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- Blogs, Bleader Jan 23, 2018
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Tammy Duckworth will be the first senator ever to give birth, and other Chicago news
Also, Legionnaires' Disease might be a problem in the state capitol.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 11, 2017
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Forrest Claypool abruptly resigns as Chicago Public Schools CEO, and other news
Also, every Chicago police patrol officer now has a body camera.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 7, 2017
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool's very bad day, and other news
Also, Jason Van Dyke's lawyer makes tone-deaf comparison to torture of three black sharecroppers.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 24, 2017
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Appeals court rules in Chicago's favor and against Jeff Sessions in sanctuary city lawsuit, and other news
Also, Auschwitz survivor "Ben the Barber" dies at 98.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 11, 2017
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Cook County soda tax could lead to Illinois losing $87 million in funding for food stamps, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago just sent comedian Rachel Dratch a ticket for a 1997 parking violation.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 23, 2017
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Rauner rejects Emanuel's massive Thompson Center offer, and other Chicago news
Also, Uber CEO Trevor Kalanick was forced to resign in a downtown Chicago hotel Tuesday.
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation May 22, 2017
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Could Divvy be expanded to include people with disabilities?
Chicago should consider adding adaptive cycles to its bike-share program.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics May 10, 2017
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DuPage Democrats have a chance to unseat Roskam, Trump’s health-care rubber-stamper
The Sixth District congressman could be vulnerable in his 2018 reelection bid.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 7, 2017
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Chance the Rapper donates $1 million to CPS, and other Chicago news
Also, the Aviary is expanding to New York.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 15, 2017
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CPS sues Illinois over ‘unequal’ and ‘separate’ school funding, and other Chicago news
Also, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has presented attorney general Jeff Sessions with a list of ways the federal government can help stop gun violence in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 30, 2017
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Rahm stops by O'Hare in solidarity with immigration ban protesters, and other Chicago news
Also, people are offering to be donate a kidney to police chief Eddie Johnson.
- News & Politics, Feature Jan 19, 2017
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Chicago responds to President Trump
Artists, writers, musicians, academics, activists, and politicians—even Rahm!—weigh in on the new administration: the threats, the fears, the absurdity.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 23, 2016
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Rahm Emanuel releases several years’ worth of e-mails, and other Chicago news
Also, outgoing Republican senator Mark Kirk laments the lost of the moderate establishment in the age of Trump.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 7, 2016
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Wikileaks reveals Rahm's Clinton-like custom e-mail domain, and other Chicago news
Also, Black Lives Matters Chicago wants to help pay for Joshua Beal's funeral.
- Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 2, 2016
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Having Trump on the ticket has cost Illinois Republicans
The state GOP has spent millions of dollars—and expended precious political capital—to counter Trump's impact down the ballot.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 31, 2016
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Mark Kirk loses major endorsements after comment about Tammy Duckworth's Asian heritage, and other Chicago news
Also, paranormal experts pick the most haunted spots in the Chicago area.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 27, 2016
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Police prepare for potential World Series chaos in Wrigleyville, and other Chicago news
Also, notorious Cubs fan Steve Bartman is still getting threats 13 years later.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 10, 2016
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Negotiations between CTU and CPS will reportedly continue until midnight strike deadline, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Mark Kirk calls Trump "a malignant clown" after leaked audio comments.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 6, 2016
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City Council approves Rahm's plan for a new police oversight agency, and other Chicago news
Also, a new poll shows Tammy Duckworth leading Senator Mark Kirk by 14 percent.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 23, 2016
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Donald Trump calls for ‘stop and frisk’ in ‘out of control’ Chicago, and other news
Also, Hillary Clinton isn't close to raising as much money in Chicago as Barack Obama did in 2008.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 5, 2016
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Special prosecutor chosen for Laquan McDonald murder trial, and other Chicago news
Also, Foursquare data shows Donald Trump's losing business in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 16, 2016
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CPD commander: Keeping Rahm safe has become difficult 'due to current events,' and other Chicago news
Also, Lincoln Park alderman Michele Smith is getting increasingly concerned about Airbnb.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 8, 2016
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Mark Kirk drops Trump endorsement 'after much consideration,' and other Chicago news
Also, the police department hires an official to help implement reforms.
- Blogs, Bleader May 19, 2016
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Aldermen propose dumping TSA and hiring private security for city airports, and other Chicago news
Also, Senator Mark Kirk offers tepid support for the "river boat gamble” Donald Trump.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 15, 2016
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Community leaders hope police reforms will follow scathing report and other Chicago news
Also, Loop robberies escalate with a stabbing in front of a hotel.
