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News & Politics, Zoom in Jul 8, 2014
Zoom in: Edgewater

A century-old Edgewater firehouse is now a media production facility.
- By Lucy Wang
- Tags: Zoom in, Engine Company 70, Firehouse Studios, Plum Productions, Visa, Mike's Hard Lemonade, White Castle, Firehouse Studios, Tim Plum, Patrick O'Connor

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News & Politics, 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

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News & Politics, On Politics May 23, 2013
Rahm's latest plan: Close the schools, build an arena

The mayor prepares to take tax money from public education and use it on a sports facility for DePaul.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: On Politics, tax increment financing, TIFs, subsidies, Rahm Emanuel, development, development funding, school closings, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, McCormick Place, hotels, basketball arenas, property taxes, taxes, stadiums, University of Chicago, DePaul University, Chicago White Sox, school funding, City Council, Francis Cardinal George, Patrick O'Connor, Loyola University, Catholic institutions

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News & Politics, On Politics Feb 26, 2013
Chicago's new BFF is a legislator from Waukegan

State representative Rita Mayfield isn't from the city, but who else is sticking up for its taxpayers?
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, Rita Mayfield, Paul Vallas, Arne Duncan, Ron Huberman, Jean-Claude Brizard, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, HB 197, TIFs, Illinois General Assembly, Laura Farr, Patrick O'Connor, 40th Ward, Chicago City Council, tax increment financing, tax caps, school funding, schools, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, property taxes, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, education, CTU, Chicago Teachers Union, Kenneth Dunkin, Esther Golar, Marcus Evans Jr., Monique Davis, Camille Lily, Waukegan

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News & Politics, Politics Dec 26, 2012
The Reader's second annual awards for political "achievement"

Honoring some of the more notable deeds from our elected leaders in 2012
- By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Juan Rangel, Chicago Public Schools, CPS, Jean-Claude Brizard, Karen Lewis, CTU, Chicago Teachers Union, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Pat Robertson, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Ron PaulToni Preckwinkle, Garry McCarthy, Michael Madigan, Richard Mell, Robert Fioretti, Joe Moore, Patrick O'Connor, City Council, Carrie Austin, Walter Burnett Jr., aldermen, John, marijuana, Joe Walsh, Todd Akin, Richard Mourdock, Derrick Smith, Jesse Jackson Jr., Tom Swiss, Anita Alvarez

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Blogs, Bleader Dec 14, 2012
Mayor's allies protect City Council from plan to protect your tax dollars

The curious tale of what happened to a proposal for an independent budget office at Chicago City Hall
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, privatization, Rahm Emanuel, mayor, Chicago, billboards, Richard Mell, Patrick O'Connor, Ameya Pawar, Pat Dowell, Michele Smith, Chicago City Council, Carrie Austin, New York City, budget, independent budget office, Office of Independent Budget Analysis

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Blogs, Bleader Nov 16, 2012
Why your alderman (and mine) always votes yes on the Chicago city budget

Analysis of the latest rubber-stamp budget vote by the Chicago City Council
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, Chicago City Council, City Council, city budget, New York City, Ed Burke, Joe Moore, Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Emanuel, Patrick O'Connor, aldermen, John Arena, Robert Fioretti, Scott Waguespack, budget votes

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News & Politics, Politics Dec 29, 2011
Our first-ever awards for 'achievement' in local politics

Honoring the deeds and misdeeds of 2011 at the city, county, and state level
- By Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
- Tags: Politics, 2011 in review, Rahm Emanuel, property tax, City Council, Roderick Sawyer, James Cappleman, Ameya Pawar, Ralph Metcalfe, Toni Preckwinkle, William Beavers, Pat Quinn, Chicago casino, Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union, marijuana laws, Michael Madigan, Ed Burke, Patrick O'Connor, Forrest Claypool, Juan Rangel, United Neighborhood Organization, Freddrenna Lyle, Richard M. Daley

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News & Politics, On Politics Oct 27, 2011
Chicago property tax 101

What to tell an alderman who fibs to you about TIFs
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, TIFs, taxes, Scott Waugespack, Patrick O'Connor, Mayor Daley

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Arts & Culture, Art Feature Apr 1, 2010
50 Aldermen/50 Artists

All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more
- Tags: Art Feature, 50 Aldermen 50 Artists, Lauri Apple, Jeremy Scheuch, Chicago City Council, Four Star commuter bike, KHS Bicycles, Roscoe Village Bikes, Johalla Projects, Chicago aldermen, City Council, Pat Dowell, Kenton Quatman, Leslie Hairston, Olivia Liddell, Sandi Jackson, Lunchbreath, Robert Fioretti, Byron Durham, Proco "Joe" Moreno, Joe Moreno, Layne Jackson, Freddrenna Lyle, Timothy Pigott, John Pope, Derek Erdman, Toni Preckwinkle, Christa Lohman, Michelle Harris, Felicia Grant Preston, Anthony Beale, Esteban Alcozer, Lona Lane, Marie Walz, George Cardenas, Jon Gitelson, Virginia Rugai, Melissa Modlinski, Frank Olivo, Krystal Meisel, Toni Foulkes, Katy Keefe, James Balcer, Ron Ewert, Latasha Thomas, Jessica Munguia, Ed Burke, Jennifer Greenburg, Willie Cochran, Shawn Sargent, JoAnn Thompson, David Penna, Daniel Solis, Seth Gershberg, Ike Carothers, Deborah Graham, Aron Gent, Howard Brookins Jr., Alpha Bruton, Walter Burnett, Lucas Blair, Lucas Blair Simpson, Michael Zalewski, Jeremy Bolen, Sharon Denise Dixon, Melissa Ann Pinney, Ariel Reboyras, Dubi Kaufmann, Ricardo Munoz, DF, Ed Smith, Andrea Jablonski, Roberto Maldonado, Jeremy Scheuch, Margaret Laurino, Rachel M. Wolfe, Patrick O'Connor, Joe Sikora, Scott Waguespack, Jim Newberry, Clarisse Perrette, Carrie Austin, Rey Colon, Craighton Berman, Ray Suarez, Emanuel Aguilar, John Rice, Eric Lebofsky, Emma Mitts, Andrew Bruah, Richard Mell, Casey Stockdon, Thomas Allen, Dustin Ruegger, Brian Doherty, Stephanie Dean, Joe Moore, Andy Resek, Tom Tunney, Johanna Meyers, Eugene Schulter, Phineas X. Jones, Helen Schiller, John Geletka, Brendan Reilly, Aaron Delehanty, Patrick Levar, Aaron Wooten, Vi Daley, Marita Avio-Sanchez, Mary Ann Smith, Jon Hisel, Bernard Stone, James Ewert Jr.

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News & Politics, Politics Dec 17, 2009
It Doesn't Take Much to Be a Maverick

Alderman Tom Allen makes history by daring to question the mayor's pet financing scheme in City Council chambers.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, Tom Allen, TIF, TIFs, tax-increment financing, Mayor Daley, 2010 Chicago budget, Miguel del Valle, 38th Ward, Berny Stone, Patrick O'Connor, Ron Ernst, Hugh Devlin, Valerie Leonard, ABC's of TIFs, property taxes, city taxes, Thomas Cullerton, Jim Houlihan, slush fund, Anita Alvarez, Skyway, Chicago parking meters, Midway Airport, Chicago Children's Museum, Helen Shiller, Vi Daley, Tom Tunney, Mary Ann Smith, Eugene Schulter

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News & Politics, Politics Nov 5, 2009
October Surprise

Mayor Daley says he’s not raising property taxes. But he is. Here’s how.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Politics, property taxes, TIF, TIFs, tax-increment financing, City Council, Mayor Daley, Richard Daley, David Orr, Mike Quigley, The Shadow Budget, A Tale of Two Cities, Jeremy Thompson, Jason Liechty, Helen Schiller, Walter Burnett, Patrick O'Connor, Forest Claypool, Larry Suffredin, John Daley, Tony Periaca, Cook County assessor, property tax assessment, Michael Madigan, John Hancock Building

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Blogs, Bleader Jan 20, 2009
The list grows

Twenty-six candidates have filed paperwork to run in the primaries to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago politics, Mike Quigley, Jon Stewart, Patrick O'Connor, John Fritchey, primary election, Fifth Congressional District, Tom Geoghegan, Cary Capparelli, Justin Oberman, Matt Reichel, Sara Feigenholz, Charles Wheelan, Victor Forys, Pete Dagher, Jan Donatelli, Frank Annunzio, Carlos Monteagudo, Paul Bryar, Roger Thompson III, Tom Hanson, Gregory Bedell, Rosanna Pulido, Daniel S. Kay (Karkusiewicz), David J. Anderson, Deb Leticia Gordils, Mark Arnold Fredrickson, Alan Augustson, Simon Ribeiro

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Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2009
In their own words

Who's in the race to take Rahm Emanuel's old spot in Congress, and what wisdom they'd like to share with voters.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, Mike Quigley, Patrick O'Connor, Eugene Schulter, John Fritchey, Jay Paul Deratany, Fifth Congressional District, Roland Burris, special eleciton, Cary Capparelli, Jan H. Donatelli, Sara Feigenholtz, Alexander Victor Forys, Tom Geoghan, Justin Oberman, Matt Reichel, Joey Vartanian, Charlie Wheelan

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Blogs, Bleader May 7, 2008
Gee, how will they vote?

A look at the Plan Commission, which weighs the Children's Museum proposal next week, suggests the move to Grant Park is a done deal.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Bernard Stone, Ed Burke, Ray Suarez, Patrick O'Connor, Chicago Children's Museum, Grant Park, Mary Ann Smith, William J.P. Banks, Leon Finney

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Blogs, Bleader Nov 14, 2007
Talking points

Repeat after me: The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward. The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward. The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward.
- By Mick Dumke
- Tags: News, Clout City, Mayor Daley, Chicago City Council, Patrick O'Connor, 2008 budget

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Also, when you to the polls don't wear a "Make America Great Again" hat, a "Love Trumps Hate" shirt, or anything else that promotes or opposes a candidate—it's against the law.

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Exile in Ponyville, where friendship is indeed magic

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Look on the bright side, Chicago—the upcoming aldermanic elections give at least some of you a chance to undo the mistake you made in the last election.

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

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A century-old Edgewater firehouse is now a media production facility.

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

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The mayor prepares to take tax money from public education and use it on a sports facility for DePaul.

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State representative Rita Mayfield isn't from the city, but who else is sticking up for its taxpayers?

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Honoring some of the more notable deeds from our elected leaders in 2012

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The curious tale of what happened to a proposal for an independent budget office at Chicago City Hall

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Analysis of the latest rubber-stamp budget vote by the Chicago City Council

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Honoring the deeds and misdeeds of 2011 at the city, county, and state level

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What to tell an alderman who fibs to you about TIFs

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All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more

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Alderman Tom Allen makes history by daring to question the mayor's pet financing scheme in City Council chambers.

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Mayor Daley says he’s not raising property taxes. But he is. Here’s how.

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Twenty-six candidates have filed paperwork to run in the primaries to replace Rahm Emanuel in Congress.

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Who's in the race to take Rahm Emanuel's old spot in Congress, and what wisdom they'd like to share with voters.

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A look at the Plan Commission, which weighs the Children's Museum proposal next week, suggests the move to Grant Park is a done deal.

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Repeat after me: The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward. The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward. The 2008 city budget keeps Chicago moving forward.