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Emanuel sworn in as mayor: 'Let us share the necessary sacrifices'
Rahm Emanuel took the oath of office as Chicago's 46th mayor.
The city's new mayor then laid out the challenges ahead: Improving schools, ending gun violence and downsizing a city government taxpayers can no longer afford. And he asked Chicagoans, the...Tags: Richard M. Daley, David Axelrod, William Daley, Heather Headley, Regional Authority
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Emanuel presides over first City Council meeting
Mayor Rahm Emanuel presided over his first Chicago City Council meeting today, a two hour session heavy on ceremony and new faces getting to know each other.
The rookie mayor gaveled the meeting to order on time at 10 a.m. New City Clerk Susana Mendoza...Tags: Daniel Solis, Regional Authority, Susana Mendoza, Edward M. Burke, Politics
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Chicago City Council's Black Caucus has new leader
South Side Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. was elected chairman of the Chicago City Council's Black Caucus today. The 21st Ward alderman defeated Ald. Latasha Thomas, 17th, in a vote among African-American aldermen after the council meeting. Thomas declined...Tags: African Americans, Latasha Thomas, Howard Brookins, Minority Groups, Michelle Harris
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Council veteran Ed Smith won't run in 2011
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 9:16 a.m. Ald. Ed Smith, 28th, the dean of the Chicago City Council’s black caucus, has submitted his resignation to Mayor Richard Daley, sources confirmed this morning. Smith, whose resignation will take effect at the...... -
Burke's bodyguards: An issue worth revisiting
Change of SubjectRahm Emanuel's glancing mention during Monday night's debate of the exensive bodyguard protection afforded to finance committee chairman Ald. Ed Burke, 14th-- "The City Council has to share in the sacrifice because the residents will be sharing in... -
Burnett steps down as chairman of City Council black caucus
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 11:41 a.m.; updated at 2:57 p.m. Ald. Walter Burnett resigned today as chairman of the Chicago City Council's black caucus. The 27th Ward alderman, who has chaired the 19-member group of African-American aldermen for nearly...... -
Cutting the council, by the numbers
Change of SubjectFrom the Better Government Association analysis that kick-started the idea of trimming the size of the Chicago City Council: Chicago’s population reached 2.8 million in 2009. The City is broken down into 50 districts, or wards, each with its own....... -
Chicago City Council taking applications for internal watchdog
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 12:55 p.m. It took nearly a year, but the Chicago City Council is now accepting applications for a watchdog to investigate allegations of aldermanic shenanigans. The council agreed to create the position of legislative inspector...... -
Aldermanic races, then and now
Change of SubjectThen -- from Emanuel, Burke, big labor pour money into runoffs (April 1) Now -- from Stone, Lyle lose as Chicago City Council gets makeover (current) Then: Ald. Freddrenna Lyle, who has represented the South Side's 6th Ward for 13...... -
Stone concedes defeat in 50th Ward race
Clout StPosted by Cynthia Dizikes and Hal Dardick at 7:50 p.m.; updated at 9:07 p.m. Ald. Bernard Stone, the second-longest-serving Chicago City Council member, conceded defeat tonight to challenger Debra Silverstein in the 50th Ward contest. With 84 percent of... -
City council to discuss LP Hospital plan
Lincoln ParkPlans for the redevelopment of the old Lincoln Park Hospital move forward Wednesday as the city council takes up the issue. From ABC 7: The Chicago City Council meets Wednesday on the issue of the proposed conversion of the former Lincoln Park Hospital... -
Chicago City Council puts off vote on clean power ordinance
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick at 11:13 a.m. A pair of Chicago City Council committees put off a vote today on a controversial ordinance that would force two coal-fired plants to convert to cleaner natural gas, cut their operations or shut......
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