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12 Aug 2014, 5:07 am
An acquittal would be a resounding triumph for Pizzi, who had long insisted he is innocent, set up by questionable FBI tactics and unscrupulous informants.Federal prosecutors say Pizzi took the money in exchange for supporting a phony federal grant application sought by two crooked Chicago businessmen — actually undercover FBI agents working with a lobbyist-turned-informant Michael Kesti. [read post]
7 Aug 2014, 8:53 am
Chicago mayor calls for summit on drinking water - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is reacting to reports Lake Erie has became tainted with a toxin that prevents water consumption by calling for a summit of Canadian and U.S. mayors. [read post]
4 Aug 2014, 4:30 am
Of course, the marathon trial involving former Mayor Pizzi is slogging forward. [read post]
31 Jul 2014, 9:23 am
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed regulations that will impact the ride-sharing industry if they are passed. [read post]
30 Jul 2014, 11:59 am
Illinois: “Ethics panel raps state fair directors for beer ticket freebies” by Dave McKinney in the Chicago Sun-Times. [read post]
28 Jul 2014, 4:00 am
Candia was an unwitting target of an FBI sting operation aimed at the Miami Lakes mayor. [read post]
3 Jul 2014, 12:03 pm
The four Trustees appointed by the mayor of Chicago all voted yes, that the retiree was now disqualified. [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 2:22 pm
JERRY SPRINGER Yes, the guy with the trashiest talk show on television graduated from Northwestern School of Law in Chicago, before he began his political career (Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio) or became the number one news anchor in Cincinnati, winning ten Emmys. [read post]
27 Jun 2014, 9:12 am
But she brings a fresh perspective along with the full support of Mayor Garcetti. [read post]
23 Jun 2014, 8:44 am
<> Proposed floating Lake Michigan island exceeds funding goal - The pitch for a floating entertainment center about a half-mile off Chicago's shore is gaining the public's support -- and dollars <> Great Lakes mayors want tougher oil shipment rules - An organization representing mayors of cities in the Great Lakes region says the U.S. and Canada should do more to protect the environment from oil spills. [read post]
23 Jun 2014, 8:42 am
<> Mayors Consider Climate & Energy Resolutions At Conference - The United States Conference of Mayors' 82nd Annual Meeting taking place June 20-23, 2014 in Dallas has the Mayors considering a number of climate and energy related resolutions. [read post]
22 Jun 2014, 6:18 am
In a November 1996 memorandum to the President (after his reelection), Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, now Mayor of Chicago, discusses possible immigration policy choices for the Clinton... [read post]
21 Jun 2014, 8:41 am
He and his staff worked hard to find bill sponsors in Springfield and to get our proposal added to pro-bicycle ordinance changes Mayor Emanuel's office had already submitted to the City Counsel. [read post]
17 Jun 2014, 7:26 pm
Abbie Hoffman and other “Yippies” successfully carried out their plan to turn peaceful protests against the Vietnam War into a riot; Mayor Richard Daley and his Chicago police department reciprocated by staging, in effect, a counter-riot, beating rioters, law-abiding protesters, the media, and others indiscriminately. [read post]
10 Jun 2014, 11:37 am
Facing similar problems, Chicago, Illinois and Yonkers, New York are also debating the idea. [read post]
9 Jun 2014, 2:16 pm
As stated by Mayor Emanuel in a Press Release: "Every day more and more people are using bike share programs or their own bikes to get around City streets and the lakefront path, whether it's to work, to shop, or for fitness. [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 12:25 pm
Kristin CollinsThis post is part of an online symposium discussing Nicholas Parrillo, Against the Profit Motive: The Salary Revolution in American Government, 1780-1940 (Yale University Press 2013).The history of nineteenth-century American administrative law is in the midst of a revival, and Nicholas Parrillo’s book Against the Profit Motive is an important contribution to this growing body of scholarship. [read post]
2 Jun 2014, 7:20 am
Among many interesting events, we attended a mayoral summit that hosted mayors and government officials from all over Latin America and Spain, and focused on exploring best practices and common challenges in creating smart and sustainable cities. [read post]
29 May 2014, 3:29 pm
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed an ordinance that would compel all gun dealers to video-record sales (“to discourage traffickers and buyers who use false identification”). [read post]
28 May 2014, 9:05 pm
California voters thought they’d reined in don’t-hurry-on-English “bilingual” instruction methods, but legislators have other ideas [Steven Greenhut, San Diego Union-Tribune] “Report: Too Much Regulation Is Hurting Scientists” [Inside Higher Ed via Instapundit; two earlier federal surveys "found principal investigators spend 42 percent of their time on administrative tasks"] This should end well: Mayor de Blasio hands keys to NYC school… [read post]
