Tag: Rahm
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At Least 10 Dead, Dozens Wounded In Weekend Violence
A bizarre weekend where the high exceeded 80 degrees also brought a rash of violence across Chicago, which left at least 10 people dead and some 40 others wounded. via CBS Chicago. There’s no end in sight. CPD is so undermanned that little can be done. Whatever the Mayor’s is doing, it’s not working.
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$3.6M Settlement in Alleged Police Misconduct Case
A key City Council committee Monday signed off on a $3.6 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by a man who spent nearly 10 years in prison for an attack on a woman who later said she made a mistake when she identified him as her assailant. Robert Wilson had sought $9.9 million, a figure…
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Mayor’s Friend Brings You the Speed Cameras
When Rahm Emanuel was a first-time candidate for Congress, Greg Goldner was behind him, quietly marshaling the patronage troops that helped get him elected. When Emanuel ran for mayor, Goldner was there again, doling out campaign cash to elect Emanuel-friendly aldermen to City Council. And when the rookie mayor was looking for community support for…
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8 Shot on South, West sides Overnight
6:00 a.m. CDT, March 11, 2012 At least eight people were shot Saturday night and Sunday morning on the South and West sides, according to police. via Chicago Tribune. Eight in one night. It appears that all the criminals are willing to carry despite all the laws Rahm et. al. keep passing. So what are…
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Downstate and Chicago, Brothers in Arms?
It’s an Op-Ed, but it’s also propaganda: Mayor Rahm Emanuel was in Peoria earlier this week talking about how Chicago and Downstate politicians need to stop fighting so much. “The politics of the past where we used to play Chicago versus downstate is over. It doesn’t serve the people of Illinois,” Emanuel said, adding, “It’s…
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Bus Driver Injured with Caustic Liquid by Passenger
A CTA bus driver was treated at an area hospital tonight after a woman threw a liquid believed to be rubbing alcohol in the man’s face when the two argued about an expired fare card, police said. via Chicago Tribune. One word yet on whether Rahm’s going to demand from Springfield a Rubbing Alcohol Registry.
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G-8 Summit Moved to Camp David
Big News!! The Group of Eight meeting will be moved to Camp David, according to the White House, but the gathering of NATO allies and the International Security Assistance Force will go on in Chicago as planned in mid-May. Camp David will more closely approximate the remote settings in which the G8 leaders prefer to…
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Protesters Crash Chicago’s 175th Birthday
Chicago celebrated its 175th birthday Sunday to the tune of protest rants. A small group shouted during part of the ceremony about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to close six mental health clinics in the city. As the mayor stood beside a colorful birthday cake and the Chicago Children’s Choir, protesters yelled that the closings make…
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Dog Walker in Custody After Stabbing
This is the third or fourth stabbing in the last two weeks. A 61-year-old man is in custody after police said he stabbed another man this morning after the two had an argument that began when the victim tried to swat the dog away in the Longwood Manor neighborhood. … An argument escalated and resulted…
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Gun Control Measures Advance
Yes, this is a few days old: Two controversial gun control proposals advanced to the full House Wednesday. On a partisan vote, the Democratic-controlled House Executive Committee approved a measure requiring handgun owners to register their weapons with the state. The panel also signed off on legislation that would create a special 2 percent tax…