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Columns & Opinion, On Politics Apr 5, 2017
EPA employees are mad as hell and they’re not taking Trump’s policies any more

Longtime bureaucrats are stepping into the limelight to protest the president.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, News, EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, Donald Trump, Scott Pruitt, Flint, Michigan, lead, Nicole Cantello, Felicia Chase, Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court, Rapanos v. United States, executive order, budget cuts, pollution

Blogs, Bleader Mar 21, 2017
Trump’s proposed budget cuts would eviscerate aid to Chicago’s domestic violence victims, homeless services, lead poisoning screenings, and more

Defunding Meals on Wheels is just the tip of the iceberg.
- By Maya Dukmasova
- Tags: News, Poverty, Politics, The Trump Era, Donald Trump, Trump budget, Community Development Block Grants, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, budget, social services, Meals on Wheels, budget cuts

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2017
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‘Gary from Chicago’ was the ‘biggest star inside the 2017 Oscars,’ and other news

Also, CPD top cop Eddie Johnson is frustrated with Springfield for failing to stiffen punishments for repeat gun offenders.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Film, Chicago, Academy Awards, Oscars, Hollywood, movies, Denzel Washington, Nicole Kidman, Jimmy Kimmel, Eddie Johnson, gun violence, criminal justice, Kwame Raoul, Elgie Sims Jr., Illinois General Assembly, Springfield, Chicago Police Department, Donald Trump, Trump International Hotel and Tower, LGBTQ issues, transgender issues, Chicago Public Schools, budget cuts, Chicago Fire, NBC, Video

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Jul 29, 2014
Rahm still hasn't told the public why he closed mental health clinics

A City Council hearing on the clinic closings is canceled almost as soon as it's announced.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Rahm Emanuel, mental health clinics, City Council, activists, neighborhoods, N'Dana Carter, Woodlawn, Back of the Yards, Richard M. Daley, budget cuts, 12th Ward, George Cardenas, City Council Committee on Health and Environmental Protection, Pilsen, Matt Ginsberg-Jaeckle, Martin Macias, Robert Fioretti, Rick Munoz, Scott Waguespack, Mental Health Movement, WBEZ

Blogs, Bleader Jan 15, 2014
Hey, Bruce Rauner: Payton Prep is a union school!

In another case of "do as I say not as I do," Bruce Rauner, hater of teachers' unions, sends his daughter to a unionized Chicago high school.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Bruce Rauner, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Payton Prep high school, budget cuts, Chicago Public Schools, charter schools, Chicago Teachers Union, librarian, Chicago Tonight

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Aug 13, 2013
How I spent my summer break: Firing teachers

A Chicago Public Schools principal explains why she pink-slipped teachers to balance her budget.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, school closings, jobs, school principals, neighborhoods, neighborhood schools, teachers, arts teachers, gym teachers, longer school day, computers, testing, laptops, recess, budget cuts, Tim Cawley, PowerPoint, pensions, ESL, reading, Supes Academy, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, training sessions, no-bid contracts, Sarah Karp, Catalyst

Blogs, Bleader May 29, 2013
Northlake Public Library tries to Hulksmash its latest budget woes

The Northlake Public Library wants to raise money for more graphic novels and a statue of the Incredible Hulk.
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Books, Arts, Technology, Northlake Public Library, budget cuts, Northlake, western suburbs, library, Tom Mukite, Incredible Hulk, Studio Oxmox, graphic novels, comic books

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Aug 13, 2012
The Albany Park library puts on a disappearing act

There's a "big vision" for the neighborhood branch, but it includes shutting down for two years
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, Chicago Public Library, Albany Park, budget cuts, TIFs, Friends of the Library, Margaret Laurino, Brian Bannon, Erin Cabonargi, Chicago Public Library, Albany Park Branch

Blogs, Bleader May 17, 2012
Spared the knife

As the police ranks shrink in the first year under Rahm Emanuel, mayoral aides get higher pay
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, Chicago Police Department, Rahm Emanuel, first year, anniversary, Chicago Fire Department, Streets and Sanitation, Chicago Public Library, police officers, police deployment, Garry McCarthy, Richard M. Daley, Chicago politics, budget cuts, city payroll, city workers, NATO, NATO summit, mayor's office, community policing, Bloomberg philanthropies

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 23, 2011
Library envy

As Mayor Emanuel cuts, his hometown shows how to invest in a library
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, Rahm Emanuel, City Council, Wilmette, Chicago Public Library, budget cuts, TIFs

Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2011
One sharp mayor

On Mayor Emanuel, razors, and other sharp objects.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Money, Media, Politics, Clout City, $$$, Chicago Tribune, Rahm Emanuel, Occupy Chicago, investment banking, political fundraising, Richard M. Daley, Bill Clinton, Wall Street, Zeke Emanuel, Fortune magazine, President Obama, chief of staff, New York Times, Thomas Friedman, progressives, budget cuts, education, infrastructure, taxes, mayors, governors, presidents, cops, longer school days, subway stations, politics, Jon Stewart

Blogs, Bleader Jan 15, 2009
Tagged

Signs of city service cuts on the north side.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Richard M. Daley, City Of Chicago, Mayor Daley, streets and sanitation, Steve Rhodes, budget cuts, Graffiti blasters, taggers, city services

Blogs, Bleader Oct 29, 2008
Blues Festival, Jazz Festival schedules to be shortened in 2009

Chicago Blues Festival, Jazz Festival schedules to be shortened in 2009
- By Robert Cass
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Chicago Jazz Festival, World Music Festival Chicago, Chicago Blues Festival, budget cuts

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EPA employees are mad as hell and they’re not taking Trump’s policies any more

Longtime bureaucrats are stepping into the limelight to protest the president.

Trump’s proposed budget cuts would eviscerate aid to Chicago’s domestic violence victims, homeless services, lead poisoning screenings, and more

Defunding Meals on Wheels is just the tip of the iceberg.

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‘Gary from Chicago’ was the ‘biggest star inside the 2017 Oscars,’ and other news

Also, CPD top cop Eddie Johnson is frustrated with Springfield for failing to stiffen punishments for repeat gun offenders.

Rahm still hasn't told the public why he closed mental health clinics

A City Council hearing on the clinic closings is canceled almost as soon as it's announced.

Hey, Bruce Rauner: Payton Prep is a union school!

In another case of "do as I say not as I do," Bruce Rauner, hater of teachers' unions, sends his daughter to a unionized Chicago high school.

How I spent my summer break: Firing teachers

A Chicago Public Schools principal explains why she pink-slipped teachers to balance her budget.

Northlake Public Library tries to Hulksmash its latest budget woes

The Northlake Public Library wants to raise money for more graphic novels and a statue of the Incredible Hulk.

The Albany Park library puts on a disappearing act

There's a "big vision" for the neighborhood branch, but it includes shutting down for two years

Spared the knife

As the police ranks shrink in the first year under Rahm Emanuel, mayoral aides get higher pay

Library envy

As Mayor Emanuel cuts, his hometown shows how to invest in a library

One sharp mayor

On Mayor Emanuel, razors, and other sharp objects.

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Signs of city service cuts on the north side.

Blues Festival, Jazz Festival schedules to be shortened in 2009

Chicago Blues Festival, Jazz Festival schedules to be shortened in 2009

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Longtime bureaucrats are stepping into the limelight to protest the president.

Defunding Meals on Wheels is just the tip of the iceberg.

Also, CPD top cop Eddie Johnson is frustrated with Springfield for failing to stiffen punishments for repeat gun offenders.

A City Council hearing on the clinic closings is canceled almost as soon as it's announced.

In another case of "do as I say not as I do," Bruce Rauner, hater of teachers' unions, sends his daughter to a unionized Chicago high school.

A Chicago Public Schools principal explains why she pink-slipped teachers to balance her budget.

The Northlake Public Library wants to raise money for more graphic novels and a statue of the Incredible Hulk.

There's a "big vision" for the neighborhood branch, but it includes shutting down for two years

As the police ranks shrink in the first year under Rahm Emanuel, mayoral aides get higher pay

As Mayor Emanuel cuts, his hometown shows how to invest in a library

On Mayor Emanuel, razors, and other sharp objects.

Signs of city service cuts on the north side.

Chicago Blues Festival, Jazz Festival schedules to be shortened in 2009

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