Showing posts with label municipal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label municipal. Show all posts
Monday, June 10, 2019

Where, oh where, will casinos go?

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It seems we’re destined to get several more gambling casinos erected in both Chicago and the nearby suburbs. Will this become political b...
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Did we get a preview of the ’20 presidential “brawl” this year in Chgo?

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Could Lightfoot campaign give us clues as to how …  Let me state up front – I don’t have a clue who I support for president. Although I’...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Organized labor can’t make up its mind for the Chicago mayor election

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Remaining neutral? It's intriguing to see the way that the various factions that comprise organized labor and unions are shaping up ...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

14 more ‘shopping’ days ‘til we narrow down the field for a new Chgo mayor

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We’re two weeks away from Election Day, although some people have taken the time to cast their ballots already. Chicago's next mayor?...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Playing part of a pol, without having to carry out accompanying responsibilities

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Perhaps it’s only natural that people who can’t hold a position any longer (or are just tired of it) use their fame to try to get themselves...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Campaign tactics meant to gain whatever edge candidates can get

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We’re at that stage of the mayoral election cycle in which candidates are desperately trying to game the process in ways they desperately ho...
Saturday, April 1, 2017

Casting a ballot to maintain status quo

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I went to an early voting center Friday, and came walking out of the polling place feeling like I did my part to maintain the political stat...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Bad tickets? Too bad, considering the reason for issuing them was the revenue

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I remember an early-morning (as in about 1 a.m.) moment I had a couple of decades ago in the South Loop when I took a wrong turn down a on...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Rahm’s ‘bosom’ buddies?!?

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It’s safe to say that Mayor Rahm Emanuel knows how to make enemies. It seems no matter where he looks or what he does, there will be...
Tuesday, November 12, 2013

When will we start hearing demands for a new stadium on the South Side?

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Perhaps it’s just because I’m desperate to ignore the first snowfall that hit Chicago on Monday – more than a month before the official st...