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	Chicago Alderman Charge Discrimination in City Hiring-1975
		Five minority aldermen today charged that the city of Chicago continues to discriminate against women and minorities by its hiring practices and salary levels.
		The charges, based on a 1974 study by the Chicago Reporter, were made by Aldermen William Cousins, Jr., 8th, Dick Simpson, 411th, Dennis Block, 48th, Ross Lathrop, 5th and Martin J. Oberman, 43rd, at the third of a series of press conferences on the Mayor?s proposed 1976 budget.
		The aldermen charged that discrimination against women is particularly evident in the Custodial and Building Departments.
	www.cwluherstory.com /CWLUArchive/alderrelease.html (442 words)

	Aldermen Call For Less Junk Food, More Healthy Breakfasts in Schools
		The Chicago Board of Education should provide a healthy breakfast for all students to discourage binge eating throughout the day, and ban or severely limit pop and junk food in school vending machines to curb an epidemic of childhood obesity, aldermen suggested Wednesday.
		The Chicago Sun-Times reported this week that young children in Chicago are more than twice as likely to be fat as their counterparts nationwide.
		In Chicago, a five-year vending machine contract with Coca-Cola -- described as the most lucrative in the nation -- is due to expire next fall.
	www.bridges4kids.org /articles/12-03/ChicagoSunTimes12-4-03.html (652 words)

	Federal Bureau of Investigation - Chicago Field Division - Division History
		During the course of the investigation, six City of Chicago Aldermen, in addition to twelve other local officials, were convicted of accepting bribes.
		This FBI Chicago investigation targeted political corruption and the organized crime control of illegal prostitution activity throughout the Chicago metropolitan area and resulted in the indictment and conviction of more than 75 individuals.
		For the next 17 years, FBI Chicago, along with nearly all of the FBI's 56 field offices, investigated 16 related bombings perpetrated by an individual known as the "Unabomber." After an extensive investigation, the "Unabomber" was identified as Theodore Kaczynski.
	chicago.fbi.gov /history.htm (1328 words)

	irma.org
		But some aldermen are poised to adopt an ordinance on July 26 telling retailers with Chicago stores of more than 90,000 square feet or more than $1 billion in gross sales how much to pay their employees who work more than five hours a week.
		Chicago, it exclaimed, is in the "throes of fundamental debate about the future direction of the American economy and its workers, one that touches on our most pressing concerns, from globalization to the role of government."
		As usual, its handmaidens are aldermen who value the political organizing muscle and campaign contributions that labor provides more than the good of their city.
	www.irma.org /news/contentview.asp?c=34692 (758 words)

	City of Chicago Heights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Chicago Heights aldermen thanked residents Monday night for the decrease in prostitution and cases of loud music emanating from vehicles.
		Aldermen said the reason for the dip in those particular cases is because residents attend monthly ward meetings and let their aldermen know of the problems in their neighborhoods.
		Aldermen also reported that the 10-year wait list for tree trimming around residents' homes has now been reduced to about two years.
	www.chicagoheights.net /news/fullnews.php?id=65 (509 words)

	ChicagoDaley's classroom: The Chicago City Council-ii7507222.html
		CHICAGO has added a word to the national vocabulary—clout—and, in the process, has made Richard Joseph Daley the most conspicuous (sometimes it seems the only) political figure in the Windy City.
		Each of the 50 aldermen presides over a section of Chicago with the population of a fair sized city (67,000 persons on average).
		Such improvements as using women crossing guards instead of police came from minority aldermen originally, was promptly rejected; then, after a suitable lapse of time was reintroduced, this time with proper (i.e., Daley) credentials and just as promptly was voted into law.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/1975/ii7507222.html (827 words)

	Chicago Defender / Local (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Of the 15 aldermen who responded to inquiries, 14 said they do not have guns, six said they had no problem with aldermen being allowed to carry concealed weapons and two disagree with the idea altogether.
		I use the police just like any other citizen." Thomas also said it is unnecessary for aldermen to pack heat, and that if the matter ever came before her, she would vote to repeal the law.
		According to a Chicago Police Department 2004 murder analysis report, 313 of the 448 murders in Chicago were committed using handguns, not assault weapons.
	www.chicagodefender.com /page/local.cfm?ArticleID=3863 (862 words)

	Chicago City Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois.
		The presiding officer of the Chicago City Council is the Mayor of Chicago.
		The Chicago City Council chambers are located in Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_City_Council (174 words)

	Farm Sanctuary - Campaigns Index Page
		The Chicago Tribune ran an editorial criticizing the Chicago City Council for being meddlesome.
		Some of Chicago's Aldermen are unaware of the cruelty involved in foie gras production and therefore needed to be educated about the practice.
		Informational packets were given to all 50 Aldermen, including a foie gras fact sheet, a large photo of ducks in various states of disease due to the force feeding process, and a disk with Farm Sanctuary's recently obtained footage and photos of conditions at the Hudson Valley foie gras facility.
	www.farmsanctuary.org /campaign/state_chicago.htm (1764 words)

	Chicago News.Net
		Chicago's multicultural heritage is reflected in its neighborhoods, which now attract thousands of visitors each year.
		Chicago, Oct. 17 The Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, longtime fierce competitors, said Tuesday that they would merge in an $8 billion deal creating the largest market for...
		Chicago News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world.
	feeds.chicagonews.net /?rid=58f33edf85d99743&cat=c8ac3000ee01c7aa&f=1 (1206 words)

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		The mayor of the City of Chicago is the chief executive officer in the executive branch.
		Under his leadership the City of Chicago has become a "prosperous, well-governed model for the rest of the country," according to the New York Times.
		The City Council of Chicago is the legislative branch of the government.
	www.uwec.edu /freitard/GroupAndMinority/Chicago/Government/chicago2.htm (624 words)

	CHICAGO CARLESS: Politics Archives
		A July 18 editorial in the Chicago Tribune cautioned the city council in a similar vein.
		The echo of the Maryland judgment on the Chicago proposal remains to be seen.
		As reported this afternoon by the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago City Council passed a long-needed set of revisions to the city's noise regulations concerning street performers by a vote of 42 to 4.
	www.chicagocarless.com /politics (5920 words)

	Cubs offer aldermen tickets to playoffs as 'a courtesy' Chicago Sun-Times - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Chicago aldermen who will pass judgment on the expansion of Wrigley Field and the Cubs' request for more night games have each been offered a pair of playoff tickets for as long as the Cubs stay alive.
		Aldermen were equally touchy about the subject for fear of alienating Cub-crazed constituents who either were forced to fight crowds on the Internet, pay through the nose to a ticket broker or watch the games on TV.
		Aldermen will occupy seats that might otherwise be available to the general public.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030930/ai_n12519113 (605 words)

	Chicago Reporter January 1994: Alderman Keep 'Firm' Hold on Bronzeville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But long before the project's blueprint was completed in September, local aldermen, community groups and the Daley administration began reserving blocks of city-owned property in the area.
		Aldermen often use holds to prevent the city from selling land to developers they deem undesirable.
		The three aldermen are responsible for 72.8 percent of all the aldermanic holds in the city.
	www.chicagoreporter.com /1994/01-94/0194AldermenKeepFirm'Hold'onBronzeville.htm (2157 words)

	Beloit Daily News
		THE CITY OF CHICAGO'S decision to set a $13 an hour minimum employee compensation for big-box stores is just the latest in a series of what might be called lifestyle ordinances adopted by liberal municipal governments.
		A court challenge of the Chicago ordinance has been threatened, but that is not likely to succeed.
		And the Chicago aldermen may have created a problem for themselves much larger than Wal-mart.
	www.beloitdailynews.com /articles/2006/07/29/editorials/edit01.txt (572 words)

	Chicago Aldermen Push for Speed Cameras
		Aldermen in Chicago, Illinois want to expand the profitable traffic camera program to include photo radar.
		Excited by the revenue potential, Chicago aldermen are looking to force Mayor Richard Daley to expedite his plans to install speed cameras on city streets.
		Each photo ticket would generate a $90 civil penalty for the city, unlike the speed cameras operated on behalf of the state of Illinois on freeways which will soon generate $375 in revenue on the first offense and $1000 on the second, with license demerit points.
	www.thenewspaper.com /news/05/552.asp (302 words)

	AIDS Foundation of Chicago
		Twenty-eight of Chicago's 50 aldermen signed their own letter to Mayor Daley, also asking him to increase city funding for HIV prevention by $1 million.
		Both the agencies' letter and the aldermen's letter refer to research showing that $1 million spent on HIV prevention has the potential to save $2.7 million in healthcare costs.
		The aldermen who signed the letter to the mayor are: Manuel Flores (1st), Madeline Haithcock (2nd), Toni Preckwinkle (4th), Leslie Hairston (5th), Todd Stroger (8th), Ed Burke (14th), Theodore Thomas (15th), Tom Murphy (18th), Michael Chandler (24th), Billy Ocasio (26th), Walter Burnett, Jr.
	www.aidschicago.org /about_afc/10_01_2003.php (563 words)

	Local Chicago aldermen to appoint Obama's back-up (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago reports that there were 20,200 foreclosure cases in Cook County in 2002, with the number remaining nearly that high in the following two years.
		Cronin mentioned that the average per-pupil expenditure is higher in Chicago than in suburban DuPage County.
		Hofeld’s appointment to the state Senate depends upon the considerations of the local area aldermen.
	maroon.uchicago.edu /news/articles/2004/10/27/local_chicago_alderm.php (1125 words)

	American Experience \| Chicago: City of the Century \| People & Events
		Still, when times were tough, the same aldermen were handing out free lunches to anyone who needed one, every day of the year.
		With Scandinavians he claimed a Viking heritage, and among fls he recalled being raised by a "colored mammy." He welcomed everyone to Chicago and did not try to acculturate them into Anglo-American society, the way Charles Hutchinson or Jane Addams did.
		He wanted to be mayor of Chicago for the most important event in its history.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/chicago/peopleevents/p_harrison.html (739 words)

	Chicagoist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Chicago Fire carry a 1-0 lead into New England for the second leg of the aggregate goal Eastern Conference Semifinal Series.
		Two Chicago officers were arrested yesterday in an FBI sting for stealing $31,000 in cash from suspected drug dealers.
		The Chicago Marathon winner Robert K. Cheruiyot of Kenya was released from the hospital yesterday and participated in a championship ceremony and press conference.
	chicagoist.com /archives/.../aldermen_threaten_hospital_tax_status.php (2631 words)

	SoapBlox/Chicago :: Aldermen George Cardenas (12), Shirley Coleman (16), Danny Solis (25), Helen Shiller (46) Change
		Aldermen George Cardenas (12), Shirley Coleman (16), Danny Solis (25), Helen Shiller (46) Change
		Change is in the air for November, and it is in the air for February 27 and April 17 as well.
		Although Chicago has begun making efforts at building codes that make more sense for cities, I still doubt that there will be an entrance at a bus stop with a heated indoor area for the shoppers to wait for the bus.
	www.soapblox.net /chicago/showDiary.do?diaryId=2139 (882 words)

	Chicago Reporter, February 1997, CHA Demolitions: Oh Yes, They Can Take That Away From Me (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Three fl aldermen return to the Harvey City Council, ending their brief protest against the town's white mayor, Nickolas E. Graves, who responded by withholding the aldermen’s paychecks.
		Chicago Urban League President and CEO James W. Compton defends his alliance with 21st Century V.O.T.E., a voter registration group with ties to the Gangster Disciples street gang.
		Chicago Police Supt. Matt Rodriguez lightens the suspensions handed down by the Office of Professional Standards for three officers involved in the 1995 death of Jorge Guillen of Humboldt Park.
	www.chicagoreporter.com /1997/02-97/0297yirhousing.htm (3444 words)

	Chicago's city council: Wolves or sheep?
		Yes, this is the Chicago City Council, arguably the most famous local legislative body in the country and certainly the most notorious.
		Even though aldermen are chosen in nonpartisan elections (with a runoff held if no one receives 50 percent of the ward vote), virtually every alderman in the last generation has clung to the Democratic party label (Brian Doherty, recently elected in the 41st Ward, was the first alderman elected as a Republican in 20 years).
		This is the Chicago City Council in session with Mayor Richard M. Daley in the chair (at far right) and the aldermen from the city's 50 wards seated in semi-circle fashion.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/1991/ii910828.html (3752 words)

	Chicago Business News, Analysis, & Articles\| Aldermen want to stop pension for cop in torture case \| Crain's
		The aldermen - Dorothy Tillman, Arenda Troutman and Howard Brookins - said they expect their colleagues to eventually approve the measure.
		The aldermen said they also plan to file a lawsuit against Burge to collect the money in pension payments and defense fees the city of Chicago already has spent on him.
		The city of Chicago has paid just over $7 million in legal fees or settlements tied to Burge-related cases, said Jennifer Hoyle, a spokeswoman for the city's law department.
	www.chicagobusiness.com /cgi-bin/news.pl?id=21485 (513 words)

	Chicago Indymedia: CTA Turns Down Discounted Venezuelan Oil, Raises Fares Instead
		As Chicago's poorest face an increase to already-high public transit fees, the city is ignoring an offer of discounted diesel fuel to benefit low-income people.
		Chicago, Dec 28 (TNS) - The Chicago Transit Authority is refusing an opportunity to alleviate commuting costs for hundreds of thousands in the Windy City's low-income neighborhoods.
		chicago is an incredibly racist town, there is no question, but to be such a creep that you'd try to blame working whites for mayor daley's political sickness is disgusting.
	chicago.indymedia.org /newswire/display/67794/index.php (3424 words)

	The Eagle Online
		Rick Kogan speaks to the audience about how Chicago aldermen are in public office and how they try to make sure their wards improve.
		Kogan spoke about Chicago aldermens’ jobs and how they are normal everyday people and are a part of what makes Chicago.
		He mentioned that the people are now voting for aldermen that get the job done and not caring about their skin color.
	www2.rmcil.edu /eagle/news02.html (548 words)

	Chicago Sun-Times
		Two Chicago cops were arrested Wednesday in an FBI sting for allegedly stealing $31,000 from self-storage lockers they thought were rented by a drug dealer.
		Veteran concertgoers may experience some deja vu, however, since the Chicago area's newest arena is a mere half-mile from the old Poplar Creek Music Theater (capacity 22,000), which was torn down 12 years ago after Sears, Roebuck and Co. moved its home offices from the Loop to the northwest suburbs.
		Chicago's original city guide is now part of the Sun-Times News Group.
	www.suntimes.com /output/news/cst-nws-raise28.html (858 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Battle over giant retailers heats up in Chicago
		CHICAGO – When Wal-Mart opened a store just outside the city limits last winter, it proudly announced it received a record 25,000 job applications, nearly all of them from Chicagoans.
		The first Wal-Mart in Chicago is set to open in September, and the Bentonville, Ark.-based company has more than 40 other stores within 50 miles of the city.
		Some Chicago aldermen also have warned that Target Corp. might rethink its presence in the city.
	signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20060725-1109-chicago-livingwage.html (696 words)

	Chicago aldermen reach deal on smoking ban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Aldermen reached a tentative agreement today on an ordinance that would make virtually all indoor public places smoke-free, but would give drinking establishments up to three years to comply with the law.
		Final language of the accord was being fashioned this afternoon as some aldermen sought a two-year deadline for full compliance.
		Chicago restaurants and other indoor places would go cold-turkey, while taverns and walled-off bars attached to restaurants would get two or three years to kick the smoking habit under a compromise hammered out today with a nudge from Mayor Daley
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1535328/posts (1144 words)

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