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Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2012 budget address
Change of SubjectSpeech to City Council (remarks as prepared) Nearly five months ago, we joined together in Millennium Park to take the oath of office. The people of Chicago gave us a mandate for change. They recognized that the status quo was...... -
African-American aldermen vow to help colleagues in runoffs
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 12:05 p.m. Several Chicago African-American aldermen who are safely re-elected today pledged to help to their colleagues who face runoffs. During a closed-door meeting at City Hall, members of the City Council black caucus said....... -
Daley: Being Chicago mayor 'Greatest job in America'
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick and John Byrne at 12:01 a.m.; last updated at 2:17 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley today told aldermen at his final City Council meeting that he "loved every minute" of his time in office. “This is the...... -
Emanuel unveils plan for City Council leadership
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 7:10 p.m. A majority of Chicago aldermen have agreed with Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel on a City Council committee structure that would weaken the influence of Ald. Edward Burke, 14th. Under the new structure outlined today...... -
Editorial: 24 aldermen rushed to praise new meter deal
Aldermen, have your heads stopped spinning over all the details in that McCormick Place/Navy Pier megadeal announced Thursday? If so, we have some questions for you. No, not about that megadeal. About the last megadeal. The one on revising the parking...
Tags: James Balcer, Richard M. Daley, Daniel Solis, Elections, Richard F. Mell
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Norma Reyes, who served in Daley's Cabinet, dies at 56
Tribune reporterNorma Reyes, who served as Chicago's deputy chief of staff and commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection, died Monday. She was 56. Reyes worked as a Cook County assistant state’s attorney for nine years before becoming chief...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Richard M. Daley, Consumers, Wicker Park
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Discount water plan for nonprofits advances
Smaller religious institutions and other nonprofit organizations that do charitable work would get free city water once again, while some larger ones would get greater water discounts than they do now under a plan the City Council Budget Committee...
Tags: Edward M. Burke, Rahm Emanuel, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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George, religious leaders ask city to repeal water fee on non-profits
Tribune reporterMore than 100 religious leaders and a handful of aldermen today called for a repeal of the water fee imposed on non-profits by the city last year. "The lake is a gift from God," said Cardinal Francis George said. "We feel sometimes we should charge...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Howard Brookins, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Religion and Belief
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Chicago offers compromise on water bill exemptions for nonprofits
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago aldermen have proposed a compromise to religious leaders who say that paying their water bill after decades of a blanket exemption will rob them of the resources necessary to provide social services. On Sunday, city...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Howard Brookins, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Religion and Belief
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Chicago aldermen balk at more ethics oversight
Clout StreetChicago aldermen today balked at an ethics reform bill proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, even after the mayor agreed to heavily dilute provisions after City Council members fretted about the potential use of anonymous complaints for political retribution....Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Ethics, Richard F. Mell, Religion and Belief
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Emanuel not inclined to go back to free water for non-profit groups
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday that restoring free water service to churches and non-profit agencies as some aldermen suggest would reverse a campaign promise he’s fulfilled. “I pledged in the campaign that we were not going to give away...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Howard Brookins, Robert Fioretti
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Rep. Jackson calls it quits
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned Wednesday from the South Side congressional seat he held...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, Local Elections, Kankakee, Political Corruption, Barack Obama
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