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Grassroots Collaborative: Media On Living Wage Ordinance Was Skewed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:40:31 -0600

The Grassroots Collaborative, in conjunction w/Community Media Workshop, issued a report last week looking at mainstream print media coverage of the Living Wage Ordinance that was passed by the City C

gapersblock.com

How We Can Use TIF Funds

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:12 -0600

"As the issue of tax increment financing (TIF) districts and the non-appropriated "shadow budget" they generate moves into mainstream media coverage, it's important to remember a couple two tree things about TIF funds."

gapersblock.com

Digging Into Daley's Asset Sales

Thu, 14 May 2009 14:32:55 -0500

If there's one obvious benefit to Mayor Daley's rapid leasing of city assets in recent years, it's the independent streak it's roused in the City Council.

progressillinois.com

Aldermen: Mad as Hell and Not Going to Take It Anymore

Wed, 13 May 2009 19:38:04 -0500

I'm tempted to think that more and more aldermen are tired of being steamrolled by an administration that views legislative oversight as an annoyance.

blogs.chicagoreader.com

Mayor Daley Alters Furlough Plan

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:37:15 -0500

Under pressure from the City Council, Mayor Daley has agreed to revise his mandatory furlough plan to include a sliding scale: the higher the salary, the more unpaid days off.

suntimes.com

Chicago to be First City to Ban BPA Bottles, Cups

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:32:24 -0500

Chicago will become the nation’s first major city to ban baby bottles and sippy cups containing the potentially harmful chemical bisphenol A, under a measure approved today by the City Council.

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Chicago BPA Ban Moves to Full City Council

Tue, 12 May 2009 12:37:14 -0500

New mom Margy Belchak says she was shocked to learn that many baby bottles and toddler sippy cups contained a toxin linked to cancer, brain disorders and obesity.

chitowndailynews.org

Ald. Ocasio Quits City Council to Work for Gov. Quinn

Tue, 12 May 2009 10:07:49 -0500

Ald. Billy Ocasio (26th) is resigning from the Chicago City Council to accept a job as a senior adviser to Gov. Quinn.

suntimes.com

Council Committee Postpones Vote on City Furlough Plan

Mon, 11 May 2009 17:23:11 -0500

Mayor Daley’s plan to require 3,600 non-union employees to take 14 days off without pay by Dec. 31 to pressure organized labor to do the same ran into a City Council buzz-saw on Monday.

suntimes.com

Children's Museum Move Opponents Take Fight Back to Court

Mon, 11 May 2009 17:12:28 -0500

A Cook County Circuit Court Judge on Tuesday could rescind the Chicago Children’s Museum’s ability to build a new two-story home in Grant Park.

chicagobusiness.com