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A Marseille original
MARSEILLE, France — Bouillabaisse and I have a history. For years, I made this fish soup — from scratch, fish heads and all — for Christmas Eve dinner. Then, to prepare myself when I first became a food writer for the Tribune, I...
Tags: France, Restaurants, Appetizers, Croutons, Chicago Restaurants
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Consultants with ties to mayor help school closings panel
Chicago Tribune reportersThe panel appointed to give the public a voice on Chicago school closings is being advised by experts with political and financial ties to City Hall, fueling questions about its independence from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration. The head of the...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Charter Schools, Collective Contract, Consultancy Service
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Ex-gang member 'Gator' Bradley asks aldermen for gun permit
Clout StreetPardoned former gang member Wallace “Gator” Bradley told aldermen today he wants the right to own a handgun, even though he once had felony convictions on his record. Bradley, who in recent decades has set up shop as a self-professed “...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gang Activity, Firearms, Gun Control, Walter Burnett, Jr.
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Kass: Chicago Way Casino — where pols can take to the pole
A sad comment on the cynicism around us is that some are scoffing at a beautiful idea: A giant Chicago City Hall-run casino at the James R. Thompson Center, the heart of state government, run by our political class. "We just want to build the thing,"...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Edward M. Burke, Dance, Entertainment Events, Navy Pier
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Ald. Sandi Jackson says she won't resign 'unless something catastrophic happens'
Clout StreetAld. Sandi Jackson told reporters today that she won't resign from the City Council unless "something catastrophic happens," that she's not a candidate to replace her husband in Congress and that she's undecided about whether to move back to Chicago...Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Sandi Jackson, Local Elections, Politics
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Council votes to seek private Convention Center manager
L.A. NOWL.A. City Council members voted to invite private operators to submit bids to run the downtown Convention Center, handing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa a major victory.... -
Card users spared Blue Line O'Hare fare hike -- for now
Tribune reporterAfter rejecting the tearful pleas and angry demands of CTA bus riders to restore routes that were slashed this week, the transit agency’s board on Tuesday approved a big break for commuters who work at O’Hare International Airport. But the...Tags: Forrest Claypool, UPS Inc., University of Chicago, Air Transportation Industry, Chicago Transit Authority
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Ald. Mell indicates he's not retiring
Clout StreetAmong the myriad political parlor games at City Hall, one of the longest running is the annual speculation about whether Northwest Side Ald. Richard Mell will finally step down. Mell, 74 and the second-longest serving alderman on the City Council,...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Deborah Mell, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Mayor, Civil Rights
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Your vote, L.A.'s future
Think of last month's election — with its presidential contest, its 11 statewide ballot measures, its additional three countywide questions, the district attorney's race and voters' first full-scale workout with the new district lines and the top-...
Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Regional Elections, Government, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Feinstein to introduce gun control bill next year
WASHINGTON -- Two days after the shooting deaths of 26 people at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, Sen. Dianne Feinstein pledged Sunday that she would introduce new gun control legislation at the beginning of next year’s congressional session....
Tags: Assault, Firearms, Dianne Feinstein, Politics, Health and Safety at School
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Sen. Feinstein to introduce gun-control bill next year
WASHINGTON — Two days after the shooting deaths of 26 people at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, Sen. Dianne Feinstein pledged Sunday that she would introduce new gun-control legislation at the beginning of next year’s congressional...
Tags: Milk (movie), Dianne Feinstein, Shootings, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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Union protest at City Hall but O'Hare contract is likely done deal
WGN NEWSA labor contract at O’Hare Airport is going to leave 350 workers out of a job just weeks before Christmas and today, the mayor reacted to his decision to go with a firm mired in controversy. Alleged mob ties and cheap labor are just some of...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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