- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 7, 2012
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My translation of a Wolf Point letter from Alderman Reilly
What the alderman is really saying
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 19, 2012
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Need money? Just take it out of TIF petty cash!
When the city needs the money, it just takes it from the TIF petty cash.
- News & Features, Politics, May 19, 2011
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In Chicago City Council, aldermen sweat the small stuff
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 9, 2009
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Buyer or seller's market?
The Daley administration and its financial adviser say the lousy economy actually helped the city get a better deal for its parking meters. Evidence from around the country suggests otherwise.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 2, 2009
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Better late than never
Aldermen hold another hearing on the parking meter lease deal. Their conclusion: it still stinks.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 1, 2009
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Alderman Burke brings out the dead
The dean of the City Council finds waste in the budget but no time to cut it.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 4, 2009
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Off to see the wizard
Aldermen introduce another proposal to slow down approval of privatization agreements--and to cover their rears for agreeing to the parking meter deal. But not everyone's buying this one.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 13, 2009
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Aldermen: mad as hell and not going to take it anymore (without bitching a little first)
More and more aldermen say they're frustrated with the way the Daley administration does business. Some even think somebody should do something about it. Meanwhile, the Dumpster tax has passed.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 22, 2009
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It actually happened
The City Council unanimously passed the TIF Sunshine Ordinance. Is it possible there's more transparency on the way?
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 18, 2009
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Toni Preckwinkle: Not Utterly Humorless
Contrary to reports you might have read in the Reader and the Sun-Times, alderman Toni Preckwinkle really does have a sense of humor.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 3, 2008
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Card games
Mayor Daley reintroduces race into the children's museum debate, and Alderman Brendan Reilly responds.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 25, 2008
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Take this park and stuff it
Why stop with the Children's Museum? A few other modest proposals for all that extra space in Grant Park.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 28, 2007
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Winners and losers
Winners and losers from the year in politics
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 19, 2007
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Temper, temper
The Children's Museum brouhaha continues, and is the mayor's face ever red.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 29, 2007
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Death to the Lake Shore Center?
To landmark or not to landmark? New 42nd Ward alderman Brendan Reilly has a big decision on his hands.
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