Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
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Editorial board of the Chicago Tribune. Interests outside of all things Chicago include music (particularly indie), books and politics.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Editorial: Alarm bells are ringing for Chicago in Kraft Heinz’s decision to split in two
Chicago is in another cycle of losing too many corporate headquarters. So it’s bad news for the city that Kraft-Heinz is taking steps that could lead to a sale.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Aug 7
Editorial: Brandon Johnson and friends think it’s ‘a privilege to do business in Chicago.’ Wrong.
Citadel’s Chicago workforce once numbered 1,100. It now stands at 250. Pass a corporate payroll tax, and lots of other Chicago employers will follow suit.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Jul 24
Editorial: Soaring ComEd bills have us all on edge. Springfield must confront our electricity woes head-on.
A sweltering summer and significantly higher ComEd rates have ramped up public angst over electric bills. The ball’s in your court, Springfield.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Jul 16
Editorial: Gov. Pritzker and State Farm should stop throwing rhetorical bombs at each other and start negotiating
Gov. JB Pritzker and State Farm need each other. There should be a path to compromise over the insurer’s eye-watering 27% homeowners rate hike.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Editorial: Alarm bells are ringing for Chicago in Kraft Heinz’s decision to split in two
Chicago is in another cycle of losing too many corporate headquarters. So it’s bad news for the city that Kraft-Heinz is taking steps that could lead to a sale.
www.chicagotribune.com
Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Jul 13
Upcoming Chicago budget ‘grimmest picture of all’ for Mayor Brandon Johnson, aldermen
Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through 2055 will cost $7 billion, an analysis said.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Jul 11
Former manager Lee Elia, whose rant against Chicago Cubs fans became part of team lore, dies at 87
Lee Elia, who died Wednesday at age 87, will always remain a significant part of Chicago Cubs lore, thanks to a rant for the ages that’s celebrated every April 29.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· May 18
US Rep. Jonathan Jackson spending taxpayer dollars to rent district office space from longtime business partner
House rules typically ban members of Congress from leasing from business partners but US Rep. Jonathan Jackson’s spokesman says ethics officials OK’d the arrangement.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· May 7
Editorial: Brandon Johnson strong-arms Board of Ed to install his ill-qualified chief of staff
Mayor Brandon Johnson wants school board members to overturn a vote they took less than two months ago to install a favorite as Chicago Public Schools CEO.
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Apr 11
‘Breakfast Club’ is reuniting at C2E2. What do Gen-Zers at John Hughes’ school think of the Gen-X movie?
We asked some students at Glenbrook North, the school depicted in John Hughes’ movie, to watch it for the first time. SO MUCH in the film wouldn’t fly today, they said, but one big part remains spo…
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Steve Daniels
@sdaniels27.bsky.social
· Apr 10
Editorial: Jenner & Block is right to fight back against a bullying Trump. The integrity of the legal profession is at stake.
Chicago’s Jenner & Block was unfairly targeted by the Trump administration, but unlike many of its Big Law peers has chosen to fight.
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