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- Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2016
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Alderman Joe Moore to housing activists: Get off my lawn or ‘that ordinance is never going to come out of my committee’
Video obtained by the Reader shows Moore threatening legislative retribution against activists calling on him to bring a public housing accountability bill to a vote.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2015
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RIP lakefront liberal
If Lincoln Parkers move any farther to the right, they'll drown.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2015
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Will the new Chicago City Council still be a rubber stamp?
Rookie aldermen are vowing to shake up the City Council—but haven't we heard this story before?
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 7, 2015
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Rahm or Chuy? Watch us track the returns live from the Hideout
Watch a live stream of Reader writers Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky tracking runoff election returns.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 3, 2015
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Crime and affordable housing—issues that just won't go away in the 46th Ward
Challenger Amy Crawford says Alderman James Cappleman hasn't done enough to crack down on crime.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 1, 2015
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Alderman Toni Foulkes not 'black' enough for some 16th Ward voters
Fighting to stay in the City Council, Alderman Toni Foulkes tells voters that she is, in fact, African-American.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 25, 2015
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Secrets, lies, and recriminations, aka the 43rd Ward debates
After facing off in nine debates, candidates Michele Smith and Caroline Vickrey can scarcely contain their hatred for each other.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 24, 2015
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A plan to use $14 million in Uptown TIF funds stalls—and a runoff looms
Affordable housing has been a divisive issue in the 46th Ward for years, but neither candidate for alderman is talking about it much before the April 7 runoff.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 10, 2015
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Alderman Emma Mitts wants more 37th Ward charter schools
Mitts readies herself for a fight with the teachers' union as she faces a runoff against teacher Tara Stamps.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 5, 2015
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A 25th Ward challenger accuses Alderman Solis of election shenanigans, demands recount
Byron Sigcho is hoping a recount shows he has a few dozen more votes to force a runoff with 25th Ward alderman Danny Solis.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 4, 2015
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Deb Mell could still see a runoff in the 33rd Ward
Challenger Tim Meegan accuses 33rd Ward alderman Deb Mell of illegal campaign tricks and files for a recount.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 23, 2015
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Six challengers battle Alderman John Pope in 'forgotten' Tenth Ward
Opponents of Alderman John Pope, a mayoral loyalist, say he's neglected his far southeast-side ward.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 23, 2015
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Candidate for Second Ward alderman decries the parking meter deal though her old firm drew it up
Chicago's parking meter deal and its aftershocks continue to cause controversy during elections for mayor and alderman.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 20, 2015
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Near West Side apartments sliced in half by ward remap
Half of the Barbara Jean Wright apartments are in the 25th Ward and half are in the 11th Ward. Welcome to Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 19, 2015
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Mayor Emanuel says he 'reformed' the parking meter deal, but he actually sold off more of the city streets
How Rahm transferred more parking revenues to the private company that controls Chicago's meters
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2015
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Dick Mell still runs the 33rd Ward
The former alderman does his best to keep his daughter in his old seat.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 11, 2015
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Rahm's reelection campaign is largely funded by people outside Chicago
Most of the $28 million raised by Mayor Emanuel's campaign comes from beyond the city limits.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 5, 2015
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You won't find alderman Danny Solis at Friday's 25th Ward debate
The incumbent alderman is the only candidate who won't attend a debate hosted by a UIC student group.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 5, 2015
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Charges of intimidation, guns, and suspicious packages fly in Seventh Ward race
Things get nasty—and strange—in the south-side ward once led by Sandi Jackson and her husband Jesse Jackson Jr.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 4, 2015
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Mell challenger in 33rd Ward blasts TIF program 'patronage'
High school teacher Tim Meegan says he has a chance to displace the Mell dynasty in the northwest side ward.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 3, 2015
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Incumbent alderman Michele Smith is fighting for her political life in the 43rd Ward
In the face of bad polling numbers, Smith faces her hostile opponents in a contentious debate
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2015
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Candidate Amy Crawford wants to tackle crime in the 46th Ward
The candidate for alderman is stepping up to make Uptown a better place for her son.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 29, 2015
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City has yet to turn over e-mails regarding missing money in the 25th Ward
Despite a ruling from the Attorney General's office that e-mails should be released, the city has yet to cough up the correspondence.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 28, 2015
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A Pilsen group files suit to keep a metal shredder out
The Pilsen Alliance says alderman Danny Solis improperly accepted contributions from shredder company
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 21, 2015
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Solis's top campaign contributors include developers, real estate agencies
Meanwhile, other 25th Ward candidates are relying largely on donations from individuals.