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Chicago 312: It's Not Just A Newsletter -- It's a Newsletter About Eileen O'Neill Burke Refusing to Investigate Federal Agents

Chicago 312: It's Not Just A Newsletter -- It's a Newsletter About Eileen O'Neill Burke Refusing to Investigate Federal Agents

This week: the Feds egged on Midway Blitz, the Doom of the Clipping Economy, Democrats found a platform, and Springfield's about to let the millionaires tax die.

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Chicago 312: Your Boss Asked Claude If 312 Is Funny (I Hope It Said Yes)

Chicago 312: Your Boss Asked Claude If 312 Is Funny (I Hope It Said Yes)

Post Midway Blitz, Pre-Tax the Rich, and a very funny thing that happened to Alex Jones this week.

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Why It Matters That Ray Lopez Loves Fox News

Why It Matters That Ray Lopez Loves Fox News

This week's 312: Everyone hates data centers, how to survive 'the clip economy,' and the robots are very sorry about the bus stop.

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Sam Altman Discovers the Four-Day Workweek

Sam Altman Discovers the Four-Day Workweek

This week's 312: Waymo could come to Chicago, the One Fair Wage vote in Springfield making changes deeper than pivoting to video.

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You Can't Reject the National Guard and Then Shrug at ICE

You Can't Reject the National Guard and Then Shrug at ICE

This week's 312: Snelling faces the public (?), Johnson pulls out the veto pen again, and Springfield tries to give tipped workers a 30% pay cut from 200 miles away.

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Michael Sacks Would Like You to Know He's the Real Victim Here

Michael Sacks Would Like You to Know He's the Real Victim Here

This week's 312: National news continues to unprecedent, the Right Wing media machine is grinding content about Chicago crime, and data centers, data centers everywhere. Plus: who is Michael Sacks and why can't he read the room?

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Chicago 312: City Council Votes to Freeze Tipped Worker Wages, Just Because

Chicago 312: City Council Votes to Freeze Tipped Worker Wages, Just Because

This week: Election, More Election, City Council, Raja Krishnamoorthi's lack of open bar

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How to Build a Post-"Nobody Nobody Sent" Chicago Politics

How to Build a Post-"Nobody Nobody Sent" Chicago Politics

The Chicago Machine died a while ago, but the Zombie Machine lived on. Tonight might kill it once and for all. (One more piece of 09 content)

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A $1.6 Billion Agency You've Never Thought About on the Ballot Next Week

A $1.6 Billion Agency You've Never Thought About on the Ballot Next Week

Three seats on the water agency that controls $1.6 billion and whether your sewer backs up. Here's your cheat sheet for March 17.

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Chicago 312: Raja Krishnamoorthi Wants to Abolish the ICE He's Taking Checks From

Chicago 312: Raja Krishnamoorthi Wants to Abolish the ICE He's Taking Checks From

This week: Mayor Johnson declared a budget victory over no one in particular and Raja Krishnamoorthi's donor list is not the greatest!

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Chicago 312: Kristi Noem Doesn't Know Who You Are (But She's Sure You're a Terrorist)

Chicago 312: Kristi Noem Doesn't Know Who You Are (But She's Sure You're a Terrorist)

This week: CCPSA, the Bears bidding war, Kansas attacks on trans people. Also, what are you reading?

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The 312: Abolish ICE (The Snowplow, Obviously)

The 312: Abolish ICE (The Snowplow, Obviously)

Chicago 312: snowplow names, the Bear continue their attempted shakedown, four congressional races full of dark money, and why CPD is hoping you can't do math

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