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Chicago's 39th Ward candidate raises questions about mayor's plan for set-asides for gay contractors

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2019

Candidate for Chicago's 39th Ward committeemen Barry Bebart is warning Mayor Lori Lightfoot that the 'set-asides' she wants to implement for gay city contractors may have the opposite effect of what she claims to be seeking.

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Cook County GOP commissioner speaks out against set-aside contracts

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2019

Cook County Republican Board Commissioner Sean Morrison has a simple but stern philosophy when it comes to the way Chicago business is conducted.

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Political strategist sees flaws in Chicago mayor's plan for set-aside contracts

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2019

Republican political strategist Chris Robling points to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan of creating 'set-asides' for city contractors who identify as gay as an example of good intentions gone awry.

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Chicago hotel/home sharing taxes “relatively high” versus peers

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2019

The Civic Federation recently reported that Chicago’s projected revenue from the city’s hotel accommodations tax for fiscal year 2019 is expected to be in the neighborhood of $126.3 million, with another $25.9 million to be generated from a hotel operators’ tax.

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Chicago Teachers Union threatens third strike in seven years

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2019

With the threat of a third Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) strike in the last seven years hanging in the balance, Illinois taxpayers could soon be forced to pay at least $1.1 billion in order to hammer out a deal.

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Bankruptcy a likely outcome for Chicago, says journalist close to the Detroit case

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2019

USA Today business reporter Nathan Bomey is as confident about predicting the City of Chicago's future as he is concerned about what he sees in it.

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Chicago Mayor Lightfoot planning set-aside deals for gay contractors

By Glenn Minnis | Oct 7, 2019

Chicago Republican Party Chairman Chris Cleveland adamantly opposes Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s stated plan to create a "set-aside" for gay city contractors.

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CITY OF CHICAGO: Mayor Lightfoot Announces $2.7 Million Investment To Prepare For Full, Accurate Count Of Chicagoans In The 2020 U.S. Census

By Press release submission | Oct 3, 2019

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced a $2.7 million investment in the City’s 2020 census efforts—the largest amount of funding Chicago has ever committed to the census—for an all-hands-on deck outreach strategy to ensure that every Chicagoan is counted

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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Study Assesses Asthma Treatment Options in African American Children and Adults

By Press release submission | Oct 3, 2019

A new study of African Americans with poorly controlled asthma, found differences in patients’ responses to commonly used treatments

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CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: October B2B Mixer: Taco Tuesday!

By Press release submission | Oct 3, 2019

Join the LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and our members for a Taco Tuesday Mixer B2B.

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ADVOCATE TRINITY HOSPITAL: What You Should Know About Bernie Sanders’ Heart Procedure

By Press release submission | Oct 3, 2019

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ campaign on Wednesday announced that a blockage was found in his heart, sidelining him for now.

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Former political reporter Thomas finds Lightfoot's approach to Chicago's fiscal crisis 'disingenuous'

By Adam Hochron | Sep 30, 2019

There is no doubt that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing difficult challenges when it comes to the $800 million budget deficit the city is facing, but one longtime observer of city politics said that is just part of the job she was elected to do when she took office five months ago.

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Raising property taxes not the answer for Chicago's debt, former aldermanic candidate says

By Adam Hochron | Sep 30, 2019

When he ran for Chicago alderman in the last election, David Krupa said he wanted to make sure the city council was more than just a rubber stamp for the mayor.

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Chicago bankruptcy most likely the city's 'destiny,' author says

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 30, 2019

Author and journalist Nathan Bomey easily sees bankruptcy in the city of Chicago’s future.

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Chicago GOP leader says bankruptcy may be city's best solution for massive debt

By Adam Hochron | Sep 30, 2019

Just five months into her term, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is already facing the prospect of finding a solution for a massive budget deficit.

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Cook County Clerk Yarbrough under fire for hiring practices and other alleged misdeeds

By Dion M. Harris | 6 months ago

Nine months after taking office, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough appeared in court last week to answer allegations of clout-hiring and patronage in the office.

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Taxes will continue to rise until there is pension reform, says WFLD Fox president and GM

By Glenn Minnis | Sep 26, 2019

WFLD Fox 32 Chicago President and General Manager Dennis Welsh did not mince words about the perilous place Illinois’ growing pension crisis has left the state in during a recently aired editorial on the network in which he predicted voters are primed for revolt given anything short of pension reform.

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ANN & ROBERT H. LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO: Recognizing the Signs of Sepsis in Children

By Press release submission | Sep 25, 2019

Sepsis is a serious, life-threatening condition. Sepsis can occur in any child but it’s more likely to present in children who are currently experiencing an infection or an open wound, in the hospital, have undergone a recent surgery or have an already weakened immune system.

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CHICAGOLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Emerging Leaders Fireside Chat with Patrick Donelly

By Press release submission | Sep 25, 2019

Join us for our Fireside Chat, where seasoned business leaders share tips, lessons learned, industry insights (and a bit of their personal side!)

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AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: City Releases West Side Traffic Safety Plan

By Press release submission | Sep 25, 2019

When the Chicago Department of Transportation originally released the Vision Zero Chicago traffic safety plan on June 2017, activist Oboi Reed and others argued that the city didn't do enough to reach out to residents on the South and West sides and take their perspectives into account.