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Markham Roller Rink deal riddled with conflicts of interest
The Markham Roller Rink was past its prime. The clout-heavy owner struggled to make money and failed to make needed repairs, records show. The rink's appraised market value sat at about half a million dollars — and that was before the real...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Ratings, Chicago Elections, Finance
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Review: 'First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley'
Readers who don't know much about Chicago's longest-serving mayor will learn a lot from Keith Koeneman's new book, "First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley." But readers already familiar with the Daley years may be disappointed if they expect new...
Tags: Richard F. Mell, Chicago Tribune, Bill Clinton, Arts and Culture, Forrest Claypool
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Hard-hit communities, homeowners assess flood damage
Des Plaines Des Plaines battled widespread flooding Friday, continuing to evacuate residents and close streets as the Des Plaines River hit historic levels. The National Weather Service reported the river level at 10.92 feet Friday afternoon, surpassing...
Tags: Floods, McDonald's, National Weather Service, Illinois Department of Transportation, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Rahmshaming
If City Hall's inspector general can't get City Hall to cough up the records needed to investigate suspected wrongdoing at City Hall, what recourse does he have? Why, he can take it up with the guy who runs City Hall. That's the wholly unsatisfactory...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago City Council, Judges, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel
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State turns off UNO money spigot after charter school scandal
State officials have temporarily halted funding to the United Neighborhood Organization, contending the large charter school operator violated terms of a $98 million grant by hiring contractors who are related to one of the group's top executives. The...
Tags: Michael Madigan, Regional Authority, Politics, Illinois Governor, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
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Redflex losing contract bids amid Chicago scandal
Seeking to reverse their fortunes amid a debilitating Chicago corruption scandal, top executives of Redflex Traffic Systems flew to Florida for a personal pitch to local officials having second thoughts about giving the company a major contract for a red-...
Tags: Photography and Video, Photography Supplies and Services, Politics, Orlando, Rahm Emanuel
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Prison data, court files show link between school truancy and crime
Of 182 boys and young men recently locked up in Illinois' three medium-security youth prisons, at least 135 used to miss so much school that they were labeled chronic truants. Nearly 60 percent couldn't even read at the third-grade level when they were...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Substance Abuse, Gang Activity, Loyola University Chicago
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Federal Redflex probe casts speed camera initiative in an unfavorable light
The first evidence of a federal criminal probe into Chicago's red-light camera program is focusing attention on bribery allegations at City Hall just as Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying to launch his controversial speed camera initiative. Both the company...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Corporate Crime, Justice System
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All's fair in some suburbs as nitpicky officeholders keep candidates off ballot
Tired of the status quo, hundreds of residents across the region rose up this winter to challenge those running their towns — not suspecting the system was stacked against them. They knocked on doors. They persuaded neighbors to sign petitions....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Illinois Elections, Politics, Sean McDermott, Chicago Elections
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Emanuel: Time to move forward with school closings plan
Tribune reportersHours before the Chicago Teachers Union was set to lead a protest in the Loop, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today said the time for negotiations is over and he's moving forward on a plan to close 54 schools. The plan unveiled last week to shut down 53 elementary...Tags: Chicago Loop, Garfield Park, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Teachers Union, Rahm Emanuel
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Cubs should dump Chicago
It’s time for the Cubs to move out of Wrigley Field and leave Chicago! Tom Ricketts bought this team and he should have the right to run his business as he sees fit. He should not be held hostage by a money-greedy, dictatorial mayor who even tells...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Wrigley Field, Sandi Jackson, Blackmail and Extortion, Chicago Mayor
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No blubbering from Beavers despite guilty verdict
Just after Bill Beavers left the federal courtroom guilty on all counts — but before he'd go downstairs to play the defiant old-school Chicago pol for the TV cameras — he gave me a quiet shrug. We were standing in the corridor Thursday...
Tags: Ray Charles, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Lobbying, FBI
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Mar 22, 2013
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