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Race, poverty and politics: Health exchange in limbo; subsidized child care at risk; Obama supports gay marriage; TIF reform?

The Illinois General Assembly is not expected to make any moves to create a state-run health care exchange, Crain’s reported on Thursday. Sources on both sides of the aisle in the statehouse said the inactivity is due to the pending Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care law... Read more »
By Nick Moroni,
May 11, 2012 at 1:46 pm
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Peoples' City Council meeting

Peoples' City Council meeting
It’s a classic tactic of community organizing: to get elected officials in a public space, in front of constituents, to demand a signal of support or opposition on a set of demands. Such was the point of last week’s “People’s City Council Meeting,” a raucous two-hour session organized by the Grassroots Collaborative, a coalition that... Read more »
By Micah Maidenberg,
July 13, 2011 at 3:50 pm
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News Roundup: Illinois jobless rate improving

According to a report released last week, Illinois’ unemployment rate fell from 10.3 in July to 10.1 in August. However, the state’s unemployment rate is still higher than the 9.6 national average, with one in ten people out of work. The current trend may signal a break in the 33 month unemployment increase that has... Read more »
By CRIntern,
September 20, 2010 at 11:23 am
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The media mulls over Mayor Daley's legacy, and his replacement

The media is tracking the hits and misses of Mayor Daley as he announces his retirement. Big misses include corruption, and privatization. The tearing down of public housing is considered both a hit and a miss. Now politicians and advocates debate what kind of leader should replace Daley- African American? Pro-Business? Less autocratic? The TIF... Read more »
By CRIntern,
September 8, 2010 at 11:53 am
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Alderman calls for additional 1,000 cops for Chicago

Chicago needs to hire 1,000 more police officers immediately to keep the city safe, said a Near South Side alderman. A two-year cutback on hiring has left the city 2,230 officers short of authorized manpower every day. The mass hiring would cost Chicago an extra $70 million at a time when the city’s budget shortfall... Read more »
By CRIntern,
August 6, 2010 at 2:23 pm
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