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Outgoing Alderman Shiller Closes Ward Office
CHICAGO (WBBM) – Some outgoing aldermen may be forced to cut back on their spending for the next two weeks, and some are scaling back operations. As WBBM Newsradio 780 Political Editor Craig Dellimore...
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Changing Of The Guard As Old Aldermen Say Farewell
UPDATED 05/04/11 6:02 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — It was certainly no ordinary Chicago City Council meeting on Wednesday. There were a lot of goodbyes as Chicago gets ready for a new mayor and a much...
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Freshman Alderman Basks In Glow Of Historic Day
UPDATED 05/18/11 6:22 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Nothing could dampen Ald. Ameya Pawar’s enthusiasm over his first city council meeting –not even his inability to get into his City Hall office because it...
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Back Of The Yards Residents Want One Alderman, Not Five
CHICAGO (CBS) – Community activists in the Back of the Yards neighborhood says they’re not asking for much. They want one alderman. As WBBM Newsradio’s Bob Roberts reports, several hundred community...
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Vrdolyak Released From Prison
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (CBS) — Former Chicago alderman and political powerbroker Edward Vrdolyak was released from prison Thursday. Vrdolyak, 73, has completed his 10-month sentence at the federal prison...
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Mayor Emanuel Stays Out Of Ward Remap Scuffle
CHICAGO (CBS) – Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying to stay out of the very contentious talks among aldermen about redrawing the City of Chicago’s ward boundaries. If there’s one thing aldermen do agree on,...
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Vrdolyak Released From Home Confinement Early
CHICAGO (CBS) — Former alderman and political powerbroker Edward Vrdolyak is completely free, after being released from home imprisonment three months ahead of time. The Chicago Sun-Times reports U.S....
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Man Charged With Impersonating Alderman In Scheme To Raise Money
CHICAGO (CBS) — A West Garfield Park neighborhood man apparently believed he looked enough like an alderman – or that enough people had no clue what the alderman in question looked like – to go around...
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Missing City Grates Found In Scrap Metal Yard
CHICAGO (STMW) — Police followed two would-be tree grate thieves to a recycling center on the West Side, where they found hundreds of city-owned tree and sewer grates, worth thousands of dollars. Ald....
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Constituents Weigh In On Sandi Jackson’s Absentee Record
CHICAGO (CBS) — Angry constituents of Ald. Sandi Jackson’s (7th) ward are weighing in on her absentee voting record. The next City Council meeting is December 12. Some residents of Jackson’s 7th ward...
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Ald. Mell Denies Report He Is Stepping Down
UPDATED: 1/4/2012 5 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Longtime alderman Dick Mell is planning to retire and wants his daughter to succeed him, according to a published report. play pause Report: Ald. Mell To Step...
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Chicago Pigeons Deported To Indiana
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago’s great pigeon problem may have eased slightly, but it also has some residents crying foul over the fowl removal. Social worker Steffeny Smith was disturbed by what she saw last...
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Proposed Chicago Ordinance Would Outlaw Energy Drinks
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Ald. Ed Burke has proposed a citywide ban of so-called energy drinks, citing potential health risks with the highly caffeinated beverages. The powerful City Council veteran’s...
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53 Applicants Will Be Considered For 7th Ward Vacancy
(CBS) – Sixty-five people have applied for the 7th Ward aldermanic seat recently vacated by Sandi Jackson. The catch: only 53 of them have been verified to live in the South Side ward. Another 12...
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IDOT Worker Picked To Replace Jackson As 7th Ward Alderman
New 7th Ward Ald. Natashia Holmes. (CBS) CHICAGO (CBS) — A former Illinois Department of Transportation manager has been chosen by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to replace Ald. Sandi Jackson. Natashia Holmes was...
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City Council Takes Action On Guns, Ethics
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s been a long and busy day for the Chicago City Council, including action on issues of gun control and ethics, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore from City Hall. play...
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Highwood Alderman Resigning Over Citizenship
HIGHWOOD, Ill. (CBS) – A north suburban alderman was resigning Thursday, after learning he couldn’t continue holding his position because he’s not a U.S. citizen. WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports...
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Judge Orders Former Chicago Alderman To Pay $143K In Child Support
CHICAGO (STMW) — Former alderman and convicted felon Wallace Davis Jr. was sentenced to 30 months probation Friday and ordered to pay over $100,000 in child support after he admitted he was deadbeat...
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Chicago Heights Alderman Charged With Battery
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (STMW) – A Chicago Heights alderman is facing battery charges after allegedly breaking a co-worker’s thumb in February during an argument at a Chicago Heights School District 170...
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Parking Tax Changes Approved By City Council
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago City Council has approved higher taxes for most people who park in downtown lots, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore. play pause Parking Tax Changes Approved By...
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City Council Resolution Urges Sports Commissioners To Support LGBT Athletes
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago City Council Committee wants to urge professional sports commissioners to state their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender athlete, reports WBBM Political Editor...
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Ex-Alderman Sharon Dixon Unfit For Gun Trial
Former Alderman Sharon Dixon. (Credit: Chicago Police) CHICAGO (CBS) — A Cook County judge Friday ruled Former Ald. Sharon Dixon (24th) unfit to stand trial on charges alleging she approached Chicago...
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Lawmaker Deb Mell Frontrunner To Succeed Her Father As Alderman
(CBS) – Twelve individuals are on the list as potential replacements for 33rd Ward Ald. Richard Mell, who retires later this month. One of them will be appointed by Mayor Emanuel after a committee...
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Suburban Alderman’s Body Pulled From Lake
WHITING, Ind. (CBS) – The body of a Blue Island alderman was pulled from Lake Michigan overnight, after he went missing while boating with friends in northwest Indiana. Michael Janko, 50, and his...
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Alderman Asks: Who’s Stealing Orange Cones Marking The Worst Potholes?
(CBS) – There’s a mystery in Chicago: Who’s stealing relatively inexpensive orange cones warning motorists about potholes ahead? Ald. Scott Waguespack of the 32nd Ward took to Twitter to vent. You have...
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Ald. Balcer To Retire; Daley Relative In Line For Council Seat?
(CBS) – Chicago’s 11th Ward Alderman, James Balcer, has decided not to run for re-election, which could pave the way for another Daley family member in the City Council, CBS 2 has learned. Balcer tells...
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RANT: My Chicago Neighborhood Sucks, Where Should I Move?
Blog post by Mason Johnson Walking down Milwaukee Avenue on a Saturday night a few months back, a thought popped into my mind as I dodged drunks and cringed every time I saw a new bar: “When did this...
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Races For Chicago Alderman: 19 Headed For Runoff Vote In April
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150224234808457AA.mp4 By John Dodge CHICAGO (CBS) — Of the 43 contested races for city council, 19 of them will be headed to the runoff round in April. One...
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Ald. Lopez Speaks Out On Gang Violence, Regardless Of Threats
CHICAGO (CBS) — Alderman Raymond Lopez is not backing away from comments that apparently provoked a street gang’s threats against him. Chicago Police started providing security for Raymond Lopez and...
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Ricketts Family Tries To Oust Alderman Tom Tunney
CHICAGO (CBS) — Tom Ricketts owns the Cubs and most of Wrigleyville and now some are saying he wants to own long-time alderman Tom Tunney. CBS 2’s Political Reporter Derrick Blakley talked to Alderman...
View ArticleChicago Alderman To Change Plea In Federal Bribery Case
CHICAGO (AP) — A prominent Chicago alderman who pleaded not guilty to bribery and wire fraud two years ago is changing his plea. A judge posted a brief order Thursday in Chicago federal court setting...
View ArticleAlderman Daniel Solis Announces Retirement
CHICAGO (CBS)– Daniel Solis, the 25th Ward alderman issued a statement regarding his decision to retire after more than 23 years of public service. In the statement, he said it’s time for him to enter...
View Article‘Miscommunication’ Gets Alderman’s Girlfriend Arrested
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago police are opening a new investigation into whether Ald. Joe Moreno (1st) filed a false police report about a stolen car. It’s the same car he apparently told a girlfriend she...
View ArticleAhead Of Election, Accusations Of Shutting Down Candidates Forum
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s one thing for an elected official to decide not to attend a candidates’ forum. It is completely different for a politician to try to shut forums down. As CBS 2 political reporter...
View ArticleByron Sigcho-Lopez, Alex Acevedo To Face Off For 25th Ward Seat Of Embattled,...
CHICAGO (CBS) — In a crowded field of contenders, Byron Sigcho-Lopez and Alex Acevedo garnered the votes to compete in a runoff for the 25th Ward seat being vacated by Danny Solis. Since announcing his...
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Former Ald. Ed Vrdolyak’s Associate Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion In Tobacco...
CHICAGO (CBS)–An associate of former Ald. Edward R. Vrdolyak has pleaded guilty to a federal tax charge tied to a tobacco settlement scheme that alleges the associate and the former alderman failed to...
View ArticleFormer Ald. Ed Vrdolyak Plans To Plead Guilty To Tax Evasion In Tobacco...
Chicago (CBS) — Former Alderman Edward R. Vrdolyak plans to change his plea to guilty Thursday for a federal tax charge tied to a tobacco settlement scheme that alleges he and an associate failed to...
View ArticleOld Problems For Chicago’s New Aldermen
CHICAGO (CBS)– The campaigns are over and the hard work begins for Chicago’s new aldermen. In the 40th Ward, Andre Vasquez defeated long time Alderman Pat O’Connor. The “Modern Cleaners” sign is still...
View ArticleFormer Alderman Ricardo Muñoz Found Not Guilty Of Domestic Battery
CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Alderman Ricardo Muñoz was found not guilty of a misdemeanor domestic battery charge Thursday. RELATED Charged With Domestic Battery, Chicago Alderman Ricardo Muñoz To Appear In...
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Unrest In Chicago Not Without Precedent, But May Continue According To Social...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Images of police and protesters clashing, sometimes leading to injuries, are becoming all too familiar in Chicago. Add in looting and you’ve got a recipe for ongoing unrest. CBS 2...
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