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News & Politics, Feature Feb 19, 2015
What's at stake in five closely contested races for alderman

In the first election after a ward remap, Aldermania strikes again.
- By Mema Ayi, Mick Dumke, Chloe Riley, Gwynedd Stuart, and Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Feature, aldermania, alderman race 2015, city council, Seventh Ward, South Shore, South Chicago, Calumet Heights, Keiana Barrett, Sandi Jackson, Natashia Holmes, Joseph Moseley, Gregory Mitchell, 11th Ward, Alderman James Balcer, Patrick Daley Thompson, Bridgeport, John Daley, John Kozlar, Maureen Sullivan, Richard J. Daley, Richard M. Daley, 25th Ward, Alderman Danny Solis, Byron Sigcho, Roberto "Beto" Montano, Ed Hershey, 35th Ward, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Rey Colon, Mark Fishman, 43rd Ward, Michele Smith, Caroline Vickrey, Jen Kramer, Jerry Quandt, Steve McClellan, Helen Coburn Meier and Tim Meier Charitable Foundation for the Arts

Blogs, Bleader Dec 30, 2014
Can a 26-year-old beat Rey Colon in the 35th Ward?

Progressive Carlos Rosa enters the race to take on Rahm's loyalists.
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Aldermania, Neighborhoods, Politics, News, aldermania, rey colon, carlos rosa, 35th ward, will guzzardi, toni berrios, cps, whitney young, mark fishman

Blogs, Bleader Sep 9, 2014
Will aldermen pay the price for Rahm?

The mayor's unpopularity is expected to affect City Council races as well as the campaign for mayor.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, Howard Brookins, Howard Brookins Jr., Rey Colon, Delmarie Cobb, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, mayor, elections, 2015 elections, municipal elections, wards, aldermen, City Council, City Hall, Karen Lewis, Robert Fioretti, SEIU, Scott Waguespack, Toni Foulkes, Pat Dowell, Brendan Reilly, Joann Thompson, Willie Cochran, Sandi Jackson, Sharon Dixon, Harold Washington, Logan Square, 35th Ward, 21st Ward, school closings

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Jul 15, 2014
At the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Fest, a landlord plays censor to a Logan Square artist's work

Festivalgoers never got the chance to see Amie Sell's antigentrification piece Home Sweet Home.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Logan Square, Amie Sell, gentrification, Home Sweet Home, Kitchen Space, A Day in Avondale, Portrait of Ms Ruby May Standing, Leena McCall, M. Fishman & Co., Mark Fishman, I AM Logan Square, 35th Ward, Rey Colon, Somos (We Are) Logan Square, Geary Yonker

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2013
City Council approves Rahm's new parking meter deal

Chicago's parking meter money will continue to flow to private investors.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, aldermen, Ameya Pawar, Brendan Reilly, Chicago City Council, Chicago Parking Meters, City Council, Debra Silverstein, Harry Osterman, Joe Moore, John Arena, Leslie Hairston, mayor, Michele Smith, parking meter deal, parking meter lease deal, parking meters, privatization, Rahm Emanuel, Rey Colon, Richard M. Daley, Scott Waguespack, Tom Tunney, Walter Burnett Jr.

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Mar 12, 2013
Charities drowning in city water fees

Mayor Emanuel sticks it to the poor to collect a few million bucks a year.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Diana Faust, Robert Fioretti, revenue, budget committee, Carrie Austin, Richard Mell, Rey Colon, parking meters, school closings, Misericordia, Rosemary Connelly, water bill exemption, water bills, water fees, Timothy Cullerton, Pat O'Connor, Margaret Laurino, Franciscan Outreach, Will Burns, Anthony Beale, George Cardenas, Marty Quinn, Michele Smith, Harry Osterman, Debra Silverstein, Danny Solis, Ray Suarez, Matthew O'Shea, charities, homeless shelters, homelessness, Rahm Emanuel, bills, fees, city services, water, nonprofits, Richard M. Daley, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Kevin Ford, St. Paul Church of God in Christ, churches, Meigs Field, City Council

News & Politics, Politics Feb 16, 2011
Aldermania!

The Cirque de Silly is back in town.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Politics, Election, Aldermania, Walter Burnett, Eugene Schulter, Joe Berrios, Scott Waguespack, Rey Colon, Billy Ocasio, 47th Ward, 27th Ward, 32nd Ward, Tom Courtney, McKenzie Dyhr-Arnold, Gevonna Fassett, Victor Rowans, Jim Nally, ballot, alderman, Chicago Reader, Tom O'Donnell, Joe Berrios, Tim Evans, Tom Dart, Ameya Pawar, Tom Jacks, Bryan Lynch, Chicago City Council

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Jul 15, 2010
Who Is Logan Square?

A curator at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival says the fest doesn't represent the neighborhood.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: The Arts, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Rey Colon, 35th Ward, Victor Montanez, I AM Logan Square, Falk Associates, Tracy Kostenbader, Palmer Square Arts Festival

Blogs, Bleader Apr 1, 2010
50 Aldermen, 50 Artists, and a Favorite

The Chicago Aldermen Project: 50 Aldermen/50 Artists closes Friday, April 2 at Johalla Projects
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: Chicagoland, Visual Art, Politics, Clout City, 50 Aldermen/50 Artists, Lauri Apple, The Chicago Aldermen Project, Jeremy Scheuch, Johalla Projects, Ed Burke, 14th Ward, Jennifer Greenburg, Stephanie Dean, Brian Doherty, 41st Ward, 27th Ward, Walter Burnett, Lucas Blair, Lucas Blair Simpson, Frikilándia y la Juventud Rebelde, Aron Gent, 29th Ward, Ike Carothers, Sandi Jackson, Rey Colon, Lunchbreath, Chicago Auto Show, Creighton Berman

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Apr 1, 2010
Strategic Subsidies

The city ponies up $11 million to bring artists to Logan Square/Avondale.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: The Arts, City Council, Morris B. Sachs building, flatiron building, Milwaukee, Diversey, and Kimball, Hairpin Lofts, Brinshore Development, Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center, TIF, Fullerton/Milwaukee TIF district, TIF districts, tax-increment financing, Logan Square, Avondale, Logan Square Community Arts Center, Department of Community Development, 2800-2812 N. Milwaukee, 3416 W. Diversey, Logan Square Performing Arts District, Hump building, Sol Goldberg, Hump Hair Pin Manufacturing Company, Alfred Alschuler, Leichenko and Esser, Narragansett Apartments, Morris B. Sachs, Gary Poter, Rezmar, Rey Colon, 35th Ward, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, LSNA, Susan Yanun, Richard Sciortino, David Brint, Legends South, Robert Taylor Homes, Dawn Marie Galtieri, Voice of the City, Logan Square Chamber of Arts

Arts & Culture, Art Feature Apr 1, 2010
50 Aldermen/50 Artists

All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more
- Tags: Art Feature, 50 Aldermen 50 Artists, Lauri Apple, Jeremy Scheuch, Chicago City Council, Four Star commuter bike, KHS Bicycles, Roscoe Village Bikes, Johalla Projects, Chicago aldermen, City Council, Pat Dowell, Kenton Quatman, Leslie Hairston, Olivia Liddell, Sandi Jackson, Lunchbreath, Robert Fioretti, Byron Durham, Proco "Joe" Moreno, Joe Moreno, Layne Jackson, Freddrenna Lyle, Timothy Pigott, John Pope, Derek Erdman, Toni Preckwinkle, Christa Lohman, Michelle Harris, Felicia Grant Preston, Anthony Beale, Esteban Alcozer, Lona Lane, Marie Walz, George Cardenas, Jon Gitelson, Virginia Rugai, Melissa Modlinski, Frank Olivo, Krystal Meisel, Toni Foulkes, Katy Keefe, James Balcer, Ron Ewert, Latasha Thomas, Jessica Munguia, Ed Burke, Jennifer Greenburg, Willie Cochran, Shawn Sargent, JoAnn Thompson, David Penna, Daniel Solis, Seth Gershberg, Ike Carothers, Deborah Graham, Aron Gent, Howard Brookins Jr., Alpha Bruton, Walter Burnett, Lucas Blair, Lucas Blair Simpson, Michael Zalewski, Jeremy Bolen, Sharon Denise Dixon, Melissa Ann Pinney, Ariel Reboyras, Dubi Kaufmann, Ricardo Munoz, DF, Ed Smith, Andrea Jablonski, Roberto Maldonado, Jeremy Scheuch, Margaret Laurino, Rachel M. Wolfe, Patrick O'Connor, Joe Sikora, Scott Waguespack, Jim Newberry, Clarisse Perrette, Carrie Austin, Rey Colon, Craighton Berman, Ray Suarez, Emanuel Aguilar, John Rice, Eric Lebofsky, Emma Mitts, Andrew Bruah, Richard Mell, Casey Stockdon, Thomas Allen, Dustin Ruegger, Brian Doherty, Stephanie Dean, Joe Moore, Andy Resek, Tom Tunney, Johanna Meyers, Eugene Schulter, Phineas X. Jones, Helen Schiller, John Geletka, Brendan Reilly, Aaron Delehanty, Patrick Levar, Aaron Wooten, Vi Daley, Marita Avio-Sanchez, Mary Ann Smith, Jon Hisel, Bernard Stone, James Ewert Jr.

News & Politics, Politics Aug 19, 2009
The Real Estate King of the Chicago City Council

Brand-new 26th Ward alderman Roberto Maldonado owns more properties than any other council rep—including ten in his own ward. That's a lot of potential conflicts of interest.
- By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Roberto Maldonado, 26th Ward, Billy Ocasio, Veronica Ocasio, Luis Gutierrez, Humboldt Park, Wilfredo De Jesus, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp., People's Choice Mortgage, Thomas Keane, Arenda Troutman, George Cardenas, Latasha Thomas, Walter Burnett, Patrick O’Connor, Michelle Harris, Ed Burke, Willie Cochran, Richard Mell, William Banks, Joe Moore, Toni Preckwinkle, Eugene Schulter, Mark Brown, Deborah Nelson, Chicago Sun-Times, Cook County Board, Dean T. Maragos, Carlos A. Vasquez, Rey Colon, Vilma Colom

News & Politics, Feature Aug 12, 2009
The Bloomingdale Trail: Urban Oasis or Devil's Playground?

Despite easy access and great publicity, the 2.7-mile stretch of abandoned rail bed isn't slated to open as a park till at least 2016. Whose job is it to secure it until then?
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Feature, Bloomingdale Trail, Canadian Pacific Railway, Chicago, Logan Square Open Space Plan, Humboldt Park, Wicker Park, Bucktown, bicycling, jogging, dog walking, Trust for Public Land, Albany/Whipple Park, Rey Colon, Scott Waguespack, Manny Flores, Roberto Maldonado, Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail, Ben Helphand, Andrew Vesselinovitch, John Escalante, Chicago police, 14th District, crime, 32nd Ward, 26th Ward, First Ward, 35th Ward

Blogs, Bleader Jul 30, 2008
The honor system

State legislator Annazette Collins has been fined for not properly disclosing her campaign fund-raising and spending, but she's not the only official whose finances don't add up.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Illinois Campaign For Political Reform, Michael Madigan, James Balcer, Rey Colon, George Cardenas, Illinois State Board of Elections, William Beavers, Phillip Jackson, Latasha Thomas, Annazette Collins, campaign disclosure

Blogs, Bleader May 23, 2007
Big Guys

Have aldermen Rey Colon and Richard Mell made up?
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Rey Colon, Vilma Colom, Richard Mell

Blogs, Bleader Feb 22, 2007
Junk mail

A mailing sent to 35th Ward voters accuses alderman Rey Colon of having a long court and criminal history. He says the attacks are false and libelous.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Rey Colon, 35th Ward

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In the first election after a ward remap, Aldermania strikes again.

Progressive Carlos Rosa enters the race to take on Rahm's loyalists.

The mayor's unpopularity is expected to affect City Council races as well as the campaign for mayor.

Festivalgoers never got the chance to see Amie Sell's antigentrification piece Home Sweet Home.

Chicago's parking meter money will continue to flow to private investors.

Mayor Emanuel sticks it to the poor to collect a few million bucks a year.

The Cirque de Silly is back in town.

A curator at the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival says the fest doesn't represent the neighborhood.

The Chicago Aldermen Project: 50 Aldermen/50 Artists closes Friday, April 2 at Johalla Projects

The city ponies up $11 million to bring artists to Logan Square/Avondale.

All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more

Brand-new 26th Ward alderman Roberto Maldonado owns more properties than any other council rep—including ten in his own ward. That's a lot of potential conflicts of interest.

Despite easy access and great publicity, the 2.7-mile stretch of abandoned rail bed isn't slated to open as a park till at least 2016. Whose job is it to secure it until then?

State legislator Annazette Collins has been fined for not properly disclosing her campaign fund-raising and spending, but she's not the only official whose finances don't add up.

Have aldermen Rey Colon and Richard Mell made up?

A mailing sent to 35th Ward voters accuses alderman Rey Colon of having a long court and criminal history. He says the attacks are false and libelous.

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