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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Tickets for Cannabis Could Lead to More Cops on the Street
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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47th Ward Residents Voice Concerns About Libraries, Police Cuts at Budget Town Hall
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.
New Proposed Initiative Would Ban Plastic Bags In Chicago
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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Occupy Chicago Protesters Seek Justice
Carrying a sign that said “Honk to Indict Banksters,” Mary O’Sullivan waved and gave a…
TIF Surplus Met With Questions from Aldermen
Carole Brown, chair of Chicago’s TIF Reform Task Force, said Monday that the city has…
Local Groups Push for Veterans’ Rights
As local veterans groups work to help the growing number of jobless and homeless…
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In Chicago, A Slowly Building Beninese Community
Dieu Donne, a Beninese immigrant who lives in Chicago’s South Side, emigrated to the states because he wanted an opportunity to earn a better education.