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Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 17, 2017
Video
Cook County hands layoff notices to about 300 employees as soda tax remains in legal limbo, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm's in Europe to promote Chicago and its tech business.
By Kate Shepherd
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News
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Did You Read __________?
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Chicago
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Illinois
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Cook County
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Toni Preckwinkle
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sugary drink tax
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Chicago State University
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state budget impasse
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gun violence
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gang violence
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Willie Cooper
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Rahm Emanuel
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Berlin
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London
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Milan
,
Europe
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Obama Foundation
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Barack Obama
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Microsoft
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Exelon
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J.J. Abrams
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Michael Sacks
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Grosvenor Capital Management
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Cari Sacks
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steak houses
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restaurant openings
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Steak 48
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Mastro's Steakhouse
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Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Jan 24, 2017
Video
Shootings, homicides on the rise during a violent January, and other Chicago news
Also the Newberry Library is collecting signs from the Women's March on Chicago.
By Kate Shepherd
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News
,
Did You Read __________?
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Chicago
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gun violence
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gang violence
,
Donald Trump
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Chicago Police Department
,
politics
,
J.B. Pritzker
,
Michael Sacks
,
Rahm Emanuel
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Election 2018
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gubernatorial race
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Illinois
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Bruce Rauner
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Northwestern University
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LGBT issues
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transgender issues
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Women's March on Chicago
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Newberry Library
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country music
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music festivals
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Country LakeShake
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Nashville
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Miranda Lambert
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Rascal Flatts
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Thomas Rhett
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Live Nation
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Video
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 11, 2016
Rahm's top campaign donor is also his ‘go-to adviser,’ and other Chicago news
Also, Brooklyn might soon have more people than Chicago.
By Kate Shepherd
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News
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Did You Read __________?
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Rahm Emanuel
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Michael Sacks
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Bruce Rauner
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David Axelrod
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Chicago Police Department
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police brutality
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Chicago Public Schools
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Forrest Claypool
,
Brooklyn
Blogs
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Bleader
May 27, 2016
City treasurer Kurt Summers joins the anti-interest-rate-swap party
Kurt Summers distances himself from Mayor Rahm's position on interest-rate swaps.
By Ben Joravsky
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News
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Politics
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Education
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Kurt Summers
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Rahm Emanuel
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Michael Sacks
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Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Public Schools
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Chicago Teachers Union
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CPS
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CTU
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Karen Lewis
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Jackson Potter
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Whitney Young high school
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Grosvenor Capital Management
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Tom Tresser
,
David Reifman
News & Politics
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Feature
Apr 2, 2015
What you need to know about the mayoral runoff
The skinny on what Rahm and Chuy have promised to do—and what they've avoided telling you
By Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky
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Feature
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Chicago Forward
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David Axelrod
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Jesus "Chuy" Garcia
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Karen Lewis
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Ken Griffin
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labor unions
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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mayoral runoff
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Michael Sacks
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TIF
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unions
Columns & Opinion
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On Politics
Oct 28, 2014
Investment bankers rule at Rahm's City Hall
Mayor Emanuel replaces the outgoing treasurer with another executive from his friend's investment firm.
By Ben Joravsky
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Ben Joravsky on Politics
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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city hall
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Kurt Summers
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investment bankers
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Kill the Messenger
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Gary Webb
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Dave McKinney
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Bruce Rauner
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Kenneth Griffin
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Citadel LLC
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Chicago Forward PAC
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Rod Blagojevich
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Richard M. Daley
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Dan Widawsky
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Amer Ahmad
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Lois Scott
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Scott Balice Strategies
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Stephanie Neely
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GCM Grosvenor
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Michael Sacks
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Northern Trust Global Investments
News & Politics
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Politics
Jul 16, 2014
In mayoral fund-raising, Emanuel sets the rules and brings in the money
Wealthy donors with business ties to the city keep giving to the mayor.
By Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky
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Politics
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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Chicago Forward
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PAC
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Grosvenor Capital Management
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Michael Sacks
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Scott Waguespack
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World Business Chicago
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Chicago Parking Meters LLC
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Credit Suisse
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Pete Giangreco
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Matthew Gibson
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Goldman Sachs
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James S. Crown
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Henry Crown & Company
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JPMorgan Chase
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LA Fitness
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Madison Dearborn Partners
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Samuel Mencoff
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John Canning
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Paul Finnegan
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Theodore Novak
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BDT Capital Partners
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Byron D. Trott
,
DLA Piper
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 2, 2014
Wealthy donors give Mayor Rahm $1 million worth of love
A political action committee for Mayor Emanuel rakes in the cash.
By Ben Joravsky
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Politics
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News
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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Chicago Forward
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Eric Lefkofsky
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Groupon
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Kenneth Griffin
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Citadel
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Michael Sacks
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Grosvenor Capital Management
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Madison Dearborn Partners
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Glencoe
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Highland Park
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Evanston
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Bruce Rauner
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Karen Lewis
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Toni Preckwinkle
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Alderman Robert Fioretti
,
Becky Carroll
Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 5, 2014
Politicians say this time they really, truly have a plan to fight Chicago's violence
Congressman Bobby Rush, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and county board president Toni Preckwinkle say they're banding together to prevent bloodshed, but plans are vague.
By Mick Dumke
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Politics
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News
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gun violence
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shootings
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violence
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roots of violence
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poverty
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gangs
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murder
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Rahm Emanuel
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CPD
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Chicago Police Department
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Garry McCarthy
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Englewood
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Chatham
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Bobby Rush
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Toni Preckwinkle
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Michael Sacks
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Pat Quinn
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Anita Alvarez
,
Barbara Byrd-Bennett
News & Politics
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Politics
Apr 8, 2014
In the mayoral money race, wealthy donors keep Rahm in a league of his own
Preckwinkle and other potential challengers lag far behind Emanuel in raising money.
By Mick Dumke
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Politics
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Toni Preckwinkle
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Rahm Emanuel
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polls
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elections
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campaigns
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campaign contributions
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Illinois Observer
,
mayoral elections
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school closing
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arrest rates
,
political fund-raising
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Scott Kastrup
,
John Kupper
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2nd Ward
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Robert Fioretti
,
Robert Shaw
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Amara Enyia
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Citizens United
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CTU
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Chicago Teachers Union
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labor
,
community organizations
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unemployment
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Citadel
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Ken Griffin
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Guggenheim Partners
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Grosvenor Capital Mangement
,
Michael Sacks
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law firms
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Katten Muchin
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Winston & Strawn
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Greenberg Traurig
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AFSCME
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
,
Richard M. Daley
,
Mara Georges
,
Terry Teele
,
Daley & George
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 29, 2013
With check-writing friends like Mayor Emanuel's, who gives a f— about enemies?
Discontent with Mayor Rahm Emanuel may be rising, but he can still raise gazillions whenever he wants.
By Mick Dumke
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Politics
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News
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2015 election
,
Chicago
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Chicago Parking Meters LLC
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Chopper Trading
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fund-raising
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Grosvenor Capital Management
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Jenner & Block
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Kirkland & Ellis
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mayor
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Michael Sacks
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parking meter deal
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parking meter lease deal
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parking meters
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privatization
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protests
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Rahm Emanuel
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Rajiv Fernando
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Richard M. Daley
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Schiff Hardin
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school closings
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Winston & Strawn
News & Politics
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Sidebar
Jun 28, 2012
Pull up a chair
Fifteen of the donors and insiders who got access to Rahm Emanuel
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Sidebar
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Rahm Emanuel
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millionaires
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Carrie Austin
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City Council
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Ed Burke
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Terry Duffy
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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Ken Griffin
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Citadel Investment Group
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Avis Lavelle
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Chicago Parking Meters LLC
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Langon Neal
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Chicago Board of Elections
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Ozinga Brothers Inc.
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Richard Price
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Mesirow Financial
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Bruce Rauner
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GTCR
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Dana Rice
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Hinshaw & Culbertson
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Jim Rohr
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PNC Bank
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Michael Sacks
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Grosvenor Capital Manegement
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Muneer Satter
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Goldman Sachs
,
Patrick Daley Thompson
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Dan Walsh
,
Patty Walsh
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 30, 2012
The friends of Patrick Daley Thompson
The latest Daley to run for office attracts the interest—and checks—of many of the city’s powerful
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Politics
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Clout City
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News
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Patrick Daley Thompson
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Richard M. Daley
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Richard J. Daley
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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water rec district
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wastewater
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sewage
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campaign contributions
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2012 primary elections
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Rahm Emanuel
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Toni Preckwinkle
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Cook County Democratic Party
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Abdon Pallasch
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Chicago Sun-Times
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Michael Daley
,
William Daley
,
Jack George
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William J.P. Banks
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John Doerrer
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Richard Devine
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Terry Peterson
,
Ed Burke
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Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
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Chicago Association of Realtors
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Grosvenor Capital Management
,
Michael Sacks
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World Business Chicago
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J.B. Pritzker
,
Wirtz Beverage
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Frank McMahon
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Freeborn and Peters
,
Katten Muchin Rosenman
,
Larry Suffredin
,
Debra Shore
,
Kari Steele
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