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by Matthew Blake
6:27pm
Wed Oct 10, 2012

Why Is Emanuel Touting 'No New Taxes'?

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel presented his 2013 budget to the city council today, profusely emphasizing that the budget contains no new taxes.

“This is a budget that allows us to make critical investments by reforming government instead of raising taxes,” Emanuel said in a statement. “As I pledged, we will not raise sales taxes; we will not raise the fuel tax; we will not raise the amusement tax.”

So are no new taxes a good thing? Read more »

Quick Hit
by Matthew Blake
2:59pm
Tue Jul 17, 2012

City of Chicago Releases Ambitious Cultural Plan

The draft of Chicago's cultural plans reflects some of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s oft-stated priorities, such as making Chicago a more internationally-prominent city. But the plan, released yesterday, also includes recommendations that could greatly benefit Chicago artists and public school students. Read more »

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by Matthew Blake
6:38pm
Mon Jul 16, 2012

Chicago Public Library Hours, Part-Time Jobs Restored

Back in October, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled a 2012 city budget that sliced city library branch hours from 48 to 40 each week, and threatened pink slips to hundreds of library employees.

Today the mayor announced an almost complete reversal of that proposal: The city’s branch libraries will return to year-round 48-hour weeks, including eight-hour Mondays. Additionally, the layoffs of 105 part-time employees has been reversed, according to Chicago Public Library spokeswoman Ruth Lednicer. Read more »