While the City Council was following up on the General Assembly's plan to "save" the CTA last week, 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett was advocating for minority businesses.
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Ald. Burnett Takes on the CTA, Sort Of
Sometimes, We Feel As Though This Will Never End
Wednesday, some of you were upset at the thought of a short-term solution to the CTA's ongoing budget crisis. We were upset at the thought of bus lines being cut, fares being raised and people losing their jobs just because the legislature couldn't give the transit budget deficit one more serious consideration. We said we think it would be a good idea for the CTA to take the $24 million dollars that the governor offered...
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Laski was sentenced to 2 years for the bribes he took in the hired truck scandal. A woman was in Chicago Police lockup, charged with drug possession. She asked 6 times for medical attention and was ignored. Later on she was found dead in her cell. Daley plans to spend hundreds of millions to build about 15 new schools, proving he really does think education is the top priority. Those bomb-sniffing dogs that patrol...
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