Bloody Elbow (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Daley Misses Weight For MFC 19 : Superfight - Welterweight Paul Daley - 174* John Alessio - 169.5 *Daley forfeits 25% of his purse MFC 19: Long Time Coming airs on tonight at 10 pm ET only on HDNet .
Right Mind (Free subscription) | yesterday
... not, it might turn into a skirmish," Miller said at Tuesday's council meeting. UI President Steven Daley-Laursen has repeatedly said "nothing is off the table" since announcing a massive program shake-up in September, and the university is expected to cut many of its less-productive programs . Which is always interesting. What does it mean to be “less productive”? Is this based on a cost...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Mayor Daley hates drivers. He has to. There's no other way to explain it. Or perhaps it's just that car drivers are easy to pick on. Whatever it is, Mayor Daley has body slammed the Chicago driver this year. The final body blow that left Chicago drivers unconscious, bloody and drooling on the canvas mat of 2008, came Tuesday when the mayor announced the $1.16 billion dollar deal to privatize...
The Sixth Ward (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Ald. Billy Ocasio is the lone vote against Daley's budget at this month's city council meeting. This vid of his speech was via The Beachwood Reporter .
From On High (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
In the "You can't make this stuff up" category, Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman brings us this bit of reality: Chicago defies forgotten 2nd Amendment Then there is Chicago, which is being sued for violating the 2nd Amendment but refuses to confront the possibility that what the Supreme Court said may apply to this side of the Appalachians. When it comes to firearms, Mayor Richard Daley...
Snowflakes in Hell (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
A pretty good article in Townhall on Chicago’s continuing battle against the Second Amendment.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
A few weeks ago, I found myself championing the idea of bike-thief vigilantism – after my friend Jamie managed to find the teenager who stole his bicycle, punch him and reclaim his wheels.
St. Louis CofCC Blog (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... the Supreme Court said may apply to this side of the Appalachians. (snip) So it’s no surprise that Daley refuses to make the slightest change to the handgun ordinance, preferring to fight the lawsuits filed by the National Rifle Association. He is not impressed that 1) the law almost certainly violates the Constitution, which elected officials are supposed to uphold, and 2) it would cost...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Mayor Daley's $163,656-a-year budget director abruptly resigned Thursday, leaving a giant void as Chicago struggles to survive its worst financial crisis in recent history. "Look at the history of budget directors. It's two budget seasons and out. That's just the way it goes. It's a tough and demanding job. I've done a lot to try and help the city, but it's time to move on. It is truly and absolutely...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | yesterday
GQ Magazine has named Chicago its 2008 City of the Year , concentrating on four different categories: Film ( Batman , check); Literature ( Aleksandar Hemon , check); Architecture ( Spire , um...); and Politics ( Mayor Daley? Seriously). Okay, so maybe we have a few issues with some of the things they picked. Hizzonah is not exactly high on our happy-with list right now . Still, what with Obama's...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
As aldermen today began to debate the proposed privatization of Chicago's parking meters, a top aide to Mayor Richard Daley defended the decision to spend most of the money from the 75-year deal to plug budget deficits in the next few years. The Tribune's Clout Street reports that Daley is asking aldermen to approve a lease of the meters to a private company that's agreed to pay the...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Photo by kookybites Earlier this week, we discussed the insane new parking meter rates that would go into effect if the City Council passed legislation allowing Mayor Daley to lease the meters to a private company. Well, they passed it by a vote of 40-5 . Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th) opposed the measure, claiming she didn't have enough time to review it, prompting this amazing (and classic)...
DigitalRichDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
Check out this lame story: City To Cut Back On Plowing Snow On Side Streets CHICAGO (CBS) ― Mayor Richard M. Daley said Tuesday that city crews will cut back on plowing side streets this winter in an effort to save money. The mayor said the city will only plow side streets during weekday union business hours this winter, rather than during overtime hours But as CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chicago City Council is scheduled to vote today on Mayor Richard Daley's proposal to lease city parking meters to a private company, a move that will result in substantially higher meter rates. It is expected to pass. The city would receive a one-time payment of $1.2 billion from a company organized by Morgan Stanley for the 75-year lease on the city's approximately 36,000 meters. Under the...
The Committee of Public Safety (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
I agree with such notable human rights luminaries as Richard Daley and the (real) “Slick” Willie Brown: the dead should be able to vote. The living are idiots and lack the maturity, experience, and gothic pathos of the dead. Let us consider the vote of one dead economist. The official paradox of this winter of [...]
