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PHOTOS: Grants Could Help Cash-Strapped Chicagoans Stay In Historic Homes

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: People's Gas Lawsuit, Chicago Real Estate, Faith Rackow, Bungalow Belt, Green, Nonprofit, Utilities, Real Estate, Good News, Lawsuit, Historic Chicago Bungalow Association, Chicago Bungalow, City of Chicago, Energy Savers Grant, Energy Efficiency, Illinois Attorney General, Bungalows, Energy$Avers, Historic Chicago Bungalow, Mayor Daley, Bungalow Grant, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

Got a drafty bungalow? A local nonprofit hopes energy-efficient updates can help cash-strapped Chicagoans weather the downturn and keep their historic...

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With Apologies to Beyonce: Chicago Women "Run This Motha" This Inauguration Day

Rebecca Sive | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Nancy Jefferson, City of Chicago, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Addie-Wyatt, Chicago News
Rebecca Sive

I propose Beyonce's anthem for singing on this upcoming inauguration day as we celebrate the inauguration of our new city clerk, Susana Mendoza and repeat winner, City Treasurer Stephanie Neely.

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The City on Rahm's Shoulders: Chicago's Energy Economy

Henry Henderson | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: Dirty Coal, Crawford Generating Station, Natural Resources Defense Council, City of Chicago, Energy Efficiency, Fisk Generating Station, Rahm Emanuel, Smart Grid, Nrdc, Mayor Daley, Chicago Climate Action Plan, Energy-Efficient-Building-Retrofits, Global Cities, New York City, Chicago News
Henry Henderson

The energy economy is essential to Chicago staying competitive -- it is central to business productivity.

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Rahm Emanuel Has a Chance to Make Women's History

Rebecca Sive | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: First Jewish Mayor, President, Women's History Month, Rahm Emanuel Chicago Mayor, City of Chicago, Chicago News
Rebecca Sive

In this month, Women's History Month, Rahm Emanuel, Mayor-elect of the City of Chicago, has the opportunity to make history, but of a sort he may not yet have contemplated.

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Where's LSD Rescue When You Need It in Blizzard 2011?

Sally Duros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake Shore Drive, #Snomg, City of Chicago, Chicago Blizzard 2011, Orozco, Chicago News
Sally Duros

Jimm Dispensa posted that powerful photo of Lake Shore Drive backed up in Blizzard 2011 and asked the question, "Bad LSD trip?"

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Better Government Association: An Immense Force

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Corruption, City of Chicago, Terri Olian, Chicago Politicians, Better Government Association, Chicago Political Corruption, Pam Zekman, Andy Shaw, Chicago News
Miles J. Zaremski

Ever hear of the Better Government Association (BGA)? Hope you have, but if not, read on. The other evening at the Miramar Restaurant in Highwood, I...

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Wanted: Geeky, Wonkish Scribe for Chicago Mayor

Sally Duros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, City of Chicago, Groupon, Outsidein, Twitzip, Everyblock, Tim O'Reilly, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Gov 2.0, Chicago News
Sally Duros

Wanted: Mayoral candidates who understand the power of data to improve government and empower Democracy. Must view city employment as public service and embrace Gov2.0.

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You Are Being Watched: Chicago Surveillance Cameras Make City The Most Watched In US

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jody Weis, Big Brother, Chicago Camera Network, Chicago Cameras, Mayor Daley, Michael Scott, Chicago Surveillance Cameras, City of Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Chicago News

CHICAGO — When the body of Chicago's school board president was found partially submerged in a river last fall, a bullet wound to the head, came...

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Coach Sues City Of Chicago Over Knockoff Bags Found At Street Market

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Coach Knockoffs, Coach, Chanel Knockoffs, Lawsuits, Maxwell Street Market, Designer Knockoffs, Coach Chicago, Chanel, City of Chicago, Coach Lawsuit, Fake Designer Handbags, Chicago News

Legal or not, knockoff designer handbags seem to be a fixture in big cities. Whether it's New York's Chinatown or a Chicago street market, you can usu...

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Chicago Revamps City Website For The First Time In Nine Years

Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time in nine years, Chicago has a new website. For years, city residents wanting to research licensing, or even pay bills online, were ...

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Game Change? Well, This (Political) Junkie May Have Shot Up for the Last Time

Rebecca Sive | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Harry Reid, City of Chicago, Governor Bilbo, Senator Bilbo, Congressional Black Caucus, President Barack Obama, Audacity of Hope, US Senate, Senator Barbara Boxer, US Congress, Healthcare Reform, Mississippi, Chicago News
Rebecca Sive

So, having just returned from what might be the thousandth political fundraiser I've attended in my (political) junkie life, I'm thinking: Why am I at this again, in 2010, of all years?

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Fleecing the USA Again: Non-Performance-Based P3 Banker Fees

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, p3s, Chicago Parking, Investment Banks, World War Two, Bridges, Public-Private Partnerships, Tarp Banks, Power, Public Works, City of Chicago, Water, Roads, Privatization, Levies, Bonuses, People of Chicago, Skyway, Business News
Michael Likosky

If the recovery is done right, we can forge public-private partnerships akin to the Second World War. However, our least patriotic institution, the large scale investment bank, seems to have something different in mind.

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City To End Policy Of Settling Small Lawsuits

Chicago Public Radio | Rob Wildeboer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The city of Chicago's law department is going to start spending more money to fight off small lawsuits....

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Chicago's Cost-Cutting Ideas

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago and Privatization, TIFs, Chicago Tifs, Tax Increment Financing Districts, Mayor Daley, Chicago Skyway, Chicago City Deficit, Chicago Budget Shortfall, Chicago Skyway Fund, City of Chicago, Aldmermanic Pay Raise, Chicago City Budget, Chicago Budget Crisis, Chicago Garbage Collection, Chicago News

If too many cooks spoil the broth, the solution to Chicago's budget crisis will be one spoiled stew. Aldermen, union leaders and civic watchdogs are ...

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Will City Layoffs Be Political? Daley Insists Not

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Daley on Tuesday scoffed at a federal hiring monitor's demand for guarantees to prevent the threatened layoff of well over 1,000 city employees ...

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City Debt $420 Million

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago is facing a $420 million budget hole, city budget officials announced Thursday. They project a $141 million shortfall this year that will ball...

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City To Fire 1,000 -- At Least

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: City of Chicago, Paul Volpe, City Budget Shortfall, Chicago Layoffs, City Employees, Mayor Daley, Dennis Gannon, Chicago City Layoffs, City Budget, City Layoffs, Chicago News

Chicago has a $425 million budget gap that will require a "paradigm shift" in services the city provides, the way they are delivered and the number of...

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