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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson
The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director. The Illinois Sports...
Tags: Executive Branch, Chicago White Sox, Illinois Governor, Rahm Emanuel, Parties and Movements
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Voice of the People, May. 22
Labeling schools In the controversy over school closings, we often hear the term "failing" as a reason for closing a school. The use of this term is both degrading and insulting to the students, teachers and parents of those schools. A school is a...Tags: Tornadoes, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Natural Disasters
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Our responsibility to Chicago's youngest generation
Every elected official loves nothing more than to open a new school, a new library or a new park. But the demands of elected office require doing more than what we "like" doing. The oath that we take to serve residents and build a better future for our...
Tags: Science and Technology, Students, Chicago Public Schools, Mathematics, Teaching and Learning
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Red Line rehab poses political challenge for Emanuel
Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday lauded Chicago Transit Authority workers for their "flawless" rollout of a five-month Red Line reconstruction that has shuttle buses replacing train service. So far, they're breathing a sigh of relief at City Hall. The...
Tags: Elections, Roderick T. Sawyer, Metra, Howard Brookins, Chicago Elections
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Emanuel: School board members still weighing closings
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who in March indicated that the time for negotiations on his administration's massive school closings plan was over, lauded members of his hand-picked school board Tuesday "for taking their responsibility to our children seriously"...
Tags: Health Treatments, Psychotherapy, Elections, Students, Health and Safety at School
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House gambling sponsor recuses self because of potential conflict
— The Illinois House's longtime gambling expansion point man has dropped his sponsorship of a casino bill to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Democratic Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie wrote to the House clerk that he is now affiliated with a law...
Tags: Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Business Enterprises, Rahm Emanuel, John J Cullerton
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Stylish MCA celebration; Pride Parade rolls out 42nd
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe Museum of Contemporary Art celebrated 15 years of performances on the MCA stage with its benefit, "remixed/reimagined." The evening began with an outdoor reception on the front plaza that included food from some of Chicago's food trucks, plus mini...Tags: Illinois Governor, Festive Events, Peace Corps, Arts, Rahm Emanuel
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Executive Branch, Economic Policy, Mutual Funds, Illinois Governor
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Some school closings make no sense
Some of the proposed school closings make no sense, especially those involving buildings renovated to accomodate students with disabilities (“CPS documents raise questions about closings,” News, May 17). I had given Mayor Rahm Emanuel the...Tags: Students, Education, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Chicago casino means corruption
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is promoting a casino at an undisclosed location over which he’d have incredible power. The bidding process to choose a vendor would be sealed, and records would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act until after the vendor...Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Political Corruption, Rahm Emanuel
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Scarce public funds shouldn't be used on DePaul stadium
Mayor Rahm Emanuel pleads poverty when it comes to education, public safety and Wrigley Field upgrades. But now he says a new basketball stadium for DePaul University is necessary, even though owners of the United Center offered the venue for free. Why...Tags: Wrigley Field, Government, Rahm Emanuel, United Center, Safety of Citizens
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Chicago-area pension funding gap jumps to $32 billion: report
ReutersThe Chicago-based Civic Federation said Tuesday the funding gap for 10 Chicago-area public pension systems widened by 16.7 percent to $32 billion in fiscal 2011 from the year, warning of service cuts or tax hikes to bridge the gap. The civic watchdog...Tags: Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance, Illinois General Assembly, Pension and Welfare, Chicago Park District
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