Richard Mell

Sales Tax Rollback Stands A Chance After Mell Reversal

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

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It turns out there may yet be a new Cook County commissioner in time for a key vote next Tuesday on rolling back the sales tax increase supported by b...

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Dick Mell: The Man Who Made Blagojevich

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

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At the risk of sounding like Freud, none of this would have happened had Governor Blagojevich not lost sight of who he was or where he came from or, m...

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Daley's Budget Approved After Council Rebellion Quelled

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley's tough times 2009 budget -- precariously balanced with 929 layoffs, slow police hiring and $52.5 million worth of taxes, fines and fees -...

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