- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 14, 2013
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The Save Prentice Coalition gives up the fight to preserve Prentice
Say bye-bye to Bertrand Goldberg's unique hospital building.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 12, 2013
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Prentice suit amended, but not as judge intended?
Prentice preservationists aren't giving up; they filed an amended lawsuit this week.
- Blogs, Bleader, Feb 8, 2013
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The landmarks commission stages a Prentice do-over, with the same result
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks votes again to dump protection for Bertrand Goldberg's Prentice Hospital.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 28, 2013
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Groundhog Day: Landmarks Commission will vote on Prentice
The Commission on Chicago Landmarks plans a do-over on its vote to rescind landmark status for Prentice Hospital.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 14, 2012
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Mayor's allies protect City Council from plan to protect your tax dollars
The curious tale of what happened to a proposal for an independent budget office at Chicago City Hall
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 12, 2012
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City Council gets in the spirit of giving, approves Rahm's billboard deal
The Chicago City Council votes 43-6 in favor of a deal to turn public space over to a private billboard company
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 7, 2012
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Court date set in battle to save Prentice: January 11
The battle to save Prentice finally has a day in court
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 4, 2012
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Aldermen raise serious questions about billboard deal, then advance it anyway
As expected, the Chicago City Council advances the city's latest privatization plan
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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Here comes another city privatization deal forged behind closed doors
Chicago aldermen are poised to sign off on Rahm Emanuel's no-bid billboard plan
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 23, 2012
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Abbate case is just the tip of the iceberg in city legal payouts
The city of Chicago has shelled out nearly $417 million in lawsuits since 2005
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 16, 2012
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Why your alderman (and mine) always votes yes on the Chicago city budget
Analysis of the latest rubber-stamp budget vote by the Chicago City Council
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 15, 2012
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Preservationists sue, win temporary protection for Goldberg's Prentice Hospital
Preservationists sue Chicago Landmarks Commission over its Prentice Hospital vote, and win temporary protection for the building
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 14, 2012
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Mayor Emanuel ensures parking meters remain in private hands
A Cook County judge rules against a challenge to the parking meter deal
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 13, 2012
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"Future Prentice": How's this for global, Rahm?
"Future Prentice": Could these globally-sourced ideas for reuse of Bertrand Goldberg's doomed building change Mayor Emanuel's mind?
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 8, 2012
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Even on election night, some Republicans have a little love to give
The lesson to be learned from the time I was sort of hit on by state comptroller Judy Baar Topinka
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 6, 2012
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The Reader did election night
Check out the Reader's coverage of Chicago, from Second City to a homeless shelter to President Obama's election party, as it happened.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 3, 2012
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What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part two of two
A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment, part two of two
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 2, 2012
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The Chicago service request app is a decent metaphor for Chicago service requests
Chicago Works is a new public service app that lets citizens make and track their 311 requests. Now if only I could get it to work . . .
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 2, 2012
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What a robbery in Edgewater says about the police staffing debate, part one of two
A close look at a jewelry store stickup and the politics of police deployment
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 30, 2012
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A statement by Rahm means high noon for Prentice
Mayor Emanuel takes a stand in the controversy over Prentice Hospital preservation and the Commission on Chicago Landmarks announces it'll take action in an abbreviated process this week
