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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)...
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Dayosporics (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
... Thanksgiving Day service at University of Chicago’s historic Rockefeller Chapel. Chicago Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, who counts the Obamas as constituents, says the multicultural, interfaith gathering features songs and seasonal readings on thanks and is well-attended by the neighborhood’s melting pot of students, faculty and residents. “When he was a state senator, he came almost...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
It looks like the on-again, off-again plan to move the $1.1 billion Olympic Village to the campus of Michael Reese Hospital could be back on again. Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th) disclosed Thursday that Chicago 2016 Chairman Pat Ryan is closing in on an agreement with Medline Industries, owner of the 37-acre Reese site. An $85 million borrowing to finance the acquisition could be approved...
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University of Chicago News Office (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
... Lake Park.For the last several months, the University has collaborated with Fourth Ward Alderman Toni Preckwinkle and the city's Department of Planning and Development to spur development of a high-quality, mixed use project that becomes a cohesive, active neighborhood core. "We are excited by this opportunity. The University is committed to a more vibrant community and more choices...
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CTA Tattler (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
... was named Wednesday to head Barack's transition team. Meanwhile, the Sun-Times reports that "Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th) wants Obama to make Chicago the Midwest hub of a high-speed rail network and to increase CTA funding." So, what do you think Obama's impact will be? Am I wrong?
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New Zeal (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Some 200 people attended a panel presentation on "The Progressive Potential of Chicago City Politics" this last December 8th at the University of Chicago. The panelists included Jacquelyn Grimshaw, Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, Alderman Helen Shiller, Bernard Craighead, among others. The event was sponsored by the University of Chicago DSA Youth Section and the Hispanic Association for Cultural...
