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- News & Politics, Feature Nov 25, 2020
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Four actual proposals for cutting Chicago’s police budget right now
We likely won’t see the 75 percent cut that organizers have asked for, but there are some proposals on the table.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 10, 2013
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City officials say they're committed to community policing, just not to funding it
A closer look at Mayor Emanuel's plan to "revitalize" the CAPS program
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 3, 2012
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What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part two of two
A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment, part two of two
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2012
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What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part one of two
A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2012
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Top cops can't explain what's up with CAPS
CAPS director Ron Holt offers another spin on the future of the police department's community outreach program
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 26, 2012
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Superintendent McCarthy dismantles CAPS, will replace it with something at some point
Chicago police chief says we don't need more cops, just a new community policing policy to be determined later
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 25, 2010
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Denied!
The mayor's press office officially denies the Reader's request for a one-on-one interview with Mayor Daley. But it won't say why.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 12, 2010
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Another brick in the wall, part one
It's great that Chicago aldermen decided to bring accountability to the use of a $1.3 million kitty they control. For a follow up, how about doing the same with the rest of the $6.1 billion city budget?
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 2, 2009
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It's All My Fault
Mayor Daley blows his parking-meter wad on one budget. Is he just trying to prove the Reader wrong?
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2009
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The city's legal bills—high and likely to get higher
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 1, 2009
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Alderman Maldonado follows through
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2009
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What law firms are collecting large legal fees from the city of Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2009
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Still in the dark
- News & Politics, Politics Aug 12, 2009
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Who’ll Be the Bad Guy Now?
Manny Flores backs away from the cap he proposed on public funding for the Olympics.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 9, 2009
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Buyer or seller's market?
The Daley administration and its financial adviser say the lousy economy actually helped the city get a better deal for its parking meters. Evidence from around the country suggests otherwise.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 2, 2009
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Better late than never
Aldermen hold another hearing on the parking meter lease deal. Their conclusion: it still stinks.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 30, 2009
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Olympics? Budget? Whatever: Mayor Daley keeps it copacetic
"I signed nothing!" Daley cried out. He ran from behind his podium. "I signed nothing! Please! Write that--the Reader!"
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2009
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The Olympic games have already begun
Behind the talk of Olympics funding is a struggle to determine if Mayor Daley gets just what he wants.
- Blogs, Bleader May 13, 2009
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Aldermen: mad as hell and not going to take it anymore (without bitching a little first)
More and more aldermen say they're frustrated with the way the Daley administration does business. Some even think somebody should do something about it. Meanwhile, the Dumpster tax has passed.
- Blogs, Bleader May 8, 2009
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Aldermen schedule hearings on parking meter privatization
City Council hearings to examine the parking meter lease deal are scheduled for Monday, May 18, at 11 AM.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 30, 2009
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Rookie report cards
Why, exactly, we think the 2007 class of aldermen get a low midterm grade.
- 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 Apr 22, 2009
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Seller's remorse
Aldermen want to require a 30-day waiting period between the time a lease deal is proposed and when it's voted on. But why do they need another law to get them to do their jobs?
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 21, 2009
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Let the sunshine in
It's a miracle: an ordinance requiring that the city let its citizens see documentation on tax increment financing has sailed through a City Council committee. Can actual passage be next?
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 20, 2009
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Rally cry
Activists and aldermen call for greater transparency in the city's budget, TIF program, and lease deals; they're even hopeful somebody might do something at some point.