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Chicago residents: Get involved in the redrawing of your ward

With huge population and demographics shifts over the last 10 years, the redrawing of Chicago’s 50 wards might be the most interesting – and contentious – redistricting yet.

And that’s why you need to get involved.



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Emanuel PAC to elect others supporting his “reform agenda”

March 6, 2011

By ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter

Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is setting up his “political arm” to elect aldermen, state legislators, maybe even congressmen who see things his way.

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Daley’s office, inspector general, aldermen meet behind closed doors on investigating aldermen City Council members balk at giving watchdog the power to investigate them

March 1, 2010

By Hal Dardick and John Byrne, Tribune reporters

Mayor Richard Daley's lobbyist and the city's inspector general met behind closed doors with aldermen in recent days to win support for an ordinance that would let the City Hall watchdog investigate the City Council.

The unusual pairing between the mayor's office and the inspector general, whose main job is to investigate the administration, illustrates the high stakes involved for Daley, aldermen and Inspector General Joseph Ferguson.

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Daley sends watchdog plan to wary City Council

February 10, 2010

 Posted by Hal Dardick

Mayor Richard Daley this morning officially unveiled his proposal to let the city inspector general probe aldermen and their employees — a change first rejected by City Council 20 years ago when Daley created the watchdog office.
 

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