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Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 16, 2020
Maddog and Tunney

As usual, Democrats in Illinois find new and creative ways to undercut their own party.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Michael Madigan, Tom Tunney, Ken Griffin, Bruce Rauner, Democrats, Republicans, Governor Pritzker, Second City Cop, Ann Sather, Darren Bailey

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Dec 2, 2020
Some things never change

Aldermen can vote to fire city workers but they better not vote against a TIF.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Harry Osterman, Tom Tunney, Brendan Reilly, Anthony Napolitano, Chicago City Council, Danny Solis, Ray Suarez, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, TIF, tax increment financing, Lincoln Yards, Matt O’Shea

Music, Music Feature Apr 8, 2020
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The saga of Punkin’ Donuts

How a doughnut-shop parking lot became a confluence of Chicago youth subcultures—and what killed it off
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Punkin’ Donuts, Dunkin’ Donuts, punk, Belmont, Clark, the Alley, Wax Trax! Records, Medusa’s, Mark Thomas, Wild Chicago, Ben Hollis, John Davies, WTTW, Pat Denny, Punk Rock Park, Tuts, Target, Lakeview, BlitzLake Partners, Boystown, Marc Ruvolo, No Empathy, Johann’s Face, Alkaline Trio, Smoking Popes, 161 West, Dave Shelton, Frankie Knuckles, Warehouse, juice bar, Sean Duffy, Last Rites, Exit, Mark Stephens, Bud Sweet, Neo, Front 242, Family Plan, Jonas Lowrance, Fred Ingram, Val Scheinpflug, DJ Psycho-Bitch, Jim Nash, Bernie Hansen, 44th Ward, Aetna park, Gustav Roman, Lost Cause, the Avalon, Berlin, Cubby Bear, Metro, Adrian Padron, Adam Leavitt, Leroy Fields, Scary Larry, Gravetones, Dwayne Thomas, Woodfield Mall, Dr. Martens, Black Rose, Boy of London, New Town, Mike Quigley, Central Lakeview Merchants Association, Taboo Tabou, Architectural Revolution, 99th Floor, Mick Levine, Clark Martell, Chicago Area Skinheads, CASH, Romantic Violence, Maximum RocknRoll, Don De Grazia, American Skin, Scott Gravatt, Whitey Powers, Christian Picciolini, Life After Hate, Brian Czarnik, Oblivion, Bollweevils, Underdog, Harmless Records, Scott Thomson, Duane Powell, Congress Theater, Fireside Bowl, Green Day, Alternative Shopping District, Lincoln Towing, Elia Einhorn, Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Tom Tunney, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Oct 2, 2019
High-rise, high anxiety

Lakeview residents fear the transit-oriented development replacing the shuttered Treasure Island supermarket will create a parking crunch. Here’s why they’re wrong.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: On Transportation, Transit-oriented development, Optima, Inc., 44th Ward, Tom Tunney, 46th Ward, James Cappleman, East Lakeview, Treasure Island, Balance on Broadway, parking, Rhoda Bernstein, Mike Wilborn, Greta Thunberg, Peter Haas, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Audrey Wennink, Metropolitan Planning Council

News & Politics, Politics Jun 1, 2019
Lightfoot’s first council meeting excites but sheds little light on procedures

What’s going on in the City Council? Still hard to say!
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: Politics, Lori Lightfoot, Mayor Lightfoot, City Council, Chicago City Council, Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, Fran Spielman, John Kass, Scott Waguespack, Ed Burke, Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Emma Mitts, Anthony Napolitano, Nicholas Sposato, Tom Tunney, Stephanie Coleman, Anna Valencia, George Blakemore, Michelle Harris, Brendan Reilly, Gilbert Villegas, Walter Burnett Jr., Matthew O’Shea, George Cardenas, Ray Lopez, Pat Dowell, Carrie Austin, Roderick Sawyer, Proco Joe Moreno, Howard Brookins Jr., Michael Scott Jr., James Cappleman, Danny Solis, Susan Sadlowski Garza, Patrick O’Connor, Chris Taliaferro, Ariel Reboyras, Joe Moore, Harry Osterman, Michele Smith, Daniel La Spata, Anthony Beale, Cleopatra Watson, Amy Abramson, Lincoln Yards

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Feb 18, 2019
Just call Tom Tunney Alderman Lucky

In the Ricketts family, Tom Tunney has the best enemies an alderman seeking reelection could have.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Tom Tunney, Tom Ricketts, Laura Ricketts, Todd Ricketts, Pete Ricketts, Austin Baidas, Elizabeth Shydlowski, Dennis Culloton, Terry Cosgrove, Personal PAC, Rahm Emanuel, Bernie Hansen, Wrigley Field, Lakeview, 44th ward, Lincoln Yards, the 78, TIFs

Blogs, Bleader Jun 6, 2018
In debate over civilian oversight of Chicago police, grassroots proposals win the day

Alderman Ariel Reboyras's two proposals were decried as toothless at the last of five community meetings on proposed police reform ordinances.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, News Bites, police accountability, police oversight, CPAC, Chicago Police Accountability Council, GAPA, Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Frank Chapman, Ariel Reboyras, Harry Osterman, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Amanda Shackelford, Gerald Reed, John Catanzara, Tom Tunney, Kevin Graham, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge Seven, FOP, police reform, Police Accountability Task Force, Rahm Emanuel, Roderick Sawyer, Good Kids Mad City, Southside Together Organizing for Power, Debra Silverstein, Community Renewal Society, Drea Hall, Ugo Okere, Andre Vasquez

Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Jan 23, 2018
Is it time to bring point-to-point car share to Chicago?

First Ward alderman Joe Moreno wants to put a trial program in place this spring, but opponents worry that it will create a parking crunch.
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Transportation, point-to-point car share, Joe Moreno, Lyft, Uber, taxicabs, CTA, Chicago City Council, ride sharing, ride hailing, ride-hailing apps, Michele Smith, Josh Moskowitz, Active Transportation, car sharing, Sharon Feigon, Shared-Use Mobility Center, Gabe Klein, Active Transportation Alliance, Kyle Whitehead, Josh Moskowitz, Car2Go, Maven, Zipcar, Susan Shaheen, Tom Tunney, 43rd Ward, 44th Ward, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Pat Dowell, Third Ward, Car2go, Mikce Claffey, Chicago Department of Transportation, CDOT

Blogs, Bleader Jan 5, 2018
How’s Chicago supposed to desegregate when developments with affordable housing can be blocked by aldermen on a whim?

Yet another planned development with affordable units is killed on the northwest side.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Segregation, Housing, Anthony Napolitano, 41st Ward, affordable housing, GlenStar, O’Hare, Rand Diamond, Larry Debb, Jack George, Danny Solis, 45th Ward, John Arena, zoning, Jefferson Park, housing, development, gentrification, Neighbors for Affordable Housing, Department of Planning and Development, Kate Walz, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Northwest Side Unite, Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association, Tom Tunney, 44th Ward, segregation, Affordable Requirements Ordinance, Plan Commission, zoning committee, Sara Gronkiewicz-Doran, Chicago Public Schools, Dirksen Elementary

Food & Drink, Food & Drink Feature Mar 29, 2017
Why Chicago’s once-promising food truck scene stalled out

As food trucks have flourished in other U.S. cities, the mobile food industry in Chicago has been systematically immobilized by legislative opposition, onerous red tape, costly fines, and the pro-restaurant lobby.
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, food trucks, parking ticket, mobile food, Kyle Kelly, Cajun Connoisseur, Tamale Spaceship, Beavers Donuts, Proco Joe Moreno, Rahm Emanuel, City Council, Tom Tunney, Brendan Reilly, llinois Food Truck Association, Gabriel Wiesen, Cupcakes for Courage, Taquero Fusion, Sun-Times, ABC-7, Slide Ride, Department of Transportation, Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, Matt Geller, Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association, National Food Truck Association, Kogi BBQ, Gaztro-Wagon, Mike Sula, Meatyballs Mobile, Matt Maroni, Phillip Foss, Ann Sather Restaurants, Illinois Restaurateurs political action committee, Illinois Restaurant Association, GPS, food truck ordinance, Duck N Roll, Amy Le, Glenn Keefer, Patrick Sheerin, Kuma's Corner, Crain's Chicago Business, Saucy Porka, Sam Toia, Dan Salls, Salsa Truck, Quiote, Manny Hernandez, Denita Tittle, Ms. Tittle's Cupcakes, Institute for Justice, Anna Helen Demacopoulos, Cook County Circuit Court, John Levy, National Food Truck Association, Minnesota Food Truck Association, Spotted Monkey

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2017
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Report: More possible lobbying violations found in Mayor Emanuel's personal e-mails, and other Chicago news

Also, police are searching for a group of men who allegedly gang-raped a teen girl on Facebook Live.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Airbnb, American Airlines, Chicago Board of Ethics, lobbying, ethics, City Hall, Adam Collins, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Police Department, sexual violence, Facebook, social media, Eddie Johnson, Tom Tunney, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Illinois, Illinois Nurses Association, Bruce Rauner, Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson, Daley Center, Chance the Rapper, Lollapalooza, Grant Park, rap music, music festivals, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 7, 2016
Obama will be in Chicago for fund-raisers during the Cubs playoffs, and other news

Also, the woman accusing Derrick Rose of rape testifies in civil court.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Barack Obama, Bank of America Chicago Marathon, O'Hare International Airport, Congo, refugees, Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls, Department of Justice, human trafficking, Chicago Cubs, Tom Tunney

Blogs, Bleader Aug 24, 2016
Trump says he could solve Chicago's gun violence 'in a week,' and other news

Also, crime in Lakeview is on the rise in 2016, but it's still safer than a decade ago.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Donald Trump, Bill O'Reilly, Fox News, gun violence, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Public Schools, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Teachers Union, Rahm Emanuel, Tom Tunney, Phil Tadros, Bow Truss Coffee, Olympics, rhythmic gymnastics

Blogs, Bleader Jun 17, 2016
Expect a 'few hundred' more police officers at the Pride Parade, and other Chicago news

Also, Lincoln Park Zoo is getting rid of its tigers Molly and Pavel.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Pride Parade, Tom Tunney, George Lucas, Lucas Museum, Friends of the Parks, Independent Police Review Authority, Barack Obama, gun violence, Facebook, Lincoln Park Zoo

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Aug 11, 2015
The only independent vendor left in a prime spot by Wrigley is fighting to stay there

It's a matter of free speech, says Left Field Media, which has filed a federal lawsuit against the city.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Wrigley Field, Left Field Media, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Baseball, Matt Smerge, Elias Voulgaris, Mark Weinberg, Chicago Blackhawks, United Center, Luca Museum, Ricketts family, Tom Tunney, Michael T. Mason, Jorge L. Alonso

Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2014
Rahm Emanuel's evolving position on the minimum wage

The mayor is certain that the city's new minimum wage law will help people, starting with him.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Poverty, Politics, News, Rahm Emanuel, mayor, City Council, minimum wage, Bruce Rauner, Pat Quinn, governor, Illinois, Robert Fioretti, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, John Arena, aldermen, Joe Moore, Pat O'Connor, Michael Madigan, General Assembly, President Obama, 2015 elections, Tom Tunney, Michael Sneed, Grassroots Collaborative, Amisha Patel

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.

Blogs, Bleader Jan 17, 2012
Aldermen examine new protest rules before doing what they're told

Somehow Mayor Emanuel gets his way again
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, Rahm Emanuel, NATO, G8, protest, demonstration, First Amendment, regulations, parades, marches, Tom Tunney, Carrie Austin, Garry McCarthy, Chicago Police Department, Ray Suarez, James Balcer, 44th Ward, 11th Ward, 31st Ward, Chicago, Chicago City Council, aldermen

Blogs, Bleader May 4, 2011
Up Is Down and Love Is Everywhere at Daley's Last City Council Meeting

Mayor Daley presided over his last City Council meeting pretty much the same way he presided over the others for 22 years.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, Mayor Daley, Richard M. Daley, City Council, Chicago politics, aldermen, parking meter lease, Ed Burke, Latasha Thomas, Tom Tunney, Carrie Austin, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Housing Authority, Hired Truck, patronage, Robert Fioretti, Walter Burnett, Roberto Maldonado, Pat O'Connor, Deborah Graham, Rahm Emanuel

News & Politics, Politics Nov 25, 2010
Why Should We?

A closer look at the Cubs' plea for public money
- By Sarah Louise Klose
- Tags: Politics, Chicago Cubs, Tom Ricketts, Wrigley Field, ISFA, Illinois Sports Facility Authority, Jim Thompson, amusement tax, Ricketts Family, Dennis Culloton, Wrigleyville, Laurence Msall, Civic Foundation, seat license, personal seat license, PSL, Soldier Field, Lissa Druss Christman, Robert Baade, Bill Rhoda, John Patterson, John Cullerton, Tom Tunney, Addison Park on Clark, Mark Ganis, Sportscorp

News & Politics, Politics Sep 16, 2010
Me and My Mayor

Reflections on the end of an error.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Richard M. Daley, Ben Joravsky, Michael Scott, Block 37, United Neighborhood Organization, UNO, Millennium Park, International Olympic Committee, Chicago Olympics, IOC, TIF, tax increment financing, Harold Washington, Jane Byrne, South Shore, Chicago budget crisis, Chicago budget hearings, Michael Bailey, Tom Tunney, O'Hare express train

Food & Drink, Food & Drink News Apr 29, 2010
Food Truck Roadblock

Pretty much every chef in Chicago has an idea for a food truck—but two of them have just served potential legislation to the City Council.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food & Drink News, Chicago food trucks, Chicago street food, street food, eloteros, fruteros, food trucks, Vi Daley, Phillip Foss, Chicago health department, Kitchen Chicago, Flora Lazar, Flora's Confections, Green City Market, Pickled Tongue, Meatyballs, pushcarts, City Council, Vee-Vee's African Restaurant, Time Out Chicago, Troy Marcus Johnson, Chicago All Fired Up, La Cense Beef Burger Truck, Kogi BBQ, Cary Taylor, Jeff Pikus, Brendan Reilly, Tom Tunney, Norma Reyes, Mark Psilos, Matt Maroni, Scott Waguespack, mobile food dispensers, Rita Gutekanst, Limelight Catering, Gaztro-Wagon

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.

Blogs, Bleader Mar 26, 2010
Images From the Installation of Two New Aldermen

Images of the special City Council meeting held Friday to install two new aldermen.
- By Sam Adams
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, Chicago City Council, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Joe Moore, Robert Fioretti, Proco "Joe" Moreno, Deborah Graham, Tom Tunney

News & Politics, Politics Dec 17, 2009
It Doesn't Take Much to Be a Maverick

Alderman Tom Allen makes history by daring to question the mayor's pet financing scheme in City Council chambers.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Tom Allen, TIF, TIFs, tax-increment financing, Mayor Daley, 2010 Chicago budget, Miguel del Valle, 38th Ward, Berny Stone, Patrick O'Connor, Ron Ernst, Hugh Devlin, Valerie Leonard, ABC's of TIFs, property taxes, city taxes, Thomas Cullerton, Jim Houlihan, slush fund, Anita Alvarez, Skyway, Chicago parking meters, Midway Airport, Chicago Children's Museum, Helen Shiller, Vi Daley, Tom Tunney, Mary Ann Smith, Eugene Schulter

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