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Attorney Gery Chico was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2011, finishing second in the election. Past positions include Chairman of Chicago City Colleges (2010); President of Chicago Park District (2007-2010); Commissioner, Public Building Commission as park district president; President of Chicago Public Schools (1995-2001); Chief of staff to Mayor Richard Daley (1992-1995); founding partner at Chico & Nunes law firm (2004 – present); attorney at Arnstein & Lehr (2003-2004); senior partner Altheimer & Gray law firm (1996-2003). He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Illinois-Chicago (1979), and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law (1985. )C...
Attorney Gery Chico was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2011, finishing second in the election. Past positions include Chairman of Chicago City Colleges (2010); President of Chicago Park District (2007-2010); Commissioner, Public Building Commission as park district president; President of Chicago Public Schools (1995-2001); Chief of staff to Mayor Richard Daley (1992-1995); founding partner at Chico & Nunes law firm (2004 – present); attorney at Arnstein & Lehr (2003-2004); senior partner Altheimer & Gray law firm (1996-2003). He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from University of Illinois-Chicago (1979), and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law (1985. )Chico is married (one divorce) with five children.
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Disputa hispano Chicago
Adelante ValleWASHINGTON, D.C. - A principios de febrero, Gery Chico, candidato a la Alcaldía de Chicago, la tercera ciudad más grande de Estados Unidos, aprovechó la histórica nevada que sepultó el Medio Oeste del país para rescatar su campaña. Considerado el primer...Tags: Miguel Del Valle, Illinois, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Minority Groups
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Arrasa Emanuel Rahm en Chicago
Adelante ValleWASHINGTON, D.C. - El ex jefe de gabinete de la Casa Blanca, Rahm Emanuel, logró ayer convertirse en Alcalde electo de la ciudad de Chicago. Con más del 55 por ciento de los votos a su favor, la campaña de Emanuel dejo muy atrás a su más cercano...Tags: Barack Obama, Miguel Del Valle, David Axelrod, Politics, Elections
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Emanuel's Chicagoness an issue to many
Rahm Emanuel is a North Shore-bred millionaire who trained as a ballet dancer and vacations in Vietnam. It's part of the back story to his hard-charging, ran-the-White-House public persona. It's also an image, perhaps, that has led a majority of...
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State education chairman calls for funding increase
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education today called on lawmakers to increase funding school funding by $874 million at a time when the state treasury is so short on cash that Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed cuts. “We...Tags: Illinois Governor, Budgets and Budgeting, Chicago Mayor, Pat Quinn, Justice System
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Gutierrez hopes for immigration action after Easter recess
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON – Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, a key player in the bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform, said today he is hopeful that Congress will act on the issue in early April after the Easter recess. "Immigration is...Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Mayor, Local Elections, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Rep. Gutierrez hopes for immigration action after Easter recess
WASHINGTON – Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez of Chicago, a key player in the bipartisan push for comprehensive immigration reform, said Tuesday that he is hopeful that Congress will act on the issue in early April after the Easter recess. “...Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Mayor, Local Elections, U.S. Congress, Politics
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New law will hold companies accountable for repeat-offender cabdrivers
Chicago Tribune reportersChicago has long had rules to punish taxi companies that allow dangerous cabbies to drive their vehicles, but those rules have rarely been enforced. A Tribune investigation found that in only two cases since 2008 did city regulators try to impose fines...Tags: Government, Punishment, Court Administration, Fines, Judges
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Dining on cracked crystal for 2011 yet predicting fearlessly for 2012
Change of SubjectTwelve months ago, as is my custom, I asked readers to offer their best guesses as to what 2011 would bring, then offered my own predictions. How'd we do? On six of the 18 questions, readers and I were correct...... -
Chicago's words of the year
It has been, in ways both political and grammatical, the year of Rahm.
The Oxford Dictionaries folks can have "squeezed middle," their pick for 2011's global word of the year. It refers, you've probably heard, to the segment of society most affected by...Tags: Social Media, Services and Shopping, Media Industry, Rentals, Botox (drug)
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Illinois Senate won't vote on limiting state worker unionizing
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate won’t vote today on a measure pushed by Gov. Pat Quinn to limit collective bargaining rights for thousands of state workers. The Democratic governor had hoped for a vote while legislators were in Springfield this...Tags: Government, Employees, Unions, Chicago, Scott Walker
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Chicago puts lobbyists' pay online
Tribune reportersChicago City Hall lobbyists were paid nearly $13 million last year, according to records the city posted online Thursday. The 10 lobbyists who were paid the most to influence city departments and aldermen collected more than $5 million. Among the...Tags: Government, Chicago Mayor, 3M Co., Heads of State, Symantec Corp.
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Jun 16, 2011
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