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News & Politics, Feature Jan 19, 2017
Chicago responds to President Trump

Artists, writers, musicians, academics, activists, and politicians—even Rahm!—weigh in on the new administration: the threats, the fears, the absurdity.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Feature, Donald Trump, president, president-elect, Aleksandar Hemon, Adam Burke, Karen Lewis, Dan Sinker, Rahm Emanuel, Henry Henderson, Tammy Duckworth, Dan Savage, Charlene Carruthers, Black Youth Power 100, David Axelrod, Institute of Politics, University of Chicago, Eve Ewing, Geoffrey R. Stone, Alex Kotlowitz, Northwestern University, Derek Eder, DataMade, Alan Mills, Che Smith, Rhymefest, Alison Chesley, Helen Money, Toni Preckwinkle, David Ernesto Munar, Howard Brown Health Center, Ameya Pawar, 47th Ward, Hatem Abudayyeh, Arab American Action Network, Paul Fehribach, Big Jones, Ina Pinkney

Blogs, Bleader Nov 30, 2016
Alderman Ameya Pawar is considering running a ‘progressive campaign’ for governor in 2018, and other Chicago news

Also, Illinois Supreme Court justice Anne Burke wants to add a fifth star to the Chicago flag—for a charity she cofounded.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Ameya Pawar, 47th Ward, 2018 gubernatorial election, Bruce Rauner, Chicago City Council, Progressive Reform Caucus, Illinois Supreme Court, Anne Burke, Ed Burke, Special Olympics, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Supreme Court, nepotism, Large Lots Program, Chicago history, GLBTQ issues, interracial marriage, Jack Johnson, the Mann Act, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, MCA, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, Chris Ofili, Madeline Grynsztejn, Pedro y Juana, MCA renovation

Blogs, Bleader Mar 24, 2016
Hey, Mayor Rahm—join the Chicago teachers' strike!

It's not too late for Mayor Emanuel to jump on the bandwagon and join CTU on its one-day strike for more state aid.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools, Bruce Rauner, Ameya Pawar, John Cullerton, 47th ward, Ann Williams, Greg Harris

Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2015
Mayor Rahm works some Magic to avoid a runoff

As we stagger toward the finish line of the mayoral election, Mayor Rahm brings in Magic Johnson to win over the undecided black vote.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Magic Johnson, Ameya Pawar, Rahm Emanuel, 47th Ward, Los Angeles Lakers, Barack Obama, Chicago Tribune, Governor Rauner, Chicago, The Simpsons, Ted Cox, selective enrollment high schools, Chicago Public Schools, Bob Fioretti, Jesus Garcia, William Walls, Willie Wilson

Blogs, Bleader Nov 21, 2014
Alderman Ameya wants Mayor Rahm to bring back full service to the Lincoln Avenue bus

DePaul basketball arena v. the Lincoln Avenue bus: The mayor spends hundreds of millions on a project nobody wants while saving peanuts, if anything, on bus line that thousands of seniors need.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Transportation, Politics, News, Ameya Pawar, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA, Rahm Emanuel, Forrest Claypool, #11 bus, Lincoln Avenue, iPhones, Coonley school, 47th ward, DePaul, DePaul basketball arena, Marriott Hotel, tax increment financing, TIF

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

Blogs, Bleader Jun 10, 2014
Rahm's alderman explains why Chicagoans will now have to pay more taxes to get less

Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city's pension obligations and budget problems are forcing "really tough choices."
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Neighborhoods, Politics, News, 47th Ward, Ameya Pawar, Ben Joravsky, charter schools, Chicago City Council, Chicago Public Schools, Eugene Schulter, governor, Lincoln Square, mayor, neighborhood schools, North Center, parking meter deal, parking meter lease deal, parking meters, Pat Quinn, patronage, pension reform, pensions, privatization, property taxes, Rahm Emanuel, Ravenswood, Richard M. Daley, Richard Mell, selective-enrollment schools, the Hideout

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 Feb 4, 2014
In a remapped ward, politics is not a two-way street

Residents meet their new alderman during a Lincoln Square traffic dispute.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, reapportionment, City Council, ward boundaries, Argyle Street, Berny Stone, Argylegate, Lincoln Square, 40th Ward, 47th Ward, Patrick O'Connor, Ameya Pawar, Rahm Emanuel, Ravenswood Terrace, Sears, Mariano's, TIFs, tax increment financing, public meetings, traffic, zoning, aldermen, one-way streets, redistricting

Blogs, Bleader Feb 6, 2013
Whiskey, art, and art that holds whiskey at Lillstreet Art Center

Ceramic whiskey flasks, cups, shot glasses, and more at Lillstreet's latest art show
- By Julia Thiel
- Tags: Booze, Visual Art, Food & Drink, "Neat: The Art of the Whiskey Vessel, " Lillstreet Art Center, whiskey, Koval Distillery, 47th Ward, Bulleit 10-year, Ben Bates, Doug Jeppesen, Josh DeWeese, Dan Murphy, Kenyon Hansen, Lorna Meaden, Matt Long, Josh Stover

Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best Aldermanic Flip-Flop

Ameya Pawar (47th)
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: City Life, Best of Chicago 2012, Ameya Pawar, aldermanic flip-flop, TIFs, Rahm Emanuel, 47th Ward, Critics' Picks

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

Best of Chicago, City Life Jun 23, 2011
Critics' Picks
Best alderman whose dreams haven't yet been crushed

Ameya Pawar
- Tags: City Life, The Reader's picks, Alderman Ameya Pawar, 47th Ward, Critics' Picks

News & Politics, Politics Mar 3, 2011
How Ameya Pawar Bowled Over 47th Ward

Joravsky gladly eats crow after young upstart busts machine
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Ameya Pawar, Alderman Eugene Schulter, 47th Ward, election 2011, Northwestern University, Chicago City Council, Toni Preckwinkle, Barack Obama, Timber Lanes Bowling Alley, Tom O'Donnell, Tom Jacks, Matt Reichel, Rahm Emanuel, John Fritchey, Bridget Gainer, Mike Quigley, Dan Hynes, Greg Harris, Forrest Claypool, Gery Chico, Mick Dumke, Carol Moseley Braun

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

News & Politics, Media Apr 29, 2010
What the Old Media Owes the New Media

A citizen journalist is smarting from a slight by Chicago Tonight.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, vice mayor, Bernie Stone, 50th Ward, Lake Effect News, Hugh Devlin, Welles Park Bulldog, Monica Schulter, Eugene Schulter, Gene Schulter, 47th Ward, Aaron Stern, WTTW, Chicago Tonight, Phil Ponce, Lorraine Swanson, Central Square Ledger, FOIA, stealth payroll, City Council Finance Committee, hyperlocal, Mike Fourcher, Lincoln Square, North Center, Ravenswood Manor, Center Square Journal, Jane Rickard, Rich Samuels, Ash-har Quraishi, Mary Field, citizen journalism

Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2008
Lines? What lines?

Not much waiting to vote at Uptown's 47th Ward, 41st Precinct
- By Jerome Ludwig
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, 47th Ward, Uptown, 41st Precinct, vote

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2007
Election day dispatch #24: Cooney's flat in 47th

Election day dispatch #24: Cooney's flat in 47th
- By Mike Lenehan
- Tags: News, Clout City, Election day, 47th Ward, Martin Cooney

Blogs, Bleader Feb 27, 2007
Election day dispatch #6: Desolate in the 47th

Election day dispatch #6: Working the polls in the 47th
- By Mike Lenehan
- Tags: News, Clout City, Election day, 47th Ward, Gene Schulter, Martin Cooney

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Artists, writers, musicians, academics, activists, and politicians—even Rahm!—weigh in on the new administration: the threats, the fears, the absurdity.

Also, Illinois Supreme Court justice Anne Burke wants to add a fifth star to the Chicago flag—for a charity she cofounded.

It's not too late for Mayor Emanuel to jump on the bandwagon and join CTU on its one-day strike for more state aid.

As we stagger toward the finish line of the mayoral election, Mayor Rahm brings in Magic Johnson to win over the undecided black vote.

DePaul basketball arena v. the Lincoln Avenue bus: The mayor spends hundreds of millions on a project nobody wants while saving peanuts, if anything, on bus line that thousands of seniors need.

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

Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city's pension obligations and budget problems are forcing "really tough choices."

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

Residents meet their new alderman during a Lincoln Square traffic dispute.

Ceramic whiskey flasks, cups, shot glasses, and more at Lillstreet's latest art show

Ameya Pawar (47th)

Scott Waguespack voted best alderman

Ameya Pawar

Joravsky gladly eats crow after young upstart busts machine

The Cirque de Silly is back in town.

A citizen journalist is smarting from a slight by Chicago Tonight.

Not much waiting to vote at Uptown's 47th Ward, 41st Precinct

Election day dispatch #24: Cooney's flat in 47th

Election day dispatch #6: Working the polls in the 47th

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