Scott Waguespack

Who Is the Next Joe Moore?

Kyle Hillman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Chicago City Council, Toni Preckwinkle, Joe Moore, James Cappleman, Joe Moreno, Scott Waguespack, Bob Fioretti, Chicago Politics, Joe Moore's Successor, Chicago Alderman, Chicago News

Since Alderman Joe Moore is now the mayor's supporter, who is going to be the next Joe Moore?

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Chicago To Give Aggressive Hospital Debt Collector Millions

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Accretive-Health, Lori Swanson, Chicago Tax Increment Financing, Chicago Tifs, Rahm Emanuel, Tifs Chicago, Accretive, Accretive Rahm Emanuel, Lori Swanson Accretive, Scott Waguespack, Accretive Chicago, Tifs, Chicago News

Under an agreement approved by the City Council last year, Chicago is set to hand over $6 million in tax increment financing to Accretive Health, the ...

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Should Chicagoans Trust The Infrastructure Trust?

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Chicago City Council, Video, Chicago Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Infrastructure Plan, Chicago City Council Infrastructure, Chicago Infrastructure Trust, Joe Moreno, Scott Waguespack, Rahm Emanuel Infrastructure, Building a New Chicago, Chicago News

Updated Story Chicago's City Council approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Chicago Infrastructure Trust ordinance in a 41-7 vote Tuesday, a measure that ha...

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Vote On Rahm's Infrastructure Plan Delayed Amid Scrutiny

Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Chicago Infrastructure, Amisha Patel, Chicago Politics, Video, Leslie Hairston, Chicago Infrastructure Trust Ordinance, Rahm Emanuel, Patrick O'Connor, Chicago Infrastructure Trust, Ed Burke, Scott Waguespack, Chicago Infrastructure Ordinance, Chicago News

A City Council vote on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's much-publicized Chicago Infrastructure Trust was, in what was somewhat of a surprise twist, deferred Wedne...

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Rahm's Infrastructure Plan Criticized Ahead Of City Council Vote

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: John Arena, Amisha Patel, Chicago Politics, Video, Chicago Tifs, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Infrastructure Plan, Rahm Emanuel Infrastructure Trust, Chicago Infrastructure Trust, Scott Waguespack, Rahm Emanuel Infrastructure Plan, Chicago News

A number of Chicago aldermen and community activists alike are ramping up criticism of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $7 billion "new Chicago" infrastructure pl...

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City Council Poised To OK Speed Cameras

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Chicago City Council, Chicago Speed Cameras Study, Chicago Politics, Video, Chicago Speed Cameras, Speed Cameras, Rahm Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel Speed Cameras, Chicago Speed Cameras Plan, Rahm Emanuel Chicago Speed Cameras, Chicago Speed Cameras Vote, Scott Waguespack, Chicago News

Rahm Emanuel's speed camera plan is expected to be considered Wednesday by Chicago's City Council -- an anticipated vote that arrives amidst a cloud o...

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Chicago Libraries And The Battle Between Rahm Emanuel, Unions

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Rahm Emanuel Libraries, Chicago Public Library, Rahm Emanuel Budget, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Budget, Chicago Library Hours, Chicago Library Closures, Scott Waguespack, Chicago Libraries, Afscme, Chicago News

When the Chicago Public Library announced via Facebook that nearly all branches would be closed Monday, it raised a few eyebrows. After all, there was...

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Another CPS School Breaks From Union, OKs Longer Day

Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Longer School Day, Cps Longer School Day, Teacher Salaries, Teachers Unions, Chicago Teachers Union, Education, Karen Lewis, Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Schools, Chicago Education, Cps, Teachers, Education Reform, Scott Waguespack, Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago Longer School Day, Chicago News

A supermajority of teachers at Englewood's Benjamin E. Mays Elementary Academy voted Thursday to add 90 minutes of instructional time to their school ...

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Restaurant-Owning Alderman Throws Up Road Blocks To Food Truck Ordinance

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Ann Sather, Chicago, Chicago Food Trucks, Illinois, Tom Tunney, Scott Waguespack, Chicago Food Truck Ordinance, Food Trucks, Chicago News

In most cities in the country, from New York to Seattle to humble Carrboro, North Carolina, the food truck craze is in full swing. But here in Chicago...

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Alderman Fights To Extend Expired Meter Grace Period

The Expired Meter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Waguespack, Chicago Parking Meters, Chicago Parking, Chicago Parking Meter Grace Period, Chicago News

With just a few weeks before Mayor Daley's five minute grace period for expired meter violations quietly sunsets on April 1st, 32nd Ward Alderman Scot...

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Aldermania! The Cirque De Silly Is Back In Town

Chicago Reader | January 14, 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eugene Schulter, Chicago Elections, Chicago City Elections, Scott Waguespack, Chicago Alderman, Chicago Aldermanic Races, Chicago News

One day late last summer, Tom Courtney came up with the preposterous notion of running for alderman of the 27th Ward. He'd be a 37-year-old white g...

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Chicago Food Trucks Legislation In Aldermen's Hands, Though Trucks Still Face Road Blocks

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gaztro-Wagon, Chicago Food Trucks, Food Truck Ordinance, Scott Waguespack, Food Trucks, Chicago, Chicago News

After a protracted struggle by city restaurateurs, Chicago's aldermen now have before them a draft ordinance that would allow food trucks to cook and ...

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City Leased The Streets Along With Its Parking Meters: Study

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Active Transportation Alliance, Chicago Parking Meters, Chicago Parking Meter Deal, Chicago Right of Way, Urban Planning, Chicago Parking Meters LLC, Active Transportation Alliance Parking Meter Report, Scott Waguespack, David Hoffman, Chicago Parking Meter Privatization, Margo O'Hara, Chicago News

The deal to lease Chicago's parking meters to a private company has crippled the City's ability to make comprehensive transportation planning, a new r...

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Pictures Of On-Duty Cops Posing With Women Outside Clubs Leaked To Fox

Fox Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Police Department, Chicago Cop Photos, Scott Waguespack, Video, Chicago News

The photos are from a frustrated club worker who says some officers have been slow to respond to his calls and he believes these pictures show why. ...

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TIF Sunshine Ordinance Passes City Council 48-0

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tif Sunshine Ordinance, Tax Increment Financing Districts, Mayor Daley, Manny Flores, Margaret Laurino, Chicago Tifs, Tif Reform, Scott Waguespack, Tifs, Chicago News

It's about to get a lot easier to find out where the reams of city taxpayer money spent on Tax Increment Financing districts goes. On Wednesday the C...

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TIF Sunshine Ordinance Passes Committee

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TIF Sunshine Bill, Tax Increment Financing Districts, Tifs, Manny Flores, Tif Sunshine Ordinance, Tif Reform, Scott Waguespack, Chicago News

A bill that would require the City of Chicago to disclose all the financial details of murky Tax Increment Financing (TIF) deals is a step closer to b...

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Eternal Sunshine of Chicago's Mind: TIFs Need to be Brought Into the Light

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Tax Increment Financing, Hired Truck Scandal, The Chicago Way, Manny Flores, Scott Waguespack, Chicago Corruption, Tif Reform, Chicago Tifs, Tifs, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

TIF districts make eyes glaze over because they're difficult to understand, difficult to track, and it takes decades to see the results of bad governance, perfect conditions for pulling the wool over citizens.

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City Council Tables Vote On TIF Reform

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manny Flores, Chicago City Council, City Council Tifs, Mayor Daley, Chicago Tif Reform, Scott Waguespack, Tifs, Chicago News

But this being the Chicago City Council, where almost nothing moves forward without the imprimatur of the mayor, the proposal was tabled without a vot...

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Double Secret Probation for Global Parking Management in 32nd Ward

The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Global Parking Management, 32nd Ward Chicago, Scott Waguespack, Chicago Parking, Joe Grillo, Chicago Parking Restrictions, Denver Boot, Chicago News

Just a few weeks ago, the fate of Global Parking Management had been sealed. The private booting firm was going to be given the boot from the 32nd Ward. But emotions seem to have cooled.

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Aldermen Want Republic Windows To Return City Tax Subsidies

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manuel Flores, Republic Windows and Doors Lay Offs, Job Cuts, Republic Windows and Doors Chicago, Scott Waguespack, Chicago News

Chicago Ald. Manuel Flores (1st) and Scott Waguespack (32nd) today introduced legislation directing the Daley administration to consider recouping tax...

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Wicker Park Hotel Battle: A Case Study In Clout

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wicker Park Coyote Building, Chicago Clout, Wicker Park, Chicago Zoning Law, MCM Properties, 32nd Ward Chicago, James Banks, Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals, Wicker Park Hotel, Scott Waguespack, Chicago News

Who has more clout over zoning in the 32nd Ward: Alderman Scott Waguespack or zoning lawyer James Banks? Ordinarily the alderman would be the obvious ...

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Alderman Waguespack to the Rescue in Bucktown Tow Truck Attack

The Parking Ticket Geek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cars, Bucktown Cars Towed, Bucktown 5k, Bucktown Race Towing, Scott Waguespack, Chicago News

Ald. Waguespack and his staff looked into the problem and discovered there were some discrepancies that led to so many cars being towed improperly.

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