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THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Can City Pull Off A Booze-Free South Side Irish Parade?

As community members work to bring back the South Side Irish Parade after a three-year hiatus, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expressing doubts that the famously raucous event will be able to stick to the condition that it runs an alcohol-free operation this year.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Emanuel & Preckwinkle Reveal Shared Budget Savings

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle this week released a joint budget efficiency report that revealed more than that the two governments have saved taxpayers $20 million in the last six months.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Company Apologizes For Racist Behavior After Mayor Steps In

A top official at a German manufacturing company issued an apology Tuesday after African American employees at its suburban Chicago office said they were "routinely" discriminated against by supervisors.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

No More City Work For Top Emanuel Aide's Spouse

Between 2000 and when he left office last May, then-Mayor Richard M. Daley and agencies under his control approved roughly $20 million in payments to an architectural firm co-owned by his cousin's husband.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Speed Cameras Coming Soon To An Intersection Near You

After some stalling, Governor Pat Quinn signed off on a controversial bill Monday allowing Chicago's red-light cameras to enforce speed limits , a revenue-generating measure Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been advocating for since October.

Rahm Emanuel News From the Web

02/10/12 Downstate lawmakers denounce Chicago mayor's... Source: Herald & Review - Decatur IL A handful of downstate lawmakers reacted angrily Thursday to a push by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to require Illinoisans to register their handguns.
02/10/12 Speed Cameras Are Approved Source: Southwest News-Herald - Chicago IL Automatic speed cameras will be a way of life in Chicago and the Southwest Side after Gov. Quinn signed legislation Monday to implement the devices.
02/09/12 Chicago police announce arrests in gang and drug cases Source: The Downey Patriot - Downey CA Driving past a street corner adorned with three spray-painted tributes to young men shot and killed on the streets, Chicago police officers jumped out of their cars and pulled a suspected drug dealer from an apartment.
02/09/12 Mayor talks about possible return of South Side Irish... Source: ABC - WLS 7 - Chicago IL Mayor Rahm Emanuel says is if the South Side Irish parade returns this year, he hopes the event will be safe for everyone who attends.
02/09/12 Lawsuit filed to stop CPS turnarounds Source: ABC - WLS 7 - Chicago IL Mayor Rahm Emanuel says is if the South Side Irish parade returns this year, he hopes the event will be safe for everyone who attends.