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On Nov. 7, more than fifty seniors, their allies and religious leaders were arrested for occupying the intersection of Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard, as part of a protest calling on Congress to fight and support a budget plan that protects and preserves vital social safety net programs.
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Every day, I hear some member of our crack mainstream press corps say that the Tea Party and the Occupy Movement are two sides of the same coin. This could be because they are suffering from collective brain damage, but, no, we’re not that lucky.
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Hoping to get Chicago police more hours on the streets, Ald. Danny Solis (25th) Wednesday introduced an ordinance that would give tickets and community service instead of jail time to people caught with small amounts of marijuana.
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by Steve Edwards | Nov. 07, 2011 via Analysis: What’s expected during week two of the Illinois fall veto session? | WBEZ. It is interesting to note this level of detail about the Illinois legislature, and in video format, from one of Chicago’s sharpest political analyst/reporters. “As Illinois lawmakers return to the state capitol Tuesday...
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More than 60 North Side residents upset with Mayor Emanuel’s proposed 2012 budget--which includes cuts to close the city’s $600 million shortfall--attended a budget town hall meeting sponsored by Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th) at McPherson Elementary School last Wednesday evening.
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Plastic bags in stores larger than 5,000 square feet would be banned under an initiative proposed Wednesday by Ald. Joe Moreno (1st).
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Carrie Leljedal’s son Lynn is a social boy who likes to spend time on Facebook and play the videogame Warcraft, like many other 23-year-olds. Except that Lynn has Sturge-Weber syndrome, a debilitating disorder that causes him to experience constant seizures and requires him to have a personal care assistant. A resolution proposed last Thursday...
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Carrying a sign that said “Honk to Indict Banksters,” Mary O’Sullivan waved and gave a thumbs up to drivers who honked in approval at her sign. “I want to bring attention to all the crimes. It’s amazing how many crimes our government is committing that are being unpunished,” said O’Sullivan, 72, who has been...
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Carole Brown, chair of Chicago’s TIF Reform Task Force, said Monday that the city has approximately $100 million in surplus TIF money, which should be returned to the general fund. Brown said 20 to 30 percent of the city’s TIF funds, which total about $550 million, were surplus. Brown was appointed in May by...
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The Chicago Department of Public Health would consolidate its 12 city mental health clinics into six sites, under Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed 2012 budget. The city is facing a $635 million shortfall in next year’s budget and Emanuel is proposing that staffing for the Department of Public Health be cut by $7.2 million...
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