Posts Tagged ‘Council’
On Sunday, March 15 environmental justice activists gathered outside of Benito Juarez Community Academy to protest and call attention to a soil and rubble reuse ordinance which may be voted on this week by the chicago city council.
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/03/critics-question-soil-reuse-plan.html
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley goes off on a rant against certain city council members who are not voting the way he wants them to. The vote is a for real estate tax increase to fund Chicago’s chronically underfunded CTA Mass Transit System (the El). But who cares what it’s for – this is some good TV. Democracy at work with Da Mayor! Note the laughing in the background.
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Video segment of the Wed. May 14th 2008 chicago city council Meeting, which repealed the Foie-Gras Ban.
Four minutes is how long it took the city council to raise and repeal Chicago’s April 2006 foie-gras ban.
Mayor Daley calls Alderman Joe “Foie Gras” Moore.
Mayor Daley once called it the silliest ordinance ever passed by the city council, and calls Alderman Joe “Foie Gras” Moore.
http://www.chicagomachine.org
Duration : 0:4:30