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Columns & Opinion, On Politics Aug 13, 2014
The politics of Chicago's potholes

City Council lapdogs aren't getting their streets fixed any faster than independents.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, potholes, politics, infrastructure, streets, biking, Ravenswood Avenue, Scott Waguespack, Rahm Emanuel, north side, City Council, neighborhoods, wards, 32nd Ward, 47th Ward, Ameya Pawar, City Council independents, mayoral loyalists, Patrick O'Connor, clout, 40th Ward, 49th Ward, Joe Moore, Clark Street, WBBM

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Apr 1, 2014
Aldermen advance Rahm's South Loop plan without analyzing it first

While the plan for independent analysis stalls, the City Council approves spending $55 million on the mayor's hotel and stadium deal.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, City Council, Ameya Pawar, 47th Ward, Rahm Emanuel, South Loop, basketball arenas, DePaul University, Marriott Hotels, development, aldermanic independence, Richard M. Daley, property taxes, real estate, TIFs, tax increment financing, Michelle Harris, Carrie Austin, Ed Burke, City Council rules committee, Office of Financial Analysis Oversight, committees, city offices, McPier, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, intergovernmental agreements, Rick Munoz, 22nd Ward, Scott Waguespack, 32nd Ward, John Arena, 45th Ward, Financial Analysis Oversight Committee

Columns & Opinion, On Politics Nov 5, 2013
The people sound off on Mayor Emanuel's budget—but he's not listening

The City Council's progressive caucus holds a budget hearing, because someone has to.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rahm Emanuel, City Council, city budget, Mick Dumke, hearings, progressive caucus, Scott Waguespack, Robert Fioretti, Roderick Sawyer, budget hearings, 2nd Ward, 6th Ward, 15th Ward, 22nd Ward, 32nd Ward, 36th Ward, 45th Ward, 5th Ward, Tonie Foulkes, Rick Munoz, Nicholas Sposato, John Arena, Leslie Hairston, mental health, mental health clinics, Wal-Mart, TIFs, tax increment financing, Kari Lydersen, books, Prosser High School, Dorothy Harding, Douglas Park, Mary Jones, retirees, Barack Obama, Quentin Young

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Sep 4, 2013
"Little" LED billboards, big nuisance

As flashing digital billboards of up to 100 square feet remain unregulated, an ordinance addressing them sits stalled in committee.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Deanna Isaacs on Culture, Heidi Mass, Lincoln Park, LED billboards, billboards, advertising, City Council, zoning, light, 32nd Ward, Scott Waguespack, sign code, zoning committee

Blogs, Bleader Feb 23, 2012
Lunch is free—thanks to the 32nd Ward

How I emerged as the real winner in the 32nd ward race for Democratic committeeman
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: The Reefer, Politics, Clout City, Cook County Board Commissioner John Fritchey, Alderman Scott Waguespack, Frank Coconate, 32nd ward, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Lincoln Restaurant, Owen Kilmer, the Miami Heat

Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 23, 2011
Best alderman

Scott Waguespack voted best alderman
- Tags: City Life, Best alderman, Readers' poll, Scott Waguespack, Proco "Joe" Moreno, Ameya Pawar, 32nd Ward, 1st Ward, 47th Ward

News & Politics, Politics Feb 16, 2011
Aldermania!

The Cirque de Silly is back in town.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Politics, Election, Aldermania, Walter Burnett, Eugene Schulter, Joe Berrios, Scott Waguespack, Rey Colon, Billy Ocasio, 47th Ward, 27th Ward, 32nd Ward, Tom Courtney, McKenzie Dyhr-Arnold, Gevonna Fassett, Victor Rowans, Jim Nally, ballot, alderman, Chicago Reader, Tom O'Donnell, Joe Berrios, Tim Evans, Tom Dart, Ameya Pawar, Tom Jacks, Bryan Lynch, Chicago City Council

Blogs, Bleader Oct 4, 2010
What Does the Ilinois Restaurant Association Think About Food Trucks?

The latest in food-truck news: aldermen get briefed, the Illinois Restaurant Association gets cranky, and Evanston startups get hosed.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: Food Chain, Politics, Food & Drink, Clout City, food trucks, Scott Waguespack, 32nd Ward, Chicago City Council, Evanston, Bob Shannon, Seasonings, Illinois Restaurant Association

News & Politics, Politics May 20, 2010
The Shadow Budget: Who Wins in Daley's TIF Game

The economic development funds are supposed to go to neighborhoods that need it. Guess where they're really going. For the first time ever: how the city spends TIF funds, ward by ward
- By Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, TIFs, tax-increment fiancing, TIF map, West Englewood, 15th Ward, 41st Ward, Mayor Daley, Richard M. Daley, Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, Bronzeville TIF, 2nd Ward, 3rd Ward, 4th Ward, Chatham, Beverly, Lakeview, Rogers Park, Loop, 27th Ward, 42nd Ward, Gold Coast, Garfield Park, City Council, City Hall, Anthony Beale, 9th Ward, Roseland, Robert Fioretti, Bob Fioretti, Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Chicago Riverwalk, Brendan Reilly, Isaac Carothers, 29th Ward, Hillary Rodham Clinton Park, Prairie Avenue Historic District, Harpo Studios, MillerCoors, 250 S. Wacker, Chicago Christian Industrial League, New Ritz, Kennedy-King College, Walmart, Walter Burnett, 27th Ward, 60th and Western TIF district, West Englewood, Chicago Lawn, Near West TIF District, Greektown, 14th Ward, Ed Burke, 32nd Ward, Roscoe Village, Wicker Park, 32nd Ward, Scott Waguespack, 38th Ward, Tom Allen, 22nd Ward, Rick Munoz, shadow budget, TIF shadow budget

Blogs, Bleader Aug 21, 2009
Much has been revealed—about the parking meter deal

Previously redacted documents from meetings about the deal have been delivered in all their glory.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, parking meters, privatization, parking meter lease deal, Mayor Richard M. Daley, IVI-IPO, lawsuit, Scott Waguespack, 32nd Ward, Chicago politics, Chicago City Council, William Blair & Company, Angela Caputo, Progress Illinois

News & Politics, Feature Aug 12, 2009
The Bloomingdale Trail: Urban Oasis or Devil's Playground?

Despite easy access and great publicity, the 2.7-mile stretch of abandoned rail bed isn't slated to open as a park till at least 2016. Whose job is it to secure it until then?
- By John Greenfield
- Tags: Feature, Bloomingdale Trail, Canadian Pacific Railway, Chicago, Logan Square Open Space Plan, Humboldt Park, Wicker Park, Bucktown, bicycling, jogging, dog walking, Trust for Public Land, Albany/Whipple Park, Rey Colon, Scott Waguespack, Manny Flores, Roberto Maldonado, Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail, Ben Helphand, Andrew Vesselinovitch, John Escalante, Chicago police, 14th District, crime, 32nd Ward, 26th Ward, First Ward, 35th Ward

Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2009
Peter Donoghue

Peter Donoghue, north side activist, dies at age 57.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Clout City, Chicago Park District, 32nd Ward, Chicago politics, Ted Matlak, Lane Tech High School, Peter Donoghue, Lakeview Citizens Council, McFetridge Sports Center

Blogs, Bleader Dec 18, 2007
First round: Fritchey

How the 32nd Ward committeeman's race became a gimme.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Clout City, 32nd Ward, Chicago board of elections, Roger Romanelli, John Fritchey

Blogs, Bleader Apr 14, 2007
Matlak gets schooled

Ted Matlak, alderman of the 32nd Ward, has provoked a bitter controversy at a Bucktown magnet school by promising to deliver funds for expanded enrollment.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Scott Waguespack, 32nd Ward, Ted Matlak, Drummond Montessori Magnet School

Blogs, Bleader Apr 13, 2007
Muddying the waters

In his defamation suit filed against 32nd Ward alderman Ted Matlak and two other defendants, Scott Waguespack alleges a connection between former challenger Catherine Zaryczny and a clout-heavy former judge convicted of stealing more than $25,000 in court monies.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Clout City, Scott Waguespack, Alderman Ted Matlak, 32nd Ward, Paul Foxgrover, Laura Foxgrover

Blogs, Bleader Mar 5, 2007
Surprise endorsement in the 32nd Ward

Alderman Ted Matlak has been endorsed by Catherine Zaryczny, his former challenger.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Clout City, Scott Waguespack, Alderman Ted Matlak, Catherine Zaryczny, 32nd Ward

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2007
Election day dispatch #7: All quiet in the 32nd

Election day dispatch #7: All quiet in the 32nd
- By Mike Lenehan
- Tags: News, Clout City, 32nd Ward, Election day

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City Council lapdogs aren't getting their streets fixed any faster than independents.

While the plan for independent analysis stalls, the City Council approves spending $55 million on the mayor's hotel and stadium deal.

The City Council's progressive caucus holds a budget hearing, because someone has to.

As flashing digital billboards of up to 100 square feet remain unregulated, an ordinance addressing them sits stalled in committee.

How I emerged as the real winner in the 32nd ward race for Democratic committeeman

Scott Waguespack voted best alderman

The Cirque de Silly is back in town.

The latest in food-truck news: aldermen get briefed, the Illinois Restaurant Association gets cranky, and Evanston startups get hosed.

The economic development funds are supposed to go to neighborhoods that need it. Guess where they're really going. For the first time ever: how the city spends TIF funds, ward by ward

Previously redacted documents from meetings about the deal have been delivered in all their glory.

Despite easy access and great publicity, the 2.7-mile stretch of abandoned rail bed isn't slated to open as a park till at least 2016. Whose job is it to secure it until then?

Peter Donoghue, north side activist, dies at age 57.

How the 32nd Ward committeeman's race became a gimme.

Ted Matlak, alderman of the 32nd Ward, has provoked a bitter controversy at a Bucktown magnet school by promising to deliver funds for expanded enrollment.

In his defamation suit filed against 32nd Ward alderman Ted Matlak and two other defendants, Scott Waguespack alleges a connection between former challenger Catherine Zaryczny and a clout-heavy former judge convicted of stealing more than $25,000 in court monies.

Alderman Ted Matlak has been endorsed by Catherine Zaryczny, his former challenger.

Election day dispatch #7: All quiet in the 32nd

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