- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 25, 2012
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Harold Washington, Chicago politics, and the roots of the Obama presidency
A new edition of Gary Rivlin's chronicle of the Harold Washington years, Fire on the Prairie
- News & Features, Politics, Nov 7, 2012
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He's got this
Reports from across Chicago as the votes for President Obama came rolling in
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 19, 2012
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City sheds hundreds more jobs in black and Hispanic neighborhoods
Black and Hispanic neighborhoods bear the brunt of Mayor Emanuel's belt tightening
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 6, 2012
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Public safety committee meeting avoids discussion of public safety
As the violence continues in Chicago, aldermen target phony military heroes
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 21, 2012
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Aldermen say yes to pot law changes
Rahm Emanuel's decriminalization proposal moves forward
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 20, 2012
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A few things the City Council should know about pot
Drug policy expert Kathie Kane-Willis discusses Chicago's proposal to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 14, 2012
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Rahm backs changes to pot policy
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is preparing to announce his support for a plan to soften penalties for marijuana possession
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 14, 2012
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Mayor Emanuel stands pat on pot
The mayor remains silent as Chicago police tie up 175 officer hours a day arresting people for marijuana possession
- Blogs, Bleader, May 17, 2012
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Spared the knife
As the police ranks shrink in the first year under Rahm Emanuel, mayoral aides get higher pay
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 29, 2012
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Cook County state's attorney pans marijuana decriminalization
Anita Alvarez calls marijuana a "gateway drug"
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 16, 2012
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No movement in sight for marijuana reforms
City officials have tabled a proposal to reform marijuana laws
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 4, 2012
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City job cuts hit black and Hispanic neighborhoods hardest
City job cuts hit black and Hispanic neighborhoods hardest
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 16, 2011
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Why Rahm and Forrest blame the unions—because it works
What riding the CTA can teach you about unions.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 5, 2011
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Father Pfleger: end the pot possession busts!
On pro-pot-decriminalization priest Father Michael Pfleger
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 11, 2011
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Chicago's leaky water system
History reveals that Emanuel won't change much about how the city taps its water supply.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 10, 2011
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Emanuel boasts of crime-fighting successes, even those that haven't happened yet
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 20, 2011
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Charles Percy, UNO, and the ever-shifting political winds
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 24, 2011
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Despite pronouncements from City Hall, police ranks have grown thinner under Mayor Emanuel
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 6, 2011
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Federal court rips Chicago's gun-range ban as the City Council dumps it
