- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 28, 2012
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To be or not to be an infrastructure trust rubber stamp
The board of the city's new infrastructure trust fund discusses its oversight role
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 11, 2012
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Mayor Rahm selects his infrastructure trust rubber stamp
Oversight, Chicago-style: Mayor Emanuel appoints an infrastructure trust board that can be depended on to do whatever he wants
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 3, 2010
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Post Mortem
Who won, and who would have won, on Election Day.
- News & Features, Politics, Mar 11, 2010
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Mayoral Material?
Ten to watch, even as they demur
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 3, 2010
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Scattered and Not-So-Scattered Thoughts on the Elections
A roundup of the 2010 Illinois primaries.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 1, 2010
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Don't blame Alexi
Eluding his critics, saying the right things to the right people, and giving off the smell of a winner, Alexi Giannoulias is starting to look like he'll land in the U.S. Senate.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 29, 2010
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The parking meter lawsuit guy makes a run for comptroller
When he's not suing the city and state over Chicago's parking meter lease deal, Clint Krislov is running for state comptroller.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 25, 2010
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Somebody's Got to Win
The U.S. Senate race: nobody's resonating, but somebody's winning.
- News & Features, Politics, Jan 21, 2010
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What's at Stake in the Senate
Not only could a Democrat help push Obama's agenda - he or she could make the chamber a little more black, female, gay, or righteous.
- News & Features, Politics, Jan 21, 2010
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Election Confusion?
In the run-up to February's primaries, Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky take a look at the races that could have the most impact on your life.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 31, 2009
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Paul Vallas endorses David Hoffman—then points out his flaws
Former Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas announced his support for David Hoffman's Senate bid Wednesday—then talked about how much he likes Hoffman's Republican rival Mark Kirk.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 21, 2009
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In absentia, Stroger and Giannoulias take a beating on Devon Avenue
Candidates for Cook County board president, sheriff, and U.S. Senate make pitches to a Muslim group on West Devon—and rip on their opponents who didn't show up.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 16, 2009
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After the debate, Senate candidates spar some more
Democratic candidates for Barack Obama's old Senate seat met for a spirited debate this morning, but the real fireworks went off after it was over.
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 10, 2009
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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
- News & Features, Feature, Dec 3, 2009
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Alexi's Albatross
Can Alexi Giannoulias shake off the problems plaguing his family's bank to win Obama's old Senate seat?
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 4, 2009
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Sheriff Tom Dart Skipping the 2010 Senate Race to Run for Re-election
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 26, 2009
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City inspector David Hoffman quits
He's throwing his hat in the ring for the U.S. Senate.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 9, 2009
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Back to square one with the main post office
The city's plan to spend $51 million in TIF dollars fixing up the old downtown post office dies. And it might be the Reader's fault.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 2, 2009
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Reading the IG's parking meter report
Estimates that the city got less than half what it could have on the parking meter deal are getting the headlines, but there are plenty of devils in the details.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 2, 2009
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Parking meter presser: indeed, a doozy
The city's inspector general estimates - like the Reader and other observers - that we got taken to the cleaners on the parking meter deal.
