- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 9, 2012
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Inside Rahm's
privatizationeconomic teamThe top three members of the financial team at City Hall all come from firms known for privatization work
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2012
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My mixed luck with aldermen
Chicago aldermen have ranged from the corrupt and the racist to the gallant mavericks
- News & Features, Politics, Mar 11, 2010
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Time for a Revolution
No way is Mayor Daley going down without a fight. But perhaps you've noticed: he rarely ever gets one.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 25, 2010
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MEN ONLY
"They don't like you, Bob, in fact they hate your guts."
- News & Features, Politics, Jan 14, 2010
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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.
- News & Features, Politics, Dec 17, 2009
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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.
- News & Features, Feature, Sep 10, 2009
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Chicago's 2016 Olympic Bid
An archive of the Reader's coverage by Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 8, 2009
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Nation: when it comes to the privatization of parking, do as we say, not as we do
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 10, 2009
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Leading by example
Mayor Daley boasts that Chicago's privatization deals are examples for governments around the country. Recent reports suggest that's not quite true.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 22, 2009
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Seller's remorse
Aldermen want to require a 30-day waiting period between the time a lease deal is proposed and when it's voted on. But why do they need another law to get them to do their jobs?
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 21, 2009
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Everything you need to know you can learn in kindergarten
Mayor Daley dodges press, irony this morning on the West Side.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 31, 2009
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Money Back From Midway
The Midway Airport lease deal may be falling apart. Could we be so lucky?
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 2, 2009
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CTA Real Estate: Get It While It's Hot
Let's hope Mayor Daley has nothing to do with the CTA's new real estate sell-off.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 9, 2009
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Afternoon news update
Afternoon news update: While the mayor doesn't want to share information, some Facebook users don't want him to privatize any more assets. Meanwhile, it may get harder to protest parking tickets.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 5, 2009
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Message To John Fritchey: Beware the Beat-Down
Mayor Daley almost apologizes for insulting city workers, but not for knocking John Fritchey around.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 16, 2009
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Bye bye, Blago
What's going down: Blago's lawyers quit his impeachment trial; the city still hasn't finalized the deals to privatize Midway Airport and its parking meters.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 4, 2008
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Done deal
The parking meter lease deal's in the books.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 10, 2008
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As if the Yankees needed any more money . . .
Damn Yankees: corporate giveaways in New York City rival Chicago's.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 15, 2008
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Man With a Plan
Mayor Daley proposes staff cuts, fee hikes, and increased library fines to balance the city's budget; aldermen listen with interest.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 10, 2008
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The Midway deal's City Council fast track
The City Council's rush to vote on the $2.5 billion Midway Airport deal actually represents an improvement.
