Chris Christie

Blogs, Bleader Oct 24, 2017
Video
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.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Amazon, Michael Reese Hospital, Thompson Center, tax incentives, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Newark, Tim Cook, Apple, Rahm Emanuel, Apple Store, Chicago River, Wheaton College, college football, Yelp, small business, biking, bikes, Rosehill Cemetery, Au Cheval, Small Cheval, restaurant openings, fast-casual restaurants, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 1, 2017
Video
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.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Steve Bartman, Moises Alou, 2016 World Series, Wrigley Field, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois senate, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, pensions, Fleet and Facilities Operations Center, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department, Bryan Bickell, Chicago Blackhawks, Stanley Cup, multiple sclerosis, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Miller Park, Brad Joseph, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 11, 2016
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.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Donald Trump, Chicago Police Department, Election 2016, Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, police reform, Aaron Schock, Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle, taxes

News & Politics, Identity & Culture Aug 23, 2016
Dear Governor Rauner: Voter fraud isn’t a thing

Voter fraud is a disproven and even racist myth aimed at voter suppression.
- By Derrick Clifton
- Tags: Identity & Culture, News, Automatic Voter Registration, voter fraud, voter suppression, Bruce Rauner, elections, voting, Brennan Center for Justice, voter registration, election law, Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Greg Abbott, Voting Rights Act of 1965, voting rights, voting

Blogs, Bleader May 20, 2016
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.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Troy LaRaviere, Rahm Emanuel, Ken "Buzz" Hunter, Chicago Principal and Administrators Association, Blaine Elementary, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Stepford wives, Karen Lewis, Jesus Chuy Garcia

Blogs, Bleader May 13, 2016
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.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, suburbs, Chicago Public Schools, poverty, Bruce Rauner, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, gangs, Fenger High School, south side, Lee McCollum Jr., Chicagoland, Jackson Park Hospital, Hyde Park, Dennis Hastert, Thomas Durkin

Blogs, Bleader Apr 5, 2016
Wrigley Field remains very expensive, and other Chicago news

Also, Rahm joins Chris Christie and Martin Shkreli on an international list of "disappointing" leaders.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, spring weather, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, MLB, Boston, Fenway Park, Chris Christie, Martin Shkreli, Rick Snyder, Rahm Emanuel, FIFA, Oak Lawn, Beverly, University of Chicago, Chicago Bulls, Scottie Pippen, Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2016
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.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: Did You Read __________?, winter weather, snow, Bruce Rauner, Illinois, Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Joe Moore, Rogers Park, budget crisis, Chicago State University, Roseland, Chris Christie, GOP, presidential race

Blogs, Bleader Dec 17, 2015
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.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Politics, Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Republican presidential candidates, Republican debate, Carly Fiorina, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, ISIS

Blogs, Bleader Nov 4, 2014
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.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, News, Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, governor, Illinois, 2014 election, campaign finance, campaign donations, Republican Party, Democratic Party, minimum wage, nursing homes, Service Employees International Union, SEIU, UA, United Association, Laborers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW, UFCW, United Food and Commercial Workers, Illinois Freedom PAC, AFSCME, Fred Eychaner, Chris Christie, Kenneth Griffin, Ken Griffin

Blogs, Bleader Sep 24, 2014
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
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Crime, Politics, News, Bruce Rauner, Chris Christie, governor, Pat Quinn, elections, GTCR, marijuana, pot, drugs, crime, violence, prisons, nursing homes, Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, Rahm Emanuel, mayor, Illinois, Chicago

News & Politics, Feature Apr 8, 2014
Mayor's friend could profit from hotel built with taxpayers' money

Kenneth Griffin, whose firm invested in Marriott, is a top Emanuel donor.
- By Ben Joravsky and David Sirota
- Tags: Feature, PandoDaily, Kenneth Griffin, Marriott, Rahm Emanuel, DePaul University, South Loop, south side, development, McPier, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Andrew Mooney, Citadel LLC, Forbes, Mitt Romney, Chris Christie, Richard M. Daley, Rod Blagojevich, campaign contributions, Bruce Rauner, Hyatt, Hilton, Mary Kay Marquisos, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, casinos, Stand for Children, American Crossroads, Karl Rove, superPACs, Koch brothers, Chicago Tribune, TIFs, tax increment financing, property taxes, school closing

Blogs, Bleader Jan 10, 2014
In defense of Bruce Rauner

Today's great question is, who's the biggest asshole: Rahm, Rauner, or Christie?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, News, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Chris Christie, David Brooks, New York Times, Thom Clark, Ken Davis, Chicago Public Schools, Denzel Washington, Training Day

Blogs, Bleader Nov 13, 2013
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.
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Books, Arts, Politics, News, Michael Kinsley, Double Down, New York Times Book Review, HBO, best sellers, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, New Republic, Mitt Romney, John McCain, Tennyson, Chris Christie, Jon Huntsman, George Orwell, Politics and the English Language, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers

Blogs, Bleader Nov 6, 2012
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
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Election 2012, Politics, News, Cook County, 2012 election, Cook County Republican Party, Jesse Jackson Jr., Tammy Duckworth, Joe Walsh, Robert Dold, Brad Schneider, Congress, presidential election, Chicago, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Judy Biggert, Bill Foster, Lance Tyson, Derrick Smith, Michele Bachmann, Paul Ryan, Robert Zerban, Joe Donnelly, Richard Mourdock, Claire McCaskill, John Boehner, marijuana, legalization, pot, Chris Christie

Blogs, Bleader Nov 2, 2012
Your early-voting election guide, plus results of our totally scientific early-voting exit poll

Vote not too early and not too often
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Election 2012, Politics, News, Early voting, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, undecided voters, Chicago Board of Elections, voter registration, presidential debates, Appleseed Fund for Justice, Chicago Council of Lawyers, 2012 election, Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie

Blogs, Bleader Oct 30, 2012
Hurricane Christie lifts Obama

Is Governor Christie a man-made disaster for Romney's presidential hopes?
- By Steve Bogira
- Tags: Election 2012, Politics, News, Chris Christie, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Hurricane Sandy, Republican national convention, disasters, disaster areas, FEMA

News & Politics, On Politics Sep 5, 2012
With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?

Rahm Emanuel is currently advancing an agenda that would go over well at a GOP convention
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Chris Christie, teachers' unions, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Teachers Union, Mayor Daley, Reagan Democrats, O'Hare Modernization Act, Bensenville, the Olympics, Brian Doherty, TIFs, Mike Quigley, Tony Peraica, Juan Rangel, Joe Moore, charter schools, New Jersey

Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2012
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"
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Back To School Week, Politics, Clout City, News, Variations on a Theme, Juan Rangel, United Neighborhood Organization, UNO, charter schools, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, City Club of Chicago, education, Hispanics, Bruce Rauner, Chicago Teachers Union, strike, Chris Christie

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Also, Yelp names the five best Chicago neighborhoods to open a business in.

Also, Chicago reportedly needs $1.3 billion in new revenue and spending cuts by 2023.

Also, former GOP Congressman Aaron Schock is indicted.

Voter fraud is a disproven and even racist myth aimed at voter suppression.

Chicago's principals show they're tired of playing the role of Rahm's Stepford wives.

Also, a survey says Bruce Rauner is the nation's sixth-most unpopular governor.

Also, Rahm joins Chris Christie and Martin Shkreli on an international list of "disappointing" leaders.

Also, Chris Christie plans a fund-raising stop in Chicago, and OpenGrid gives new access to public data.

Republican presidential candidates seem to think that First Amendment rights might have to go—so thank God for the Second.

Who's paid for Pat Quinn and Bruce Rauner to try to win our votes.

Rauner, the GOP candidate for governor, also says he's open to softening penalties for drug possession

Kenneth Griffin, whose firm invested in Marriott, is a top Emanuel donor.

Today's great question is, who's the biggest asshole: Rahm, Rauner, or Christie?

You might like the juicy new account of the 2012 presidential campaign if you can cut through its chasmal noisesomeness.

A rundown of likely winners and losers in the big 2012 election

Vote not too early and not too often

Is Governor Christie a man-made disaster for Romney's presidential hopes?

Rahm Emanuel is currently advancing an agenda that would go over well at a GOP convention

The state's biggest charter school operator calls the teachers union "totally irresponsible and reckless"

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