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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. CPS approves largest school closure in Chicago's history

    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
    Tribune reporters
    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....

    Tags: Lobbying, Illinois General Assembly, Voting, Francis Scott Key, Walter Burnett, Jr.

    2. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. School closings disappoint many aldermen

    After the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process.
    Tribune reporters
    After the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board...

    Tags: Arne Duncan, Rahm Emanuel, Walter Burnett, Jr., Local Government, Chicago Public Schools

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. CPS OKs massive closings

    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....

    Tags: Voting, Francis Scott Key, Walter Burnett, Jr., Karen Lewis, Students

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Norma Reyes, who served in Daley's Cabinet, dies at 56

    Norma Reyes, who served as Chicago's deputy chief of staff and commissioner of business affairs and consumer protection, died Monday. She was 56.
    Tribune reporter
    Norma 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, Justice System, Consumers, Richard M. Daley, Lawyers

    5. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. George, religious leaders ask city to repeal water fee on non-profits

    More 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.
    Tribune reporter
    More 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: Robert Fioretti, Howard Brookins, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

    6. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. 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.
    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: Howard Brookins, Robert Fioretti, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Conservation

    7. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Chicago aldermen balk at more ethics oversight

    Chicago 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.
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    Chicago 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: Ricardo Munoz, Ethics, Richard F. Mell, Values, Chicago Mayor

    8. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Alderman Austin on Jackson: 'I'm disappointed in him'

    Ald. Carrie Austin, 34th, whose far South Side ward is in the 2nd Congressional District, says she wasn't surprised that Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress.
    Tribune reporters
    Ald. Carrie Austin, 34th, whose far South Side ward is in the 2nd Congressional District, says she wasn't surprised that Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress. But she believes his constituents in the 2nd District feel stung after rallying behind...

    Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Dick Johnson, Washington, DC, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel

    9. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Emanuel not inclined to go back to free water for non-profit groups

    Mayor 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.
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    Mayor 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: Howard Brookins, Robert Fioretti, Budgets and Budgeting, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel

    10. Nov 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 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 for 17 years.
    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: Washington, DC, Todd H. Stroger, Local Government, Rod Blagojevich, Sex Crimes

    11. Nov 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Emanuel's budget passes City Council 46-3

    The Chicago City Council today easily approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $6.5 billion budget for next year.
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    The Chicago City Council today easily approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $6.5 billion budget for next year.As aldermen met, the only debate was over the mayor’s expected margin of victory. Last year, the City Council voted 50-0 to approve Emanuel's...

    Tags: Sandi Jackson, James Balcer, Rahm Emanuel, Punishment, Richard M. Daley

    12. Sep 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Chicago aldermen split on schools strike

    For a time Monday, visitors to aldermen's offices at City Hall office were greeted by a 7-year-old whose Mets cap was barely visible over the top of a desk.
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    For a time Monday, visitors to aldermen's offices at City Hall office were greeted by a 7-year-old whose Mets cap was barely visible over the top of a desk. Chicago teachers were out on strike, so Roberto Maldonado II wasn’t at Drummond...

    Tags: Brendan Reilly, Roberto Maldonado, Teachers, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools

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