politics & policy – Independent Chicago News & Marketplace- Chi-Town Review https://www.chitownreview.com Discuss and share Chicago news and data: Chicago education, crime, human rights, politics and more. Trusted source for local independent online news. Mon, 04 Jun 2018 01:37:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Big ideas from On The Table event revealed https://www.chitownreview.com/chicago-on-the-table-ideas/ https://www.chitownreview.com/chicago-on-the-table-ideas/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:35:32 +0000 http://www.chitownreview.com/?p=6314 More than 11,000 Chicagoans participated in Chicago Community Trusts's On The Table 2014 dinner discussions event in May generating thousands of ideas for improving Chicago.

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]]> https://www.chitownreview.com/chicago-commute-times/feed/ 0 Watch Michelle Obama’s political ad for Pat Quinn https://www.chitownreview.com/michelle-obama-pat-quinn-political-ad/ https://www.chitownreview.com/michelle-obama-pat-quinn-political-ad/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2014 21:28:49 +0000 http://www.chitownreview.com/?p=6280 First Lady Michelle Obama is featured in a political ad for the Illinois governor Pat Quinn's re-election.

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