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Memorial Day 2012 and the CPD

Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance to honor the brave souls who lost their lives while defending our nation. In the past decade, these days have been even more emotional because of the number of American warriors losing their lives in active combat zones around the world. According to a February 2012 U.S... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
May 25, 2012 at 12:32 pm
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Chicago's NATO Protest Fizzle

Apparently, there are not many people who oppose the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or the war in Afghanistan. Chicago police estimate that there were less than 2,500 protesters at the largest march on Sunday. Organizers say it was double that number. Even if we give the protest organizers the benefit of the doubt and say... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
May 21, 2012 at 3:00 pm
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Mayor Emanuel's First Year

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is wrapping up his first full year as Chicago mayor having accomplished more in one year than his predecessor had in the previous ten. While the mayor has accomplished a seemingly endless list of quality of life improvements and put the city on a better path for the future, the defining challenges... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
May 16, 2012 at 8:30 am
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Chicago Infrastructure Bank Ordinance

The Chicago City Council should approve the Chicago Infrastructure Bank Ordinance during Wednesday’s City Council meeting. It is a sensible and innovative proposal that will allow the city to tap into private sector investment on a large scale to fund new infrastructure projects that will be critical to the long term viability of commerce in... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
April 23, 2012 at 8:00 am
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Chicago Public School Teacher Compensation

In this second installment of my blog series on public education in Chicago leading up to the contract negotiations between the city and the Chicago Teachers Union, I will examine the current compensation system for teachers. In the first post in this series I compared the performance of Chicago Public Schools to other large Illinois school districts... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
April 17, 2012 at 10:23 am
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Obama v. Romney for U.S. President

Here is a preview of the upcoming campaign for president between the current President and his opposition challenger: This will be the dirtiest campaign of your lifetime. The campaigns of these two candidates will spend an enormous amount of time ripping each other to shreds in the media and the third party Super PACs and... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
April 13, 2012 at 11:46 am
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Chicago Public Schools By The Numbers

The Chicago Teachers Union wants you to know they have the votes necessary to keep your children out of their classrooms. As the Chicago Tribune reported last week, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) took a preliminary poll of its membership across the city and believe they have the necessary 75% majority to call a strike if their... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
April 10, 2012 at 9:00 am
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Topinka Throws Open the Doors of Transparency

The state of Illinois has failed to fulfill 205,298 vouchers for services and owes $5,903,334,447.05  to a variety of vendors as of today. As of March 2012, the three major bond rating agencies listed Illinois with following rating: Moody’s: A2 (6 ratings below AAA) Fitch: A (6 ratings below AAA) S&P: A+ (5 ratings below... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
April 4, 2012 at 12:09 pm
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2012 Illinois GOP Primary Results Recap

Mitt Romney won the lion’s share of the delegates at stake in the Illinois Republican primary and solidly defeated Rick Santorum in a major midwestern state for the first time. That is the headline from a whirlwind day of primaries around the state. Here is a quick look at how Romney did it. I told... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
March 21, 2012 at 1:58 pm
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The Illinois Primary: A CYR Guide

Republican voters across the state of Illinois are heading to the polls today to cast their ballots in the Illinois Primary. It is the first time in a long time that the Illinois Presidential Primary matters. Mitt Romney is the odds on favorite to win tonight, both in delegates and in the popular vote. Illinois... Read more »
By The Windy City YR of Belmont Terrace,
March 20, 2012 at 1:09 pm
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