This rally, in front of the office of John Pope's (10th) ward office, is a good example of why the parking meter story matters: aldermen don't like it when citywide business comes home to roost.
Daley's overseas adventures seem to have really rankled some of the City Council's more independent aldermen, who are rattling their sabers a bit.
Moore (49th), fresh off a spirited shouting match with Cardenas (12th) over Daley's Swiss guarantee, apparently loses it at an IVI-IPO awards ceremony. Sounds ugly.
Hinz sees some glimmers of hope for Stroger 2009. Clout City? Not so much.
And Burris, eternally hopeful, is mulling that 2010 run.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Hittin' the links: Obama Miyagi
After initially refusing to fully guarantee the 2016 games, Daley is all in today in Switzerland.
Tom Tresser and the No Games Chicago crew are there too, trying to crash the party.
We'll see how all this plays domestically.
Suarez (31st) and Moore (49th) make some noise on the Vanecko lease.
Munoz (22nd) takes calls from his ex-con, ex-alderman friends, and gets some unwelcome press.
Wal-Mart Wars II may be on the way, and that could mean a good chance to take stock of Daley's street cred.
My guess is Fran Spielman won't be getting a Christmas card from the mayor's office this December.
Some nice slice-of-life multi-media at the Chi Town.
And, apparently, Obama's good at everything.
Tom Tresser and the No Games Chicago crew are there too, trying to crash the party.
We'll see how all this plays domestically.
Suarez (31st) and Moore (49th) make some noise on the Vanecko lease.
Munoz (22nd) takes calls from his ex-con, ex-alderman friends, and gets some unwelcome press.
Wal-Mart Wars II may be on the way, and that could mean a good chance to take stock of Daley's street cred.
My guess is Fran Spielman won't be getting a Christmas card from the mayor's office this December.
Some nice slice-of-life multi-media at the Chi Town.
And, apparently, Obama's good at everything.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Hittin' the links: "Do you like your tarantula?"
The wonders of the internet.
Obama asks the astronauts to check if his Kenwood lawn is getting mowed. He could've just asked me.
Vallas rules out a run for Cook County Board President, but won't categorically deny mayoral ambitions in 2011.
The 'ayes' on the parking meter deal are slowly being winnowed into two camps: those who feel guilty about their vote, and those who don't. Micah Maidenberg, at ChiJo, is doing a good job of keeping tabs.
Cicero...on the move!
Obama asks the astronauts to check if his Kenwood lawn is getting mowed. He could've just asked me.
Vallas rules out a run for Cook County Board President, but won't categorically deny mayoral ambitions in 2011.
The 'ayes' on the parking meter deal are slowly being winnowed into two camps: those who feel guilty about their vote, and those who don't. Micah Maidenberg, at ChiJo, is doing a good job of keeping tabs.
Cicero...on the move!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Hittin' the links: Underground
CPD says crime is down 11%, but SCC is...skeptical.
Daley, and K-West, give a strange presser at the Hotel Sax.
A bit of a spat breaks out between Daley and POTUS.
And a big one rages between Daley and the unions.
A classic left-hand-not-knowing-what-the-right-hand-is-doing story: funding is lined up for a new West Side CSU campus, but the South Side CSU folks are in the dark.
The Park District has picked an inconvenient time to start charging for parking in its own lots.
Cellphones go underground!
Daley, and K-West, give a strange presser at the Hotel Sax.
A bit of a spat breaks out between Daley and POTUS.
And a big one rages between Daley and the unions.
A classic left-hand-not-knowing-what-the-right-hand-is-doing story: funding is lined up for a new West Side CSU campus, but the South Side CSU folks are in the dark.
The Park District has picked an inconvenient time to start charging for parking in its own lots.
Cellphones go underground!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Hittin' the links: Bzzzzzzzz
Budget problems lurk in pretty much every story in the ChiMSM this morning: layoffs, layoffs, and more layoffs.
The looming cuts, and building dyspepsia over TIFs, has brought together some strange bedfellows.
This Chi Town article (about, what else, layoffs) offers some clues as to who's hitched their wagons to the fastest rising star in the Daley universe.
Small businessmen say they feel the squeeze from revenue-hungry city inspectors.
The Marshfield Tattler puts a human face to the rise in crime that accompanies summer's rise in temperature.
Vanecko calls it quits.
And the ChiJo adds another constituency to the long list of parking meter discontents and vandals: Bees!
The looming cuts, and building dyspepsia over TIFs, has brought together some strange bedfellows.
This Chi Town article (about, what else, layoffs) offers some clues as to who's hitched their wagons to the fastest rising star in the Daley universe.
Small businessmen say they feel the squeeze from revenue-hungry city inspectors.
The Marshfield Tattler puts a human face to the rise in crime that accompanies summer's rise in temperature.
Vanecko calls it quits.
And the ChiJo adds another constituency to the long list of parking meter discontents and vandals: Bees!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Hittin' the links: 'Triple-shot espresso'
ChiPo can spy again! (but it sounds like they'd already ramped up the political monitoring ops)
The Trib smells a rat in the new charter school legislation hitting Quinn's desk.
Ike's attorney hints he might be willing to plead guilty. Somewhere out there, a Carothers associate shakes in his boots.
That's gonna be one awkward Daley family July 4th barbecue.
Hinz says GOPers in Springfield might be willing to pass tax hike in exchange for a nice gerrymandering. Tax hawks go ape.
And somehow how I missed this interesting profile of Hoffman, which dropped in Sunday's Trib. Stone gets in a few of his obligatory low blows.
The Trib smells a rat in the new charter school legislation hitting Quinn's desk.
Ike's attorney hints he might be willing to plead guilty. Somewhere out there, a Carothers associate shakes in his boots.
That's gonna be one awkward Daley family July 4th barbecue.
Hinz says GOPers in Springfield might be willing to pass tax hike in exchange for a nice gerrymandering. Tax hawks go ape.
And somehow how I missed this interesting profile of Hoffman, which dropped in Sunday's Trib. Stone gets in a few of his obligatory low blows.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Weekend on the links: Piranhas!
Telander's mind explodes.
Spielman feels a shift in the city's political winds.
Bad timing for party regular Ald. Danny Solis (25th), who may face a special election. How did he vote on the parking meters thing, again?
Dorothy Brown promises to stop accepting cash from her underlings, but doesn't get what the big deal is.
Could STAR become the new TIF? Some smart folks are worried (WARNING!: Huge sea change masquerading as boring process story!)
Daley's nephew under the klieg lights (this one's starting to look really bad).
Blago's wife under the canopy, and getting a bit verklemped.
And piranhas, of the non-human, non-politician variety, show up in Chicago.
Spielman feels a shift in the city's political winds.
Bad timing for party regular Ald. Danny Solis (25th), who may face a special election. How did he vote on the parking meters thing, again?
Dorothy Brown promises to stop accepting cash from her underlings, but doesn't get what the big deal is.
Could STAR become the new TIF? Some smart folks are worried (WARNING!: Huge sea change masquerading as boring process story!)
Daley's nephew under the klieg lights (this one's starting to look really bad).
Blago's wife under the canopy, and getting a bit verklemped.
And piranhas, of the non-human, non-politician variety, show up in Chicago.
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