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City to phase out health-care subsidy for 30,000 retirees but 5,500 oldest will be covered
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 11 days ago
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City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com May 14, 2013 9:43PM Mayor Rahm Emanuel presiding over the City Council meeting. Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Brian Jackson~Sun-Times Updated: May 15, 2013 1:40AM Chicago will phase out its 55 percent subsidy for
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Mayor: Add mobile food trucks in high-density neighborhoods
Lincoln Park :: MI :: USA | 18 days ago
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City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com May 7, 2013 5:36PM Food trucks on the 600 block of W. Chicago Al Podgorski~ Sun-Times Updated: May 8, 2013 2:31AM Chicago would add nine dedicated mobile food truck stands in high-density neighborhoods even
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Police: City murders down by 42 percent for first four months
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 24 days ago
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Chicago's troubling murder stats appear to be headed the right way. Spring was particularly bloody in Chicago last year with a 60 percent spike in murders and a rise in nonfatal shootings over the previous year. This year, though, violent crime is
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Chicago planting nearly 4,000 new trees
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 29 days ago
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Chicago is making a move to get a bit greener by planting trees. Chicago has long had a history of planting trees and maintaining urban forests. Mayor Rahm Emanuel says in a news release that the 3,800 trees to be planted is an example of how trees
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As city preps to fight remap lawsuit, alderman asked to preserve documents
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com April 24, 2013 12:56PM Richard Mell Updated: April 25, 2013 2:35AM Chicago aldermen are being asked to preserve all documents and other written instruments pertaining to Chicago's new ward map including e-
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City Council casts ‘wider net,' expands gun offender registry
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 2 months ago
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City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com March 13, 2013 11:54AM City Clerk Susana Mendoza returns to the City Council after having a baby. Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Brian Jackson~ Sun-Times Updated: March 14, 2013 2:21AM Chicago's gun offender
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Fewer Chicago area employers plan job cuts in 2Q
Cook :: NE :: USA | 2 months ago
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Business Reporter fknowles@suntimes.com March 12, 2013 9:52AM Chicago metropolitan area employers plan fewer job cuts in the second quarter than they did in both the year-ago quarter and the first quarter, according to a report released by Manpower
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Cops on overtime help drive down murder rate in city's ‘hot zones'
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 months ago
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Staff Reporter/fmain@suntimes.com March 3, 2013 10:17PM Chicago Police arresed a man and recovered a gun on 31st Street near Michigan Avenue after a short chase from the area near Dunbar High School on Feb. 5, 2013...White~Sun-Times Updated: March 4,
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Chicago alderman proposes ban on large energy drinks
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
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Edward Burke, 14th, is proposing banning large containers of "highly caffeinated" energy drinks like Red Bull in Chicago. Burke, chairman of the City Council's Finance Committee, is known for floating proposals to ban everything from plastic bags in
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Labor chief pushes for casino at Thompson Center
Anderson :: IN :: USA | 5 months ago
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City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com January 8, 2013 12:17AM Jorge Ramirez, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, speaks during a news conference in City Hall on Dec...White~Sun-Times Updated: January 8, 2013 12:58AM Chicago's most
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