- 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
- News & Features, Feature, Jul 3, 2012
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How Chicago said yes to pot
The politics behind our new marijuana law
- 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 14, 2012
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When senators start looking like aldermen
JP Morgan Chase shows how money buys attention at every level of politics
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 17, 2012
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Aldermen examine new protest rules before doing what they're told
Somehow Mayor Emanuel gets his way again
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 6, 2011
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New police chief sets out to show he's not the old police chief
- Galleries & Museums, Art Feature, Apr 1, 2010
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50 Aldermen/50 Artists
All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 10, 2010
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Chicago Ain't Ready for Police Board Reform
Proposals to reform a key police oversight body are on hold while aldermen await orders from Mayor Daley.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 1, 2009
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Howling at the Moon
Amid a spate of youth violence, the City Council's police and fire committee meets ... to discuss a crackdown on loud dog barking.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 26, 2009
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Charge it to my account once more
Aldermen spent more than $3 million last year on expenses incurred as part of their "official duties"--like expensive cars, bottled water, and parking tickets.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 19, 2008
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The bad-news budget
The City Council passes Mayor Daley's 2009 budget by a 49-1 vote.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 30, 2008
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The honor system
State legislator Annazette Collins has been fined for not properly disclosing her campaign fund-raising and spending, but she's not the only official whose finances don't add up.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 11, 2008
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Pearls of wisdom
Aldermen say the darndest things.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 20, 2007
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The post-election future of the foie gras ban
Having survived a tight runoff, 50th Ward alderman Bernard Stone says he still wants to repeal the foie gras ban.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 29, 2006
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Anatomy of a rubber stamp
Despite showing flashes of independence over the last couple of years, the Chicago City Council rarely divides over issues up for vote, according to an analyis by UIC professor Dick Simpson.
