The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, asks a judge to order the mayor to comply with a state Freedom of Information Act request from the Tribune and release communications about city business conducted through private emails and text messages.
Davis, a former Fort Worth city councilwoman, drew national attention for her 2013 filibuster at the Texas Capitol against new abortion restrictions. She's interested in running for some public office in the future.
The new law, passed in reaction to a pricey buyout deal awarded to the College of DuPage president this year, prohibits boards from giving departing presidents more than one year of salary and benefits.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel floated the idea of privatizing the 311 call center, saying that bringing in an outside operator would save the city the cost of making technology upgrades at the nonemergency information center.
The pope is a great supporter of public transportation, and in a spring encyclical he urged cities to prioritize public transportation to help the environment and to alleviate "undignified conditions" endured by riders.
In upstate South Carolina, where many Latinos speak English with a Southern drawl, both parties have reached out to Latino leaders about grooming future candidates. But polls show Republicans' intransigence on immigration has turned many Latinos away from the GOP.
The Kansas Hospital Association has a ticker on its website showing the amount of federal money Kansas has passed up by not expanding since January 2014. It's nearing $738 million, or about 12 dollars a second.
Thirty states and the District of Columbia restrict investments by pensions and public entities in companies doing business in the country. Fifteen Republican governors, including four presidential candidates, last week sent a letter to Obama saying they would fight to keep their constraints if the administration lifts its nuclear-related sanctions.
The lawsuit alleges that the child's behavior created an "as-yet unquantified chilling effect on the otherwise 'hot' local real estate market" and that "people feel constrained in the marketability of their homes as this issue remains unresolved and the nuisance remains unabated."
