city council Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/city-council/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:50:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png city council Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/city-council/ 32 32 163009088 What happened to the coalition? https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-happened-to-the-coalition/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-happened-to-the-coalition/#respond Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:50:54 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7844876 A Black man, a Mexican, and a Puerto Rican walk into a bar; there is no joke, there is no punchline. Instead, I want to tell you the story about how individuals from resource-starved communities came together to support Chicago’s first African-American mayor, Harold Washington. It’s a stark contrast to the sharp racial division that […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-happened-to-the-coalition/feed/ 0 7844876 ‘Equity means 15 Latino wards’ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/equity-means-15-wards/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/equity-means-15-wards/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:08:23 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7844835 Sylvia Puente, CEO & President of the Latino Policy Forum discusses the arm wrestling in the City Council, and more...

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/equity-means-15-wards/feed/ 2 7844835 Given $1.2 billion budget shortfall, can Chicago still ‘afford’ Obama Presidential Center? https://www.chicagoreporter.com/given-1-2-billion-budget-shortfall-can-chicago-still-afford-obama-presidential-center/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/given-1-2-billion-budget-shortfall-can-chicago-still-afford-obama-presidential-center/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 18:10:15 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6449865 More than $50 million of planned infrastructure spending appears to support a questionable luxury golf course development.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/given-1-2-billion-budget-shortfall-can-chicago-still-afford-obama-presidential-center/feed/ 0 6449865 Charles Green says his fight for decades of Chicago police misconduct records is about clearing his name https://www.chicagoreporter.com/charles-green-says-his-fight-for-decades-of-chicago-police-misconduct-records-is-about-clearing-his-name/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/charles-green-says-his-fight-for-decades-of-chicago-police-misconduct-records-is-about-clearing-his-name/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:25:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6271144 In an interview with The Chicago Reporter, Green tells us about life after prison and what the controversial settlement he was offered would mean for him.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/charles-green-says-his-fight-for-decades-of-chicago-police-misconduct-records-is-about-clearing-his-name/feed/ 0 6271144 Community oversight or control? Coalitions meet on competing police accountability proposals https://www.chicagoreporter.com/community-oversight-or-control-coalitions-meet-on-competing-police-accountability-proposals/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/community-oversight-or-control-coalitions-meet-on-competing-police-accountability-proposals/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2020 21:55:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6165024 Both the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability and the Civilian Police Accountability Council campaigns want to maximize the community’s role in selecting public safety leaders.

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