- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 28, 2012
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A poem written by a teenager to the mother she never knew
"My World Inside the Womb," a poem by 18-year-old Isis Cook
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Nov 21, 2012
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United generously returns TIF subsidy it was required to return anyway
Mayor Emanuel praises company's "corporate citizenship" after it fails to fulfill its TIF agreement with the city
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 14, 2012
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The shot that brought the projects down, part three of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part three of five
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 13, 2012
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The shot that brought the projects down, part two of five
How the 1992 killing of Dantrell Davis forever altered not just the landscape of Chicago but urban policy nationwide, part two of five
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 23, 2012
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Queen for a day—the comic book
The girl who would be Saint Pat's queen writes a comic book about a girl who was.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 17, 2012
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Mayor Rahm and the f-bomb: a critical study
Mayor Emanuel is selective about whom he drops the f-bomb on.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 13, 2012
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Joe Berrios for Mayor!
Cook County assessor Joe Berrios sends out property tax assessments, which require a fun-filled explanation.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 23, 2012
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Oh, to have those fighting independents back
In city council meetings, Chicago's mayor once had to contend with a fierce opposition
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 18, 2012
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I bare my soul to Jack Silverstein
My interview with Jack Silverstein
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 2, 2012
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Nixon, Mayor Rahm, Herman Cain, and Pam Grieronly in the Reader!
Going through J.R. Jones's year-end film list, thinking about politics
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 18, 2011
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Mayor Emanuel tallies his City Council yes votes
Either Emanuel is better than Daley at crafting budgets, or we've regressed as a democracy.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 4, 2011
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Chicago's TIF scam: kids don't matter
The TIF-After School Matters connection
- Best of Chicago, City Life, Jun 23, 2011
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Best bar for quiet reflection on the legacy of Richard J. Daley
Cunneen's
- Best of Chicago, City Life, Jun 23, 2011
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Best future landmark
3536 S. Lowe, the home to two Mayors Daley
- Blogs, Bleader, May 16, 2011
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All Hail Mayor Emanuel
- Blogs, Bleader, May 5, 2011
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Before He Leaves, Mayor Daley Finds a Few More TIF Dollars to Hand Around
The city's piggy banks are empty, but at his last City Council meeting Mayor Daley committed to spending millions more out of the city's tax increment financing program.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 15, 2011
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Alderman Lyle Tells Her Constituents So Long—and, to Some, Good Riddance
Departing Sixth Ward alderman Freddrenna Lyle was as blunt as ever in her last public ward meeting.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 15, 2011
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Mick Dumke Returning to Reader
Mick Dumke returns to Reader
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 2, 2011
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Low Voter Turnout Gives Rahm a Meager Mandate
With less than half of registered voters showing up to the polls, Rahm Emanuel's victory is less impressive.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 21, 2011
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Cave Man Mentality
Chicago-style democracy simply doesn't suit John Kass
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