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Bright Idea Shot Down
Someone attempts to make an effort to solve an ongoing problem ... Under fire to stop the trade show exodus from Chicago, McCormick Place unions on F…
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Short 250? 400?
The truth coming out slowly : The Chicago Police Department is down hundreds of officers despite pledges by City Hall to boost the force to combat gr…
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Inauguration Day
Someone said "Swear him in" and Rahm embarrassed everyone by letting off a string of four-letter words. The judge actually dropped the bib…
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Police Board on the Hot Seat
First, someone questions their "termination rate:" The civilian Chicago police board responsible for disciplining officers has backed the p…
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Well Isn't This Special
Aldercreature Burke, a man who defines "shady," hires someone who can only charitably be called "of questionable background:" For…
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Car 47 to Retire?
And benefit from an end run around State Law? What about the other BIG and as yet not public news about CAR 47? Papers are in, has been employed by …
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Media Picks up on Doubts
That "Chief Resilience Officer" spot is raising eyebrows among the press : What the heck is a “chief resilience officer” anyway? And how in…
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Hilarious Headline
This is just amusing: Emanuel: Chicago will get same results on police reform without a judge's oversight Laughable. Rahm isn't going to spen…
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This Dumbass Again
Aldercreature Arena's media outreach people don't seem capable of keeping their boss out of the news: 45th Ward Alderman John Arena is facing…
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He's Baaaaack!
Groot demonstrating again how little she cares for the unions who helped elected her, decides to employ an asshole that voters wouldn't re-elect …
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Beale "Shares Some Pain"
This must be what those "revruns" meant when they said they were going to bring some suffering to other neighborhoods - they already had Be…
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"Reforms" to Continue
Stay the course! Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with reforms at the Chicago Police Department whether or not President-elect Dona…
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This is "Building Morale"?
It sure looks like Rahm is going to have his work cut out for him, publicly stating he's looking to "raise morale" on the Department an…
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The Kiss of Death
Didn't Brizzard get this encouragement something like 3 days before he left the City's employ? Mayor Rahm Emanuel gave Police Superintendent …
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The "Outsider" Label
As predicted here and elsewhere, the fawning label of "outsider" has taken hold of the media and they are running with it: Minutes after t…
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Another Neighborhood Sinking
Proof that the political elite are bent on destroying any semblance of thriving neighborhoods in Chicago that don't reliably vote for democrats :…
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Daley Says What Now?
Earlier today, Daley came out in support of Mell's Law , but not for the obvious reason of re-registering Mell's "arsenal": Mayor D…
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It's the Media's Fault?
Well, it's good to know we have someone to blame : Mayor Daley on Wednesday blamed his favorite whipping post — the news media — for making some …
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