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by Angela Caputo
6:47pm
Wed Apr 1, 2009

Denise Dixon: "Mayor Daley Is Out Of Control"

Olympics

Members of Communities for an Equitable Olympics 2016 (CEO 2016) -- a coalition of community and labor organizations from around Chicago -- had
hoped to have a community benefits agreement (CBA) all tied up before
the International Olympic Committee arrived in the city this ...

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by Progress Illinois
12:08pm
Tue Mar 24, 2009

Mayor Daley: "I'm Sorry"

Richard Daley

He must have realized that sending out a press release yesterday saying he "accepted" Al Sanchez' federal conviction wasn't really sufficient.  From the Tribune:

A day after a federal jury convicted his former
Streets and Sanitation commissioner of ...

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by Angela Caputo
10:27am
Fri Mar 20, 2009
1 comment

Aldermen Call Out Daley's "Pattern Of Secrecy"

Richard Daley

In typical fashion, Mayor Daley sent top-tier staff to a Chicago City Council hearing yesterday on his $1 billion stimulus wishlist to make clear that they are “satisfied”
with the plan and it’s not open for discussion. But that didn’t stop many of the assembled aldermen ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:52pm
Wed Mar 11, 2009

Moore To Mayor Daley: "Come Clean" On Stimulus Wishlist

Stimulus bill

In the past month, we've written repeatedly about Mayor Daley's obstinate refusal to release the details of Chicago's stimulus wishlist, noting that calamaties haven't befallen the numerous other big-city mayors who've disclosed this information and highlighting efforts by Ald...

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by Adam Doster
12:15pm
Mon Mar 9, 2009

Judge Gettleman Calls City's Behavior "Absolutely Intolerable"

Richard Daley

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Gettleman was not a happy camper in court this morning. In a brief hearing, Gettleman reamed Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis -- and, by extension, the Daley administration -- for initially refusing a court order to hand over a list of ...

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by Josh Kalven
6:01pm
Fri Mar 6, 2009

City Backtracks From Effort To Expand Secrecy

Chicago

In the past two weeks, we've written repeatedly about the refusal by Mayor Daley and Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis to hand over the list of "repeat offender" police officers to lawyers suing the city over excessive force allegations.  On Wednesday, a "...

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by Adam Doster
5:03pm
Fri Feb 27, 2009
3 comments

What Is Mayor Daley So Afraid Of?

Chicago

Although pressure is building on Mayor Daley to release the details of Chicago’s stimulus wish-list, there’s no indication that he plans to disclose the specifics to
either the City Council or the public in the near future. When initially pressed on why this public ...

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by Angela Caputo
6:18pm
Wed Feb 25, 2009

Ald. Smith Calls Weis Out

Law enforcement

Mayor Daley put his thumb in the eye of public accountability yet again today, this time by backing police Supt. Jody Weis’ decision to keep a list of "repeat offender" cops under wraps even if it means violating a court order. If the mayor was looking for a ...

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by Angela Caputo
11:01am
Wed Feb 25, 2009
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Dowell To Daley: Out With The Stimulus Wish List

Chicago City Council

It’s been two weeks since almost every aldermen signed off on Pat Dowell's (3rd Ward) resolution aimed at forcing Mayor Daley to disclose the details of the Chicago’s thus-far-secret
stimulus wishlist. While it looks like a hearing on the matter could be around
the corner, ...