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Candidate, Former SEC Chairman Bash Water Deal that Flushed $68 Million Down the Sewer

David Ormsby | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Daniel Kaplan, Mariyana Spyropoulos, USS Bunker Hill, Chicago News, Johnson & Johnson, Arthur Levitt, Barbara McGowan, Gloria Alitto Majewski, Terry O'Brian, Illinois Poltics, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Todd Connor, Mesirow Financial, Kathleen Meany, Frank Avila, Patricia Horton, Bridget Gainer, Greg Harris, Heather Steans, Tom Tunney, Larry Suffredin, Mike Kreloff, Toni Preckwinkle, Susan Garrett, Carol Ronen, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Schoenberg, Roberto Maldonado, Debra Shore, Cynthia Santos, Bond Deal, Bond Deal Loss, Chicago News
David Ormsby

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District got a pasting last Thursday over a botched bond deal that cost Cook County area taxpayers $68 million.

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Should City Set Contract Quotas For Gay-Owned Businesses?

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 08.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago City Council, Chicago Minority Businesses, Chicago City Contracts, Chicago Gay Businesses, Tom Tunney, Gay Businesses, Chicago News

Chicago's first openly gay alderman today re-opened the volatile debate about whether City Hall should establish contract set-asides for businesses ow...

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Keeping Score in Chicago Episode 17: 'Perfect' Sex in the City With the Tin Man

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 08.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Mark Buehrle, Chicago Podcasts, Chicago Hiv Study, Tom Tunney, Keeping Score in Chicago, Chicago Hiv Rates, Mark Buehrle Perfect Game, Chicago News
Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks

Was that Bartman in the stands at Sox Park for Mark Buerhle's perfect game? Plus, Ald. Tom Tunney and the guys have a frank discussion about the alarming new statistics that show 1-in-6 gay men in Chicago are HIV-positive and half of them don't know it.

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Wrigley Field Vendor Ban About Protecting Business, Not Just Safety

NBC Chicago | Steve Rhodes | Posted 08.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Wrigleyville, Wrigley Field, Wrigley Field Businesses, Tom Tunney, Wrigley Field Vendors, Chicago News

[Ald. Tom] Tunney has said he wants to ban vendors and street performers from the blocks surrounding Wrigley Field because they pose a "public safety"...

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Alderman: Extend Wrigley Field Vendor Ban

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 07.31.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Wrigley Field Peddlers, Wrigleyville, Wrigley Field, Tom Tunney, Wrigley Field Vendors, Wrigley Field T Shirts, Chicago News

Peddlers would be banned from sidewalks in a two-block area around Wrigley Field under a proposal introduced at today's City Council meeting....

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Would Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus Be Chicago's First Openly Homophobic Alderman?

Chicago Sun-Times | Laura Washington | Posted 07.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Wilfredo De Jesus Homphobia, Tom Tunney, 26th Ward, Chicago City Council, Wilfredo De Jesus, Billy Ocasio, Chicago News

The City Council may soon have its first openly homophobic alderman. If Mayor Daley decides to appoint the Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus to replace 26th Ward...

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Alderman Tunney's Aide Suspended For Forged Parking Permit

Chicago Tribune | Posted 06.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Parking Meters, Zodak Yonan, Tom Tunney, Alderman Parking, Chicago News

The alderman's aide who parked at an expired parking meter using a fake "official business" placard in his windshield has been suspended....

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Aldermen Push Business-Boosting Stimulus Plan Laden With Tax Breaks

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 05.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Sales Tax, Chicago Taxes, Chicago Retailers, Chicago Business, Tom Tunney, Brendan Reilly, Chicago Stimulus, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

Arguing that downtown restaurants, retailers and theaters desperately need a shot in the arm, a group of aldermen today proposed their very own Chicag...

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Replacing Quigley on Cook County Board a Lesson in Democracy, Sort of

James Warren | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Kimberly Walz, Todd Stroger, Cook County Politics, Bridget Gainer, Mayor Daley, Tom Tunney, Mike Quigley, Marty Oberman, Cook County Board, Chicago Corruption, Chicago Politics, Cook County Corruption, Chicago News
James Warren

When a committee gathered Saturday to fill the Cook County Board vacancy created by spirited reformer Mike Quigley's ascension to the U.S. Congress, it was no surprise that talk of a fix was rampant.

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Emanuel Replacement Candidates Court LGBT Vote

Chicago Sun-Times | Laura Washington | Posted 03.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Equality Illinois, Rick Garcia, Greg Harris, Pat O'Connor, Roland Burris, Rahm Emanuel Replacement, Tom Tunney, Sara Feigenholtz, Mike Quigley, Chicago News

The applause-o-meter wildly careened as the tuxedoed politicians strutted across the stage Saturday night at the annual Equality Illinois gala. Dawn C...

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Wrigley Field Rooftops Cleared To Sell Winter Classic Hockey Tickets

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Wrigley Field, Blackhawks Wrigley Field, Winter Classic Rooftop Clubs, Sports, Winter Classic Rooftops, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Winter Classic, Winter Classic, Blackhawks Winter Classic, Nhl, Wrigley Rooftops, Wrigley Field Hockey, Tom Tunney, Blackhawks Wrigley Game, Hockey, Chicago News

Rooftop clubs with a bird's-eye view of Wrigley Field got the go-ahead Wednesday to cash in on the NHL's New Year's Day Winter Classic. At the reques...

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City To Crack Down on Valets

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Valet Parking Rules, Chicago City Council, Chicago Valet Parking Crackdown, Tom Tunney, Chicago Valets, Ald. Brendan Reilly, Chicago Valet Parking, Bernard Stone, Chicago News

In an effort to weed out "abusive fly-by-night" valet parking companies, City Hall would require valet firms to buy more insurance and more leased par...

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Parking Meters To Be Fed Sundays And Holidays Under Privatization Plan

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago City Council, Chicago Parking Rates, Chicago Parking Meter Hikes, Mayor Daley, Chicago Parking Meters, Danny Solis, Tom Tunney, Richard Daley, Chicago Parking Meter Privatization, Chicago Parking Tickets, Chicago Parking Meter Costs, Chicago News

Mayor Daley's $1.15 billion plan to privatize Chicago's 36,000 parking meters -- and sharply increase the rates motorists pay to feed them -- got ligh...

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Wrigley Rooftops Could Be Open For New Year's Hockey Game

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Winter Classic Rooftop Clubs, John McDonough, Winter Classic Rooftops, Blackhwaks Winter Classic, Wrigley Field, NHL Winter Classic, Winter Classic, Tom Tunney, Blackhawks, Wrigley Field Hockey, Chicago News

Frigid fans jamming Wrigley Field won't be the only ones cheering when the Blackhawks host the Detroit Red Wings on New Year's Day for the NHL's seco...

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Lakeview SRO Bars Inspectors

Community Media Workshop | Curtis Black | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lakeview SRO, Tom Tunney, Lakeview SRO Fire Inspection, Jack Gore, Diplomat Hotel Chicago, Lakeview Chicago, Chicago News

A Lakeview SRO could be vacated if the landlord continues to bar fire inspectors, according to Lakeview Action Coalition. LAC members, including loca...

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Cell Phone Driving Law Relaxed

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Mayor Daley, Cell Phone Laws, Tom Tunney, Chicago Hands Free Law, Chicago Cell Driving Ban, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Chicago News

Chicago motorists who get caught talking on cell phones while driving without a hands-free device would no longer lose their driver's licenses, under ...

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Wrigley Bar Owners Agree To Seventh Inning Cutoff

Posted 10.30.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cubs Playoffs, Wrigleyville, Cubs Playoffs Alcohol Rules, Wrigleyville Drinking, Wrigley Alcohol Ban, Cubs Playoffs Drinking, Wrigley Booze Ban, Seventh Inning Cutoff, Tom Tunney, Chicago News

UPDATE The alcohol sales ban will only last for one hour and will be lifted if the game goes into extra innings, the Sun-Times reports. [Lakeview A...

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