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Emanuel not getting the jobs done?
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rolled out a stream of what he's billed as pro-business initiatives and stood with dozens of corporations making jobs announcements during his first two years in office, but a clear majority of voters in a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll...
Tags: Unemployment Rate, Politics, Chicago Mayor, Productivity, Unemployment
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Chicago bike accident highlights the oft-brutal laws of physics, biology
Any attempt to make bicycling in Chicago easier and safer by using the law is welcome. That includes Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposals last week to amend the city's bike ordinance to give cyclists more freedom to maneuver but also increase penalties on...
Tags: Cycling, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago Mayor, Science and Technology, Hospitals and Clinics
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Why won't Emanuel talk about Mayor He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named?
One subject that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel never touches involves a legendary political figure: Mayor He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. So when I sat down for an interview with Emanuel last week to mark his two-year anniversary in the job, I asked: Why...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley, Local Government
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Take a hike, rogue bikers
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds Cyclists who run stop signs or fail to yield to pedestrians will soon face harsher penalties under a proposal Mayor Rahm Emanuel will introduce today. Any cyclist caught breaking a road rule will now be subject to...... -
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ABORTION BAN-ARKANSAS Judge excludes group from hearing on abortion ban LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge says a group that wants to help defend Arkansas' law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy can't participate in a hearing...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Politics, Chicago Mayor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Chen honors long-neglected composer
A conductor who understands the challenges female musicians of color face is leading the first Chicago Symphony Orchestra performances this week of a work by a black woman composer who faced similar obstacles during her lifetime. Mei-Ann Chen chose as...
Tags: Human Interest, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Avenue, Music Industry, Entertainment
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Voice of the People, May. 11
Promoting gambling Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a video using the plight of Chicago's schoolchildren to promote the building of a casino in Chicago. This resurrects sad memories for many of us of the Illinois Lottery's self-justification in 1974 that...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Human Interest, Charity, Wheaton, Punishment
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Surveillance cameras aren't all that
Video surveillance cameras have been growing in popularity for years, but in recent weeks their advance has gotten a turbo boost. After helping to identify two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, the cameras went from occasionally desirable to...Tags: Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Mayor, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Michael Bloomberg
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Quinn leery of gambling expansion loopholes
Repeated assurances by gambling expansion supporters that a Chicago casino would be under the strict supervision of the state's gambling regulators isn't enough for Gov. Pat Quinn, who is eyeing a provision that he worries could undermine that authority....
Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Ethics, Problem Gambling, Politics, Midway
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Quotes of the week
"Anybody who comes to work at this agency will come through the front door." — Metra CEO Alex Clifford, about his no-patronage pledge and the policy he insists has been in place since he was hired in 2011 / "You gotta remember that the Cubs are a...Tags: Justice System, Sports, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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How about a Madigan casino plan?
Suppose you were writing legislation that would increase from 10 to 23 the number of casinos in your state. You need to win over a governor who has vetoed two similar bills because you keep writing special oversight rules for one or more casinos in a...
Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Politics, Chicago Mayor, Executive Branch, Interior Policy
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Rahm Emanuel to give commencement address for Clinton School of Public Service graduates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will give the commencement address at Saturday's graduation ceremonies for the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. The commencement ceremonies are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at...Tags: Graduation, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Politics, Civil and Public Service
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