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, Nov 14, 2012
Mayor Emanuel ensures parking meters remain in private hands
A Cook County judge rules against a challenge to the parking meter deal
by Mick Dumke
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, Jul 18, 2012
On meter deal, legal action speaks louder than words
As Mayor Emanuel blasts the parking meter deal, city lawyers fight to keep it in place
by Mick Dumke
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, Dec 14, 2011
Rahm's latest verdict: we're stuck with the meter deal
Even Emanuel has to acknowledge that the city's street parking system was sold.
by Mick Dumke
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, Nov 2, 2010
Tomorrow's Big Non-Election Political News
All eyes are on state and national politics, but there's local political news to watch as well.
by Whet Moser
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Bleader
, Oct 19, 2010
The Cover of the
Rolling Stone
The parking meter deal continues to live in infamy, this time in Rolling Stone.
by Whet Moser
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, Jul 20, 2010
Not Getting It
The problems with the parking meter deal go far beyond rates and broken meters.
by Whet Moser
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, Jun 10, 2010
Privatize Public Transit?
Chicago's tried it before. Here's how that went.
by Robert Loerzel
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Chicago Transit: An Illustrated History
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, Mar 11, 2010
Time for a Revolution
No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.
by Mick Dumke
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Bleader
, Feb 18, 2010
Parking Meters and the Psychology of Driving
Why people think walking takes longer than driving, and how to increase cycling by getting rid of parking spaces.
by Whet Moser
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, Feb 17, 2010
I Give Up
Object lessons in the actual problems with urban planning, and in hopelessness.
by Whet Moser
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Bleader
, Jan 26, 2010
Ben Joravsky & Mick Dumke Take You Inside the News Before It Happens
Privatization? Parking Meters? Property taxes? There's an archive for that.
by Whet Moser
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Politics
, Jan 14, 2010
The Case For Selling Off the City
You’ve read plenty in these pages about the hazards of turning over roads, airports, and parking meters to private companies. But when privatization is done right, argues advocate John Schmidt, it can be an ideal partnership.
by Mick Dumke
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Mayer Brown
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Bleader
, Jan 7, 2010
Mayor Daley's Chief of Staff Gets the Boot
by Whet Moser
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, Jan 4, 2010
Great Moments in Car Culture
Where we're going we don't need... parking meters
by Whet Moser
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Politics
, Dec 17, 2009
It Doesn't Take Much to Be a Maverick
Alderman Tom Allen makes history by daring to question the mayor's pet financing scheme in City Council chambers.
by Ben Joravsky
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, Dec 10, 2009
FAIL: The Reader's Parking Meter Investigation
Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke's report on the privatization of Chicago's parking meters, how the deal went down, and its fallout
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Bleader
, Nov 20, 2009
The Chicago News Cooperative Debuts
by Whet Moser
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, Nov 5, 2009
A Round of Really!?! With Mayor Daley
We have some follow-up questions to the questions other outlets have been asking him about our stories.
by Mick Dumke
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, Oct 26, 2009
We're from the private sector, and we're not here to help
by Whet Moser
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, Oct 1, 2009
Video
Maybe Partying Will Help
by Whet Moser
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