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Mayor Daley Urges Aldermen To Support Second Walmart

newsblogs.chicagotribune.com | Posted 12.16.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Richard Daley tried today to exert new pressure on a logjam that has kept City Council from approving plans to add a second Wal-Mart store in th...

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Chicago Taps Parking Meters To Fund Homeless Shelters

Posted 11.13.2009 | Impact

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Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley announced last week that the city has earmarked $1.4 million to fund homeless prevention programs over the next two yea...

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Daley Shutting Down City Government

Posted 11.14.2008 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley today ordered a "partial shutdown" of city government for three days this year and three more days in 2009 to help solve Chicago's worst ...

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Why Property Taxes Rise Even As Home Values Plunge

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 11.09.2008 | Chicago

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A few hours after my property tax bill arrived in the mail last week, I took the dog for a walk and bumped into a neighbor. "My taxes went up again," ...

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High Schools Faltering: 70% Fail Reading Standards, Even More Fail Math

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago public high school students lost ground in Illinois' latest round of standardized tests. Last month, Mayor Richard Daley was on hand for the ...

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Daley Recruits Former Chicago Federal Reserve CEO To Tutor Aldermen On Budget

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

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UPDATE The meeting didn't clarify much for aldermen, the Tribune reports. Aldermen who attended a closed-door briefing at City Hall this morning sa...

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Daley Bets Local Eats On Cubs

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago

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When the Bears faced the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, Mayor Daley wagered a Taste of Chicago spread with the mayor of Indianapolis with enoug...

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Tales of the Subprime: Troubled Asset on a Bender

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 10.25.2008 | Chicago

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Karen Dalton-Beninato

"Can I see some ID?" "Don't have any," said the faded manila folder listing toward a bottle of Jack Daniels. "Proof of income?" the bartender asked ...

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Barack Obama: Forensics on the Southside

Markus Ziener | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Markus Ziener

For the first time in a long time, we have a presidential contender who knows the hardships of the simple life -- and the tricks to stay afloat in a city like Chicago.

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