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Chicago Residents Support Cruz Victory in Iowa
Des Moines — On the Thursday before the Iowa caucuses, Carl Miller, 17, from Downers Grove made the five-hour, 311 mile trip to Iowa missing three days of school to volunteer for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). “I made roughly 550 calls my first day,” Carl said. Well spoken with a passion for politics, Carl […]
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Chicago City Council Approves Emanuel Budget
October 29, 2015 Comments Off on Chicago City Council Approves Emanuel Budget
Chicago Alderman Wednesday passed Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s $7.8 billion budget that includes a massive property tax hike as well as a variety of other taxes all aimed at addressing the city’s underfunded pension system. The budget, which includes an incremental $543 million property tax increase, a separate $45 million property tax hike for schools, a […]
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Robert Blagojevich: “I don’t blame Rod for what happened.”
June 12, 2015 Comments Off on Robert Blagojevich: “I don’t blame Rod for what happened.”
Robert Blagojevich, brother of convicted former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, told Carol Marin on Wednesday that fighting his indictment for corruption was “the most tumultuous experience of my life.” Robert Blagojevich spoke to Marin, political editor for NBC Chicago, as part of an interview and promotion of his book, Fundraiser A: My Fight for Freedom […]
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Round Two of Chicago Mayoral Election
April 7, 2015 Comments Off on Round Two of Chicago Mayoral Election
Chicago voters headed to the polls again Tuesday in the city’s first mayoral runoff. Incumbent Rahm Emanuel hopes to seek a second term over challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. [View the story “Round Two of Chicago Mayoral Election ” on Storify]
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Chicago Residents Weigh in on City’s First Mayoral Runoff
April 7, 2015 Comments Off on Chicago Residents Weigh in on City’s First Mayoral Runoff
Both incumbent Rahm Emanuel and challenging Jesus “Chuy” Garcia draw support in the South Loop from voters who cite Chicago public school closings and political experience among other deciding factors [
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The after Chicago’s day municipal elections, headlines focused on the runoff between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, but an interesting subplot was how few voters turned out to the polls and even fewer knew anything about the aldermanic candidates. “I don’t know who the Alderman is in Wicker Park, because […]
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South Loop Voters Concerned about Bike Lanes
March 1, 2015 Comments Off on South Loop Voters Concerned about Bike Lanes
Voters in the South Loop expressed their displeasure as they headed to the polls on Tuesday for Chicago’s mayoral and aldermanic elections. Voters at a polling place in Grace Episcopal Church in the South Loop on Tuesday said they were passionate about bike lanes and other issues. “Our city is being set up for bikes, […]
