Despite a dramatic protest by mental health activists outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office that lasted 10 hours, the city council unanimously approved the 2012 budget, which includes downsizing the city’s 12 mental health clinics to six sites.
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TIF Surplus Met With Questions from Aldermen
Carole Brown, chair of Chicago’s TIF Reform Task Force, said Monday that the city has…
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Budget Proposal Increases Parking Tax
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, as part of his first budget proposal, may enact a new…
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Mayor Emanuel’s First Budget Proposal
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“Revolutionary Mass Transit” Express Bus Lanes along Ashland & Western
Do we have your attention? The Wicker Park Committee Meeting is sponsoring a presentation by…
More TIF Reform Needed, Community Activists Say
Curtis Black from Newstips–a Community Media Workshop blog–has a great article about the fundamental elements…
Another Chance to Hear Dan Sinker Read from the “The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of Mayor Emanuel”
The event at the Hideout may be sold out, but here is another opportunity to…
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The real Dan Sinker to read from “The F***ing Epic Twitter Quest of Mayor Emanuel”
The @MayorEmanuel Book Event! – Tickets – The Hideout – Chicago, IL – September 6th,…