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Blogs, Bleader Oct 16, 2018
New podcast The City brings back memories of Alderman Bill Henry and dealmaking in Chicago

And Henry turns out to be a major character in Robin Amer's ten-part audio documentary for USA Today.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: William Henry, Bill Henry, Eugene Sawyer, Tim Evans, Robin Amer, The City, podcast, Jenny Casas, Wilson Sayre, Harold Washington, Chicago City Council, Bob Crawford, Bob Crawford Archives, mayoral election

News & Politics, Feature Feb 14, 2018
Black pols stuck in the Democratic machine’s spin cycle explain themselves

Here's why they're still standing behind J.B. Pritzker.
- By Adeshina Emmanuel
- Tags: Feature, J.B. Pritzker, Jesse White, Michael Scott, Roderick Sawyer, Eugene Sawyer, City Council Black Caucus, Walter Burnett, Emma Mitts, Anthony Beale

Music, The Secret History of Chicago Music Jul 5, 2016
Pastor T.L. Barrett cut a widely sampled gospel-funk album in 1971

Pastor T.L. Barrett has been a lot of things: an activist preacher, a top-shelf gospel-funk musician, a convicted scammer.
- By Steve Krakow
- Tags: The Secret History of Chicago Music, T.L. Barrett, Pastor T.L. Barrett, Jamaica, Long Island, Bethel Bible Institute, Village Gate, Mt. Zion Church, Life Center Church of God in Christ, COGIC, Like a Ship . . . (Without a Sail), Youth for Christ Choir, T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir, Richard Evans, Cadet, Light in the Attic, I Found the Answer, WBMX, WJBC, Do Not Pass Me By, Roots, Lord's Prayer, Jesse Jackson, Eugene Sawyer, Million Man March, pyramid scheme

Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2016
White Sox and Cubs are both 2-0 for first time since 1951

Martin Kennelly was mayor the last time both clubs won their first pair in the same season, 65 years ago.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: News, Sports, White Sox, Cubs, Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone, Jon Lester, Baseball Almanac, Todd Frazier, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Eugene Sawyer, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Michael Bilandic, Richard J. Daley, Jimmy Rollins, Robin Ventura, Nate Jones, David Robertson, Oakland A's, Los Angeles Angels, Saint Louis Browns, Sportsman's Park, Paul Minner, Wrigley Field, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Daily World, Martin Kennelly, Josh Reddick, Jose Abreu, New York Yankees, New York Giants

Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2015
How many Chicago mayors have graduated from a Chicago public high school?

Our mayors' experience with CPS has rarely been firsthand.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Education, Neighborhoods, Politics, News, Chicago public schools, CPS, Chicago mayors, Rahm Emanuel, Ezekiel Emanuel, Brothers Emanuel, Jesus Garcia, Bob Fioretti, Anshe Emet, New Trier, Saint Procopius, Saint Rita, Saint Anthony, Mendel Catholic, Lyle Benedict, Harold Washington Library, Richard M. Daley, Nativity of Our Lord elementary, De La Salle Institute, Eugene Sawyer, Harold Washington, Saint Benedict the Moor, Felsenthal elementary, Forrestville elementary, DuSable high school, Dempsey Travis, Harold: The People's Mayor, Jane Byrne, Queen of All Saints elementary, Saint Scholastica, Michael Bilandic, Saint Jerome's Croatian elementary, Richard J. Daley, Martin Kennelly, Holden elementary, Edward J. Kelly, Anton Cermak, William Hale Thompson, Skinner elementary, Fessenden preparatory school, Big Bill of Chicago, William Dever, Frank Corr, Bridgeport, Wells high school, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

News & Politics, Politics Aug 20, 2014
Alderman Robert Fioretti says he's just listening—but it sure looks like he's running for mayor

It's rare for a Chicago mayor to come from the City Council. But with Rahm's ratings in the tank, it might be possible.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Robert Fioretti, 2nd Ward, City Council, Anthony Randall, Twelve Gates Missionary Baptist Church, Austin, neighborhoods, west side, municipal elections, mayoral elections, 27th Ward, 28th Ward, ward remaps, south side, Roseland, taxes, infrastructure, schools, commuters, Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Miguel del Valle, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Tribune, polls, Karen Lewis, Delmarie Cobb, Chicago Sun-Times

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Apr 22, 2014
County clerk David Orr's reform talk annoys another mayor

The clerk proposes a TIF fix.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, David Orr, Rahm Emanuel, Jane Byrne, Richard M. Daley, TIFs, tax increment financing, Michael Bilandic, Ed Burke, Ed Vrdolyak, Wilson Frost, Richard J. Daley, Mundelein College, 49th Ward, Neil Hartigan, Loyola University, Homer Johnson, Rogers Park, City Council, elections, history, Marty Oberman, independent aldermen, Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, property taxes, taxes, Cook County, accounting, pensions, taxing bodies

Blogs, Bleader Jul 5, 2013
Remembering Dick Mell (and what he was really doing up on that table)

Dick Mell was always good copy—in the Reader.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, Politics, News, Dick Mell, Chicago City Council, Gary Rivlin, Harold Washington, Council Wars, Chicago Reader, David Orr, Eugene Sawyer, Luis Gutierrez, Rod Blagojevich, nepotism

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 Apr 15, 2011
Alderman Lyle Tells Her Constituents So Long—and, to Some, Good Riddance

Departing Sixth Ward alderman Freddrenna Lyle was as blunt as ever in her last public ward meeting.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, City Council, Chicago politics, Freddrenna Lyle, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Sixth Ward, Roderick Sawyer, Eugene Sawyer

Blogs, Bleader Sep 9, 2010
Annals of Daley: The Racial Healing Card

The biggest theme in the first round of pre-post-Daley reflections: his bridging of racial divides in Chicago politics. How'd it happen?
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Politics, Clout City, Mayor Daley, Chicago politics, racial politics, Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Tim Evans, Ed Burke

News & Politics, Politics Mar 11, 2010
Time for a Revolution

No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Mayor Daley, Richard M. Daley, City Hall, mayoral election, parking meter lease deal, Chicago parking meters, CTA, CPD, Chicago Police Department, 2016 Olympics, rainy day fund, Isaac Carothers, Isaac Carothers, Toni Preckwinkle, Roland Burris, Eugene Sawyer, Chicago politics, Tim Evans, Danny Davis, Bobby Rush, Ray Frias, Hispanic Democratic Organization, Northerly Island, Meigs Field, Patrick Fitzgerald, Hired Truck program, HDO, Robert Sorich, Jesse Jackson Jr., Barack Obama, Senate Candidate Five, Rod Blagojevich, Midway Airport, City Council, privatization, Park District fees, Park District, city budget deficit, Tom Allen, bungalow belt, Cliff Kelley, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Jesus Garcia, Joseph Mario Moreno, Michael Bloomberg, Jerry Morrison, Service Employees International Union, SEIU, anti-Daley vote, Kwame Raoul, Election Day, Bob Fioretti

News & Politics, Politics Mar 11, 2010
Taking the New Yorker for a Ride

The Chicago in Evan Osnos's story is the Chicago you'd see out the window of the mayor's limo.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Mayor Daley, Richard M. Daley, New Yorker, Evan Osnos, Hired Truck scandal, City Hall, Barack Obama, A.J. Liebling, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Eugene Sawyer, Beirut on the lake, William Bennett, Milan of the Midwest, Billy Dec, Frankie Knuckles, the Warehouse, Michael Bilandic, concert promoter licensing, public transportation, CTA

News & Politics, Politics Nov 26, 2009
The Insider

Remembering the unflappable Michael Scott
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Michael Scott, John McDermott, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, Richard M. Daley, Dion Scott, Collins High School, Ed Smith, Bernie Epton, Office of Special Events, Alderman Bill Henry, Eugene Sawyer, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Regional Transportation Authority, RTA, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, McPier, Navy Pier, McCormick Place, Pat Hill, Arne Duncan, Rickey Hendon, Danny Davis, Edna's, Grady Jordan

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New podcast The City brings back memories of Alderman Bill Henry and dealmaking in Chicago

And Henry turns out to be a major character in Robin Amer's ten-part audio documentary for USA Today.

Black pols stuck in the Democratic machine’s spin cycle explain themselves

Here's why they're still standing behind J.B. Pritzker.

Pastor T.L. Barrett cut a widely sampled gospel-funk album in 1971

Pastor T.L. Barrett has been a lot of things: an activist preacher, a top-shelf gospel-funk musician, a convicted scammer.

White Sox and Cubs are both 2-0 for first time since 1951

Martin Kennelly was mayor the last time both clubs won their first pair in the same season, 65 years ago.

How many Chicago mayors have graduated from a Chicago public high school?

Our mayors' experience with CPS has rarely been firsthand.

Alderman Robert Fioretti says he's just listening—but it sure looks like he's running for mayor

It's rare for a Chicago mayor to come from the City Council. But with Rahm's ratings in the tank, it might be possible.

County clerk David Orr's reform talk annoys another mayor

The clerk proposes a TIF fix.

Remembering Dick Mell (and what he was really doing up on that table)

Dick Mell was always good copy—in the Reader.

Where’s Garry McCarthy?

A frustrated south-side community invites Chicago’s new police superintendent to a “dialogue”

Alderman Lyle Tells Her Constituents So Long—and, to Some, Good Riddance

Departing Sixth Ward alderman Freddrenna Lyle was as blunt as ever in her last public ward meeting.

Annals of Daley: The Racial Healing Card

The biggest theme in the first round of pre-post-Daley reflections: his bridging of racial divides in Chicago politics. How'd it happen?

Time for a Revolution

No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.

Taking the New Yorker for a Ride

The Chicago in Evan Osnos's story is the Chicago you'd see out the window of the mayor's limo.

The Insider

Remembering the unflappable Michael Scott

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And Henry turns out to be a major character in Robin Amer's ten-part audio documentary for USA Today.

Here's why they're still standing behind J.B. Pritzker.

Pastor T.L. Barrett has been a lot of things: an activist preacher, a top-shelf gospel-funk musician, a convicted scammer.

Martin Kennelly was mayor the last time both clubs won their first pair in the same season, 65 years ago.

Our mayors' experience with CPS has rarely been firsthand.

It's rare for a Chicago mayor to come from the City Council. But with Rahm's ratings in the tank, it might be possible.

The clerk proposes a TIF fix.

Dick Mell was always good copy—in the Reader.

A frustrated south-side community invites Chicago’s new police superintendent to a “dialogue”

Departing Sixth Ward alderman Freddrenna Lyle was as blunt as ever in her last public ward meeting.

The biggest theme in the first round of pre-post-Daley reflections: his bridging of racial divides in Chicago politics. How'd it happen?

No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.

The Chicago in Evan Osnos's story is the Chicago you'd see out the window of the mayor's limo.

Remembering the unflappable Michael Scott

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