TONI PRECKWINKLE

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New Cook County Jobs Program: A Band-Aid Fix For A Gaping Wound
By Hilary Gowins, Contributor
Chicago-based writer
Chicago's young people deserve more than a pittance - aldermen owe them serious introspection. It's time to admit the city's approach has failed - and it's time the men and women running Chicago step up with new solutions.
POLITICS
Rahm Emanuel's Fate Rests in the Hands of Two Women
By Rebecca Sive, Contributor
Author, Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman's Guide to Winning ...
Forget about it−that it that is those burly security guards barring access to that VIP room where Rahm Emanuel sits. He's the one with no secure access. That's because his fate rests in the hands of two women ensconced there for the foreseeable future
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Ever Wonder What Illinois' Most Powerful Politicians Would Look Like as Zombies?
By Reboot Illinois, Contributor
A non-partisan organization dedicated to involving Illinois re...
Now imagine if there were a political edition of the show. There'd probably be no better state to have the show set in than
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Taxes, Taxes, Taxes
By Hermene Hartman, Contributor
I am the publisher of Ndigo.com
But people are stressing and straining to keep up with the necessities of life and it's going a bit too far to tax everyday people trying to find escape in something as simple as bowling with friends or watching a good show on cable.
Chicago's skyline is reflected in the 'Cloud Gate' sculpture at Millennium Park in Chicago, October 01, 2009. US President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen to join his wife Michelle in lobbying for Chicago's bid to host the Olympics in 2016. The International Olympic Committee is expected to deliver its choice between Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo and Madrid on October 02, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)
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BUSINESS
Chicago Set To Have Highest Sales Tax Of Any Major U.S. City
By Kim Bellware
"This is not how one rebounds from a three-year recession."
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Beware the Summer Tax Hikes, Illinois
By Matthew Dietrich, Contributor
Editor of Reboot Illinois
Reboot Illinois' Madeleine Doubek looked at five new or increased taxes Illinois and Chicago residents could be subjected to by the end of the summer.
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Chicago Women Show Rahm Emanuel the Light at the End of the Tunnel
By Rebecca Sive, Contributor
Author, Every Day Is Election Day: A Woman's Guide to Winning ...
At a time when so many Americans need so much from their government, American women who care are finding it really tough to win executive office.
POLITICS
Toni Preckwinkle Won't Run For Chicago Mayor
By Joseph Erbentraut
In a statement released shortly after Preckwinkle's announcement, Emanuel described his rival as "a strong partner in tackling
POLITICS
New Poll Shows Potential Reelection Trouble For Rahm Emanuel In Chicago Mayor's Race
By Joseph Erbentraut
Twenty-eight percent of respondents to the poll of 724 likely voters, which was conducted using robocalls and has a margin
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Reclaiming 'Chiraq'
By Robert Koehler, Contributor
Peace journalist
The kids are dying. That's what they call Chicago: "Chiraq." The situation has to change; the community has to rebuild.
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What Metra and Transit Agency Improvements Will We Achieve?
By Madeleine Doubek, Contributor
Chief Operating Officer, Reboot Illinois
With news of another group looking at fixing our transit oversight in Illinois, we wonder what will be the legacy of the Metra Memogate? What will we have accomplished?
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'Gun Laws Won't Impact Us Here' In The Line Of Fire, Say Peace Workers: Part 3 Of 4
By Suzanne Skees , Contributor
Nonprofit director and writer
Peacemaking circles, a cornerstone tool of the restorative justice movement, bring together victims and perpetrators, estranged or upset family members -- and on a weekly basis at The Center, members of opposing gangs.
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"Gun Laws Won't Impact Us Here" in the Line of Fire, Say Peace Workers: Part 2 of 4
By Suzanne Skees , Contributor
Nonprofit director and writer
A tiny white nun with glasses and grey hair, Donna rolls down her window to wave to everyone she passes on the street, from heavily armed police patrols to clusters of men she knows to be gang members.
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Ousted Metra CEO's Heir Apparent Donates $1,000 To Cook County Board President
By Joseph Erbentraut
While Wiggins told the BGA he didn't feel pressured to attend and said the timing of the donation is "irrelevant," the contribution
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Quinn's lawmaker salary veto: Playing with fire?
By Matthew Dietrich, Contributor
Editor of Reboot Illinois
SALARY VETO AS STRATEGY This week Illinois lawmakers will miss their first monthly paycheck after Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed their
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Toni Preckwinkle CPS School Closings: Cook County Board President Rips Rahm, Closure Plan
“I don’t know the finances of the Board of Education, but I think it’s very tough to argue that kids will be better educated
CHICAGO
Cook County Gun Tax Starts: $25 'Violence Tax' Per Firearm Purchase In Effect As Of Monday
The Sun-Times reports several gun store owners have argued the tax is a violation on their Second Amendment rights and have
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Cook County Prostitution Laws: Officials Call For End To Felony Arrests
Story by Emily Morris, courtesy DNAinfo.com Chicago: Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer and Board President Toni Preckwinkle
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Election Winners and Losers in Illinois
By Kyle Hillman, Contributor
Illinois political consultant
Elections have consequences and none more so than in Illinois. While the obvious places of change (State House & Senate and Congressional races) became clear throughout Tuesday night, the less obvious is becoming clearer everyday after.
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Toni Preckwinkle Bites the Bullet
By David Ormsby, Contributor
Public Relations Consultant; Ex-Press Secretary of Democratic ...
Buffeted by criticism, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has bitten the bullet and dumped her ammunition tax plan.
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Cook County Bullet Tax: Toni Preckwinkle Drops Plan, Keeps County Gun Fee
"This money will provide needed resources to organizations on the front lines that deal with the impact of violence in their
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$30 Million? So the Speed Cameras Were About Raising Revenue?
By Barbara Popovic, Contributor
Executive director, Chicago Access Network Television
On this week's Chicago Newsroom, Ben Joravsky and Miguel Del Valle say $30 million dollars may be a lot to expect from speed cameras in the first year.
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What Does Stuart Nudelman Have Against Police Torture Victims?
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
When I last wrote about Stanley Wrice, he was hoping to walk his daughter Gail down the aisle. Hope does not come easily to a man serving a 100-year sentence for a gang rape back in 1982, but Wrice had seized the momentum in his fight for exoneration.
BLACK VOICES
Kurt A. Summers, Cook County Chief Of Staff, Aims To Streamline Second Largest County In The U.S.
By Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson
Meaningful Acronyms It’s hard to believe Summers has accomplished so much in his 33 years, but he explains how the 3 P’s
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Cook County Cigarette Tax: Toni Preckwinkle's Budget Proposal Includes $1-Per-Pack Tax Hike
Among the other tax increases included in Preckwinkle's proposed spending plan are increasing the cost of playing a round
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