Here's something: Faith-based groups that have become the face of community support for Mayor Rahm Emanuel's controversial plans to lengthen the school day and close failing schools also receive millions of dollars in grants from his administration. ... One of the key...
Mayor’s Race
The Supreme Court Decision
I realize this is now old news but it is worth mentioning that the decision of the Illinois Supreme Court placing Rahm on the ballot is going to have far reaching consequences. Justices Freeman and Burke appear to be the only members of the court with any vision:...
The Rahm Situation, Part II: The Sword
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. -- Matthew 26:52 Surely it is folly to suggest that Rahm is getting any less than he fully deserves. When you live your life in politics and have so playfully toyed with so many peoples lives as he has, things just have a...
The Rahm Situation, Part I: Enforce the Law
The surest way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. -- Abraham Lincoln While editorial boards, talking heads, and policy wonks from near and far are condemning the recent Appellate Court decision removing Rahm from the ballot based on emotion, there...