Extra Extra: Another Rubber-Stamp City Council Vote Goes Emanuel's Way
By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 16, 2013 11:00PM
- City Council voted in favor of a resolution urging the Illinois Legislature to approve an Emanuel-backed bill requiring sentencing minimums for gun crimes. Every alderman who opposed the bill in debate voted in favor. [WLS-AM]
- The Cliff-Dwellers Club, which was facing eviction, now has a new long-term lease and a renovation in the works. [Crain's Chicago Business]
- As Sneed first reported, Mayor Emanuel picked a new chief for the Chicago Housing Authority. [Tribune]
- A city truck crashed at Lake Shore Drive near Walton this afternoon, halting southbound traffic for over an hour. [Tribune]
- If you haven't been reading Beachwood Reporter's "A Modest Transit Proposal" series, you should. [Beachwood Reporter]
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