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Former Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington will not run for mayor in the Dec...Arrington tells the Birmingham News that he decided over the weekend not to enter the race, saying there are enough candidates in the contest to replace former Mayor Larry Langford.
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Reluctant to raise taxes, slash services or fire workers, Mayor Richard Daley on Wednesday pitched a less painful way to steer Chicago through the recession -- tapping the city's savings accounts and peddling any public property that could fetch the right...
City Hall Reporter In a historic vote that could transform Chicago or saddle future generations with Olympic debt, the City Council on Wednesday authorized Mayor Daley to sign a host city contract that amounts to an unlimited guarantee from Chicago taxpayers.
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Mayor Richard Daley said "everybody has to make sacrifices" in the face of a city budget shortfall that exceeds $500 million, then sat back Wednesday as residents outlined a litany of concerns during a public hearing on the West Side. Daley described...
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A member of Mayor Richard Daley 's team working to bring the Olympics to Chicago has quietly arranged to develop city-owned land near a park that would be transformed for the 2016 Summer Games, potentially positioning himself to cash in if the Games come...
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Mayor Richard Daley today named Cook County Commissioner Roberto Maldonado the new alderman for the 26th Ward. The veteran Democratic commissioner replaces Billy Ocasio, who went to work for Gov. Pat Quinn. Ocasio wanted Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus to get...
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A killer who escaped from the Indiana State Prison was caught Monday near the Michigan vacation home of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley by an officer on the mayor's security detail. Police warned nearby residents to stay inside because two other escapees...
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Mayor Richard Daley at a news conference today. (David Pierini/Chicago Tribune) Posted by Dan P. Blake and David Heinzmann at 4:15 p.m. Mayor Richard Daley today attempted to dampen the political firestorm he sparked while overseas last week when he...
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Labor leaders met Monday with Mayor Richard Daley to discuss contract concessions that could minimize the city's plans for laying off 1,500 workers, and one top union official expressed optimism that the talks would lead to a deal. Neither side would...
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Mayor Richard Daley said today more than 1,000 layoff notices likely will be mailed to city workers as soon as Friday, unless labor unions make concessions with the city. Daley has asked city workers to take furlough days before the end of the year to...
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