Proco Joe Moreno

Chick-fil-A says its donations 'mischaracterized' for months

2012-09-20 15:35:00

A day after a Chicago official said Chick-fil-A would stop giving money to anti-gay marriage groups, the fast-food chain issued a statement saying that “for many months now” its corporate donations have “been mischaracterized.” In...

Election day: Legislative races to watch

2012-06-05 16:39:14

Plastic bag ban goes before aldermen

2013-06-19 00:00:00

Environmentalists came to City Hall on Tuesday to support a proposal to ban plastic bags at Chicago stores, a move retailers say will hurt businesses unless they charge shoppers up to 10 cents for each paper bag that's used instead. Mayor Rahm Emanuel,...

City council holds hearing on bag ban

2013-06-18 11:17:00

An ordinance to ban plastic bags from Chicago retail stores got a City Council committee hearing Tuesday, more than a year and a half after it was initially proposed. "This is a triple bottom-line issue," said Ald. Joe Moreno (1st), who wrote the...

City Council adopts rules to protect renters in foreclosures

2013-06-05 13:39:00

The Chicago City Council voted 45-4 Wednesday to adopt a Keep Chicago Renting ordinance that will require most entities that take ownership of foreclosed rental buildings to offer legitimate tenants rent-controlled leases for as long as they own the...

Fewer than 5 CPS schools expected to be spared

2013-05-21 04:56:00

Pressured for months by teachers, community leaders and aldermen, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked school board is nonetheless expected on Wednesday to approve closing all but a few of the 53 elementary schools the administration wants to shut down....

Problem Solver: Award-winning garden ticketed for 'weeds'

2012-12-30 00:00:00

On the wall outside her front door, Kathy Cummings proudly displays the plaque she received in 2004 for her natural garden. Accompanied by a picture of her front yard, the plaque, presented by the city of Chicago, congratulates Cummings for winning...

Anxiety grows as CPS releases preliminary school closings list

2013-02-14 05:43:00

After trimming the number of schools that could be closed to 129, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school administration has entered the latest and what is likely to be the most intense phase so far in trying to determine which schools should be shut. Chicago Public...

Kassopedia: The cure for Verpes, Rahmifications and Karen Lewis Withdrawal Syndrome

2012-09-21 00:00:00

As I light my pipe, take up my quill pen and sheepskin and once again prepare to write another volume of The Kassopedia — the repository of the world's great knowledge — I'm reminded of a snarky reader. She calls herself, "Your long...

CEO pushes to gain power for Latinos, UNO charter school network

2012-08-27 00:00:00

As America's banking system began to freeze in mid-2008, Juan Rangel's nonprofit United Neighborhood Organization was in trouble. �� Because of a gubernatorial funding veto, the Latino group, which runs one of Chicago's largest charter school networks,...

Ald. Jackson a no-show for Council budget vote

2012-11-15 10:43:00

Amid questions concerning her Congressman husband's whereabouts, Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th Ward) says she is dealing with hard times by working for the residents of her ward -- yet she was not in attendance at today's City Council meeting. Jackson...

Aldermen want hearings on Chicago school closings

2012-10-05 04:57:00

Although Chicago teachers have signed off on their new contract, the lingering anxiety about the future of the city's public education system surfaced Thursday as aldermen stepped up a call for hearings on potential school closings. Chicago Public...

At 7:10 a.m Moreno goes for a four mile run in his ward.

2012-08-14 00:00:00

Maura Possley, left, a press person for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan tries to talk 43rd Ward Republican committeeman Chris Cleveland into giving her the letter he holds for Madigan. Cleveland refused stating that he wanted to make sure the letter got to Madigan's office.

2012-08-01 00:00:00

Alderman Joe Moreno and Celena Roldan attend the Taste of the Gold Coast at the Sutton Place Hotel in Chicago on Tuesday, August 23, 2011.

2011-08-23 00:00:00