax increment financing
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public meetings
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traffic
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zoning
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aldermen
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one-way streets
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redistricting
News & Politics
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Our Town
Oct 21, 2010
Pulling Up Anchor on Jewish Devon
After 70 years in Chicago, Rosenblum's World of Judaica moves to Skokie.
By Mimi Rosenbush
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Our Town
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Devon Avenue
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Sheikh Mujib
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah Way
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Gandhi Marg
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Golda Meier Boulevard
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Jewish Devon
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Rosenblum's World of Judaica
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Rosenblum's Hebrew Bookstore
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William Rosenblum
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Irving Cutler
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Avi Fox
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Berny Stone
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Kesher Stam
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Devon/Western Tax Increment Financing District
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 13, 2010
Video
Outspoken Fioretti Can't Speak for a Few Days
Alderman Bob Fioretti is losing his voice for a few days, but you can still hear him on YouTube.
By Lauri Apple
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Chicagoland
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Politics
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Clout City
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News
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Bob Fioretti
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Berny Stone
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Ed Burke
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Richard Mell
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alderman
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mayoral election
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Richard Daley
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Marty Levinson
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North Town News Magazine
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Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 22, 2010
The Stone Age
Bernie Stone doesn't wait for reporters to ask if he's too old to run.
By Hunter Clauss
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Clout City
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Politics
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Bernard Stone
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Berny Stone
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Bernie Stone
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Mayor Daley
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 17, 2010
Alderman Stone: My Reelection Would Be a Savings to Taxpayers
Alderman Bernard Stone (50th) reckons his chances.
By Hunter Clauss
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Politics
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Clout City
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Bernard Stone
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Berny Stone
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Bernie Stone
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Mayor Daley
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Greg Brewer
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50th Ward
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Naisy Dolar
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Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
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Walmart
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Vito Marzullo
News & Politics
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Politics
Jan 21, 2010
Cook County Needs Cojones
Which Dem candidate for county board president is most likely to take on Mayor Daley?
By Ben Joravsky
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Politics
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Cook County Board president
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Democratic primary
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Todd Stroger
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Toni Preckwinkle
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Terrence O'Brien
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Dorothy Brown
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Mayor Daley
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Michael Madigan
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Robert Vanecko
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Berny Stone
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Central West TIF district
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Rush University Medical Center
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TIF
News & Politics
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Politics
Dec 17, 2009
It Doesn't Take Much to Be a Maverick
Alderman Tom Allen makes history by daring to question the mayor's pet financing scheme in City Council chambers.
By Ben Joravsky
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Politics
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Tom Allen
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TIF
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TIFs
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tax-increment financing
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Mayor Daley
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2010 Chicago budget
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Miguel del Valle
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38th Ward
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Berny Stone
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Patrick O'Connor
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Ron Ernst
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Hugh Devlin
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Valerie Leonard
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ABC's of TIFs
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property taxes
,
city taxes
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Thomas Cullerton
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Jim Houlihan
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slush fund
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Anita Alvarez
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Skyway
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Chicago parking meters
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Midway Airport
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Chicago Children's Museum
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Helen Shiller
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Vi Daley
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Tom Tunney
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Mary Ann Smith
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Eugene Schulter
Blogs
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Bleader
Dec 2, 2009
Aldermen duel over TIFs, parking meters, spending, and the brainwashing powers of the media
As the mayor's $6.1 billion budget passed the City Council, alderman Tom Allen blasted the administration for misusing taxpayer money, and alderman Berny Stone accused Allen of being "brainwashed by the media."
By Mick Dumke
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Politics
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Clout City
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Mayor Richard M. Daley
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Chicago City Council
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Chicago politics
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2010 budget
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Tom Allen
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Berny Stone
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tax increment financing
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TIFs
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parking meter lease deal
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parking meters
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privatization
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 30, 2009
Questions, Questions
Tough times--especially on the south side--have led to some rare tough questioning in the City Council.
By Mick Dumke
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Politics
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Clout City
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Chicago City Council
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Carrie Austin
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Ray Suarez
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Berny Stone
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George Blakemore
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Department of Community Development
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Peace Corner
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Committee on Housing and Real Estate
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 20, 2009
Video
Mick Dumke vs. Bernard Stone
By Whet Moser
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Chicagoland
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Politics
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Clout City
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Bernard Stone
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Berny Stone
,
Mick Dumke
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Chicago parking meters
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parking meter lease
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IVI-IPO
,
parking meter lawsuit
,
LAZ
,
Morgan Stanley
,
Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 12, 2009
That money's been spent
City officials tell aldermen they can't recover any of the $10 million they gave Republic Windows and Doors to stay in Chicago.
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
News
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Clout City
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City Of Chicago
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Chicago City Council
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Berny Stone
,
Scott Waguespack
,
George Cardenas
,
Chicago politics
,
Manny Flores
,
Tax Increment Financing
,
Mara Georges
,
Republic Windows and Doors
,
TIF agreement
,
Committee on Finance
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 13, 2007
Too many aldermen in the kitchen
Alderman Berny Stone further explains the reasons he wants to repeal the ban on selling foie gras.
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
News
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Clout City
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Foie Gras
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Berny Stone
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animal cruelty
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Patrick O'Connor
Blogs
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Bleader
Feb 27, 2007
Election day dispatch #29: Poll crime in the 50th?
Election day dispatch #29: Poll crime in the 50th?
By Mike Lenehan
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News
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Clout City
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50Th Ward
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Berny Stone
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Election day
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Greg Brewer
Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 18, 2007
Chicago's oldest profession
At a 50th Ward candidates' forum Wednesday night, aldermanic challenger Salman Aftab tackled City Hall corruption and City Council "ho's."
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
News
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Clout City
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Arenda Troutman
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Salman Aftab
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50th Ward aldermanic race
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Berny Stone
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