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- Blogs, Bleader Oct 24, 2017
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Amazon bid includes $2.25 billion in incentives, far less than the $9 billion offered by New Jersey, and other Chicago news
Also, Yelp names the five best Chicago neighborhoods to open a business in.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 1, 2017
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Notorious Cubs fan Steve Bartman receives a 2016 World Series ring, and other Chicago news
Also, Chicago reportedly needs $1.3 billion in new revenue and spending cuts by 2023.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 11, 2016
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Video shows 50-year-old man beaten by group yelling "Don't vote Trump!" and other Chicago news
Also, former GOP Congressman Aaron Schock is indicted.
- News & Politics, Identity & Culture Aug 23, 2016
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Dear Governor Rauner: Voter fraud isn’t a thing
Voter fraud is a disproven and even racist myth aimed at voter suppression.
- Blogs, Bleader May 20, 2016
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Chicago principals send Mayor Emanuel a strong message with the election of Troy LaRaviere
Chicago's principals show they're tired of playing the role of Rahm's Stepford wives.
- Blogs, Bleader May 13, 2016
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Children in wealthy Chicago neighborhoods are in an 'affluence bubble,' and other news
Also, a survey says Bruce Rauner is the nation's sixth-most unpopular governor.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 5, 2016
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Wrigley Field remains very expensive, and other Chicago news
Also, Rahm joins Chris Christie and Martin Shkreli on an international list of "disappointing" leaders.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2016
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Rauner laments ongoing budget impasse, students anxious about uncertainty at Chicago State University, and other Chicago news
Also, Chris Christie plans a fund-raising stop in Chicago, and OpenGrid gives new access to public data.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 17, 2015
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The only American right we can't afford to lose, according to the GOP
Republican presidential candidates seem to think that First Amendment rights might have to go—so thank God for the Second.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2014
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The election for governor is all about—what else?—money
Who's paid for Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner to try to win our votes.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 24, 2014
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With Chris Christie at his side, Bruce Rauner blames Governor Quinn for corruption and crime
Rauner, the GOP candidate for governor, also says he's open to softening penalties for drug possession
- News & Politics, Feature Apr 8, 2014
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Mayor's friend could profit from hotel built with taxpayers' money
Kenneth Griffin, whose firm invested in Marriott, is a top Emanuel donor.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 10, 2014
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In defense of Bruce Rauner
Today's great question is, who's the biggest asshole: Rahm, Rauner, or Christie?
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2013
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Michael Kinsley's takedown of Double Down is a plea for plain English
You might like the juicy new account of the 2012 presidential campaign if you can cut through its chasmal noisesomeness.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2012
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Election picks that can't miss, based on years of research and random guesswork
A rundown of likely winners and losers in the big 2012 election
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2012
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Your early-voting election guide, plus results of our totally scientific early-voting exit poll
Vote not too early and not too often
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 30, 2012
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Hurricane Christie lifts Obama
Is Governor Christie a man-made disaster for Romney's presidential hopes?
- News & Politics, On Politics Sep 5, 2012
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With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?
Rahm Emanuel is currently advancing an agenda that would go over well at a GOP convention
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2012
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UNO's Juan Rangel does a damn good Chris Christie impression
The state's biggest charter school operator calls the teachers union "totally irresponsible and reckless"