MORE ON J.C.’S TRACK RECORD
A Rochester, N.Y. school board member told the Chicago News Cooperative that a better student tracking system partly explains a drop in the district’s graduation rate during Jean-Claude Brizard’s tenure there. http://bit.ly/i7xJLw
Tracked down in upstate New York, Brizard told the Sun-Times he doesn’t care to defend himself from critics: “If you upset the status quo, you upset people.” http://bit.ly/gv6tE3
TOXIC ASSETS
Ald. Daniel Solis (25th Ward) told the CNC he will stop accepting contributions from a Pilsen-based smelter under fire from state and federal officials. http://bit.ly/ghx2sC
GROWING PAINS
Without clout or municipal experience, the City Council’s 18 new aldermen may have a difficult time navigating the city’s bureaucracy and delivering some city services to their wards, Crain’s says. http://bit.ly/hpknmI
MONEY TRAIL
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel wants to reduce the number of City Council committees from 19 to 15. Edward Burke could remain as Finance Committee chairman after he met with the mayor, the Sun-Times reports. http://bit.ly/hsMQON
The Trib breaks down where Emanuel found $14 million in campaign funds. http://bit.ly/eyYIGn
New deputy mayor Mark Angelson is “the velvet hammer.” http://bit.ly/gmhn2Z
Two more Daley administration officials will stay at the behest of Emanuel. http://bit.ly/gzTAUQ
Emanuel wants to merge the departments of fleet management and general services. http://bit.ly/eR4yiZ
And retiring Mayor Richard M. Daley works to maintain his image. http://bit.ly/hZuTQb
Roundup …
Birthday Boy: Daley spent his 69th birthday and Easter with his wife, who remains hospitalized. http://bit.ly/hqUqui
Do As I Say: Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey and his estranged wife owe more than $24,000 on late property taxes and penalties. http://bit.ly/elZ83J
Heavy Reading: More than 1,000 officers face discipline after viewing the police report about two cops accused of sexually assaulting a woman. http://bit.ly/h0h4cb
Tracking Back: Some state lawmakers look to soften cemetery regulations put in place after the Burr Oak scandal. http://bit.ly/fwRbG4
Gas Guzzler: Chicago has become the most expensive city to buy gasoline. http://bit.ly/eBCVXd
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