Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago NewsLori Lightfoot Lightfoot mirrors Rahm Emanuel’s missteps with frequent, early travel: Analysissuntimes.com - Fran Spielman Four weeks after taking office, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has already stumbled in a way that might make it a bit more difficult for her to govern. From …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago NewsLori Lightfoot After joking with Colbert, Lightfoot tells LGBTQ donors in New York, ‘this is no time for defeatism’suntimes.com - Lynn Sweet NEW YORK — Mayor Lori Lightfoot debuted on the national stage on Monday, kicking off a Democratic National Committee LGBTQ fundraiser right after …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago NewsHigh School Sports City hires outside firm to administer $100-million-a-year workers’ compensation program that Ald. Ed Burke ra…suntimes.com - Fran Spielman Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday began the serious cost-cutting needed to make the case for a painful, post-election tax increase — by hiring a …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsLori Lightfoot Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city will hire outside firm to oversee workers' comp programChicago Tribune - Gregory Pratt and John ByrneChicago will transfer day-to-day control of its $100 million-per-year city workers’ compensation program, which for decades was largely handled in secret under the auspices of now-indicted Ald. Edward
Chicago, IL Actually, Rahm Emanuel might be the perfect Democratic Party ambassadorsubstack.com - untoldstory.substack.com Photo by Daniel X. O’Neil at Rahm Emanuel’s announcement for mayor of Chicago. Via Flickr Creative Commons. There was a brief and well-deserved …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago Sun-TimesHigh School Sports IG: Cherished aldermanic menu program perpetuates tale of 2 cities, is underfunded by $229Msuntimes.com - Fran Spielman The aldermanic menu program cherished by the City Council “perpetuates significant inequities between wards and underfunds residential street” …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsLori Lightfoot Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: 'No question' city will need more tax money from residentsChicago Tribune - Gregory PrattChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday said there’s “no question” residents will need to pay more in taxes or fees to plug a looming city budget shortfall estimated at more than $700 million. Lightfoot
Crain's New York BusinessFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBNY Mellon Former Chicago mayoral candidate, Bill Daley, returns to Wall Streetcrainsnewyork.com A well-worn path between the worlds of Chicago politics and New York finance has another traveler. Bill Daley is joining Bank of New York Mellon as a …
WBEZadded this to WBEZ NewsLori Lightfoot Watch Your Wallets, Chicago. Mayor Lightfoot On Likely Tax Hikeswbez.org - Claudia Morell Mayor Lori Lightfoot has an early warning for Chicago taxpayers: Brace for tax hikes when she unveils her first budget plan this fall. Lightfoot made …
Lori Lightfoot As she governs, Lightfoot kicks her political operation into high gearchicagobusiness.com - www.chicagobusiness.com Mayor Lori Lightfoot is following the lead of predecessor Rahm Emanuel in a key area that may be crucial to her success: She’s maintaining a robust …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago NewsLori Lightfoot Lightfoot’s demonstrates different style at second City Council meetingsuntimes.com - Fran Spielman Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first City Council meeting featured a bizarre invitation to humiliate her political nemesis: indicted Ald. Edward Burke (14th). …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago High School SportsHigh School Sports Group behind tossed Obama Center lawsuit says it’s ‘stunned’ by judge’s decisionsuntimes.com - Nader Issa The day after a federal judge threw out a lawsuit that attempted to block construction of the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side, the …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago NewsHigh School Sports Solis replacement, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, demands review of permits and licenses approved by disgraced 25th…suntimes.com - Fran Spielman The alderman who replaced disgraced Zoning Committee chairman-turned-FBI mole Danny Solis (25th) is demanding an exhaustive review of all “previous …
The Washington TimesJussie Smollett Jussie Smollett of 'MAGA' attack claims aided by Google rule on 'disparaging' searchesThe Washington Times - Douglas Ernst Americans who want an accurate understanding of actor Jussie Smollett’s alleged “MAGA country!” attack will have to work a bit harder thanks to a …
Chicago, IL Here’s How To Fix Regressive City Sticker Program To Ease Burden On Chicago’s Poorest, Task Force Saysblockclubchicago.org - Heather Cherone CITY HALL — Chicago should fundamentally transform its city sticker program which hits the city’s “low-income communities, as well as communities of …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsLori Lightfoot The Spin: Lightfoot's gift to Oprah | Emanuel picking a horse in 2020? | Obama center clears legal hurdleChicago Tribune - Lisa DonovanI just want to know: Did Oprah Winfrey offer Mayor Lori Lightfoot any advice when they met last week in California at the talk show queen’s home? Oprah invited the mayor and her wife, Amy Eshleman, to
Detroit, MI Excoastalsubstack.com - excoastal.substack.com Welcome to Excoastal, a newsletter covering deals, startups, venture capital, and more from Chicago to Boulder, Detroit to Columbus, and beyond. I’m …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago NewsHigh School Sports Inspector General Joe Ferguson urges Mayor Lori Lightfoot to yank residential street resurfacing from $66 mil…suntimes.com - Fran Spielman Mayor Lori Lightfoot was urged Tuesday to run with a political football that Rahm Emanuel punted — by yanking “core residential street resurfacing …
Chicago Sun-Timesadded this to Chicago CrimeHigh School Sports ‘16 Shots’ a riveting recap of Laquan McDonald shooting and the muddle that followedsuntimes.com - Richard Roeper In Chicago especially, we know the story of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was gunned down by police officer Jason Van Dyke near 48th and Pulaski …
DeadlineJussie Smollett Jussie Smollett Returns To Social Media With Pride Month Message – DeadlineDeadline - Anita Bennett Jussie Smollett has returned to Instagram with his first post since January, when he claimed he was the victim of a hate crime. The Empire actor ended …
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rep. Ocasio-Cortez tweets claim that 'powerful people are trying to bribe' Trump into warFox News - Anna HopkinsDemocratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., suggested in a tweet Friday that "powerful people" are attempting to bribe President Trump into war with Iran. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez quoted a tweet by Washington
Chicago Politics Take 5: Carol Marin, Mary Ann Ahern Review the Week in Chicago Politicsnbcchicago.com - www.nbcchicago.com Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel's bike excursion was one of several notes in Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern's political notebook this week. Watch for the …
The Hollywood Reporteradded this to Reviews '16 Shots': Film Reviewhollywoodreporter.com - Frank Scheck Rick Rowley's documentary chronicles the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old black teenager by a Chicago police officer. One of the more …
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsUniversity of Chicago What the (BLEEP) just happened? Rex Huppke's 'Week In Review'Chicago Tribune - Rex HuppkeHumanity somehow managed to survive another week. But like most animate objects, I’m suffering news whiplash and wondering aloud: “What the (BLEEP) just happened?” The Trump family stormed London this
POLITICOUniversity of Chicago GOP plays ball in Chicago — HOLY REBUKE for MADIGAN, CULLERTON — LORI on ethics — RAHM’s money jobPOLITICO - By SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURSTHappy Thursday, Illinois. The parade of presidential candidates continues! Kirsten Gillibrand, who boasts a plan to legalize pot nationwide, is set to keynote an American Bar Association event in Chicago
Splinter Liberal View 'Patience Is Not a Virtue': Ryan Grim on We've Got People and the Modern Democratic Partysplinternews.com - Paul Blest As a longtime reporter in Washington, Ryan Grim saw the promise of the Obama administration for progressives soon turn to bitter disappointment. So, …
The New York Timesadded this to ArtsPlay buttonThe Arts ‘16 Shots’ Review: Chicago’s Rage After a Killing by the PoliceThe New York Times - By KEN JAWOROWSKIVoices are rarely raised in “16 Shots.” But you can feel anger coursing through this film, and it says far more than loud words could. The documentary, directed by Richard Rowley, recounts the killing
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsUniversity of Chicago Rahm Emanuel closed half of Chicago's mental health clinics. What was the impact — and will Lightfoot reopen them?Chicago Tribune - Jeff CoenFew issues in recent Chicago history have been as contentious as former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision to close half the city’s mental health clinics, and now Lori Lightfoot will inherit complaints that
Shane Van Vegheladded this to Stuff I LikeAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Rahm Emanuel joins an investment bank and promptly gets ripped by Ocasio-CortezCNBC - Maggie Fitzgerald Long-time democratic politician and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will join investment bank Centerview Partners, a source familiar with the …
Splinter Liberal View AOC BURNS Rahm Emanuel To a Crisp NO SURVIVORSsplinternews.com - Samantha Grasso Former Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel has wasted no time after leaving his post churning out the personal news, but his latest job announcement has …
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