- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 26, 2012
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Superintendent McCarthy dismantles CAPS, will replace it with something at some point
Chicago police chief says we don't need more cops, just a new community policing policy to be determined later
- 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 6, 2011
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New police chief sets out to show he's not the old police chief
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 8, 2011
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Rhymefest Says No to a Recount
The 20th Ward won't get a rapper representative.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 5, 2010
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Rhymefest's Background Check
It took two whole weeks for incumbent 20th Ward alderman Willie Cochran to tip off reporters about his most famous challenger's criminal record.
- News & Features, Politics, Jul 8, 2010
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Under the Gun
Aldermen rush through a gun-control law they've barely read to replace a gun-control law nobody seems to have enforced. Who really benefits? Mayor Daley.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 28, 2010
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Mayor Daley Vows to Put New Gun Regulations in Place But Won't Say What They Are
Mayor Daley promises that more gun regulations are on the way for Chicago—but he won't say what they are, and he can't say when anyone's been charged with violating the city's current gun ban.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 28, 2010
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City Council to Consider New Gun Regulations Tuesday
The City Council makes plans for more gun regulations, but not everyone's on board with Mayor Daley's gun rhetoric.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 4, 2010
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Frustrated in Washington Park
Washington Park residents at a community policing meeting Thursday night had more than crime on their minds—they're frustrated at signs that the neighborhood is falling apart.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 14, 2010
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Mayor Daley settles on Beale for police committee post
Mayor Daley taps Ninth Ward alderman Anthony Beale to chair the City Council's police and fire committee.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 7, 2010
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Alderman Burnett: An African American should lead the police and fire committee
The City Council's Committee on Police and Fire still doesn't have a chairman, and that's making the Black Caucus nervous.
- 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 31, 2010
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What Streets Do They Sweep?
Aldermen opposed to the mayor's street-sweeping plan couldn't round up enough of their colleagues to take a vote against it this morning, but they declared victory anyway.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 30, 2010
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The Conundrum of the Quorum
Three aldermen have called a special session of the City Council. Will anyone show up?
- News & Features, Our Town, Mar 4, 2010
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Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Expelled From the Garden
The U. of C. wants to park bulldozers on a Woodlawn community garden, and it won't take "let's talk about this" for an answer.
- News & Features, Politics, Aug 19, 2009
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The Real Estate King of the Chicago City Council
Brand-new 26th Ward alderman Roberto Maldonado owns more properties than any other council rep—including ten in his own ward. That's a lot of potential conflicts of interest.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 27, 2009
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They got theirs
Aldermen approving a plan to ensure community benefits if Chicago wins the 2016 Olympics have a lot to be thankful for.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 13, 2009
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Community benefits
Backed by activists, five aldermen propose a plan to ensure Chicago's Olympics bid yields "community benefits."
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 15, 2008
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Top brass
No shocker here: Chicago's new police chief picks a top deputy who's black.
