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- Blogs, Bleader Oct 18, 2018
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Rauner and Pritzker tout government transparency while blocking access to records
Will Illinois's candidates for governor ever practice what they preach?
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2018
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With Bill Daley running for mayor, it’s good to remember what happened the last time we turned Chicago over to the Daleys
The son of Richard J. and brother of Richard M. thinks it's his turn.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 13, 2018
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Pro tip for mayoral hopefuls: Don't govern by press release, do sweat the small stuff
Many Chicagoans never felt that Rahm Emanuel was their mayor.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 27, 2018
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Governor Rauner vetoes a tax break for Englewood while offering billions to Amazon
Governor Rauner has put the kibosh on state rep Sonya Harper's urban agriculture bill on grounds that never seemed to trouble him in the case of upscale development.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 11, 2018
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Could Dems survive without Michael Madigan at the top?
Those worried about what might happen to the Dems without the boss on top can look to California for inspiration.
- Blogs, Bleader May 24, 2018
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Why did Carlos Ramirez-Rosa get kicked out of the City Council’s Latino Caucus?
A few theories, and a little advice: If you want back in, Carlos, fall on your knees and suck up to the mayor.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2018
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Gadfly George Blakemore, Cook County Board's biggest nightmare, wins spot on November ballot
The longtime political watchdog emerged from the primaries as the Third District Republican candidate for Cook County Board, running for the seat vacated by Jerry "Iceman" Butler.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 8, 2018
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Obama Center will not park cars on the Midway Plaisance, after all
The foundation releases a statement in response to mounting protests.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 29, 2017
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It must be campaign time in Illinois, ’cause someone ‘blew the cap’
Nothing heralds the start of a new campaign season like the first candidate taking advantage of campaign finance loopholes.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2017
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The Chinese company at the heart of the proposed Kushner deal has ties to Michael Madigan
Anbang Insurance Group uses the firm of Madigan & Getzendanner to handle its Chicago property taxes.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 28, 2016
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A week after its completion, the new leg of the Riverwalk is almost done
A jaunt down the newly opened but not quite finished stretch from LaSalle Street to Wolf Point.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 28, 2016
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Let’s celebrate the loss of the Lucas Museum
A loss for Rahm is a win for the city's discontented citizens.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 13, 2016
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Mayor Emanuel tries to sink CHA accountability ordinance that would force him to share power
The “Keeping the Promise” ordinance would grant the City Council considerable authority over the city’s housing authority.
- Blogs, Bleader May 31, 2016
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National museum group head slams Friends of the Parks
American Alliance of Museums head slams Chicago for not putting Lucas Museum on the lakefront.
- Blogs, Bleader May 4, 2016
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Lucas Museum to Chicago: We're looking elsewhere
The Lucas Museum will search for a location other than Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2016
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Lois Weisberg: Rest in peace doesn't cut it
Longtime Chicago Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg died Wednesday, at age 90.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 4, 2015
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Arc Gallery's 'I Can't Breathe' tackles police violence with art
When the show opened this week, the city was already deep into this exact conversation.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2015
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Judge delays Lucas Museum decision until February
In the meantime, there will be no construction.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 30, 2015
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Tax on tickets to Lyric Opera and the CSO? Not for now.
A proposal to tax ticket sales for Lyric Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been tabled, for now.
- Blogs, Bleader May 1, 2015
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Cassandra Francis explains her departure from Friends of the Parks
Friends of the Parks' former executive director Cassandra Francis says she left that job in the midst of battles over the Lucas Museum and the Obama presidential library to join her husband in Qatar.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 3, 2015
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Which mayoral candidate will be better for the arts?
Rahm and Chuy answer art-related questions posed by Accelerate Culture.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 24, 2014
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What's number one on Friends of the Parks' watch list? We'll give you one guess
Lucas Museum and Obama Library sites top first Friends of the Parks endangered open space list.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2014
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Friends of the Parks files suit to stop the Lucas Museum
Friends of the Parks is going to federal court today to prevent the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art from building on Park District property.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 9, 2014
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The Great Chicago Fire Festival sets into motion the Great Chicago Spin Machine
Not even abject failure can put out this flame.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 19, 2014
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the name-dropper
Barack Obama College Prep becomes a school to be named later.