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The [Tuesday] Papers
1. RAHM IS OUT.
Rumors that Rahm would bow out had been circulating for weeks, and intensified over the weekend. Still, wow.
Rahm chooses not to run for 3rd term @ChicagosMayor pic.twitter.com/EpUfgg8O5E
— Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) September 4, 2018
Quick thought (I have to do my taxes today): Rahm was a divisive force who failed to effectively manage both CPS and CPD - while successfully delivering for the business community and those in his socioeconomic strata. While that's a record not unlike his predecessor(s), he was also particularly unlikable and ungenuine. Still, he had a shot at a third term despite polls that showed he was vulnerable. It just would've been one helluva fight and maybe he finally ran out of energy for it. We'll see in the days ahead, as I'm sure he'll manage his post-mayoral PR.
2. Cab Crash.
"Nearly half of the city's 6,999 licensed cabs are in foreclosure or idled, leading to an increasingly desperate call for regulatory intervention - including a newly floated idea to cap the number of ride-sharing licenses in Chicago - to keep taxi fleets on the streets," the Tribune reports.
"New York City approved a measure last month that places a one-year moratorium on new ride-share licenses. Support is growing among Chicago cabbies for a similar move here . . . Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, and Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, have said they are considering such a proposal."
Nearly half of the city's 6,999 licensed cabs are in foreclosure or idled.
3. Hawk Harrelson Wants LeBron James To Just Dribble.
Hawk Harrelson apologists are the worst. He should've been fired a long time ago, but I guess that's Jerry Reinsdorf's infamous (and misguided) loyalty.
4. Sad Statues Saga.
"An Illinois county has approved a memorial honoring three former governors from Kankakee, including convicted ex-Gov. George Ryan," AP reports. (h/t: Rich Miller)
"The Daily Journal reports the Kankakee County board endorsed it in a 10-to-2 vote last week. It'll be on the Kankakee courthouse lawn. It'll also be dedicated to Len Small, governor from 1921 to 1929; and Samuel Shapiro, governor in the late 1960s."
For more, see our very own Ed Hammer's coverage of the sad statues saga:
* Now Even Statues Of Dirty Illinois Governors Want Your Money.
* Ex-Con George Ryan To Personally Appeal For Statue.
* Kankakee Statues Saga Takes Mayberryesque Turn.
5. Like I said, I have to do my taxes today. Why today? Because I have a business that's an S. Corp. and blah blah blah . . . More on Rahm tomorrow.
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A sampling.
A complete outrage: 2 Reuters journalists who uncovered a massacre in Myanmar have just been sentenced to 7 years in jail.
— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) September 3, 2018
Please share the story they uncovered: https://t.co/UaYQJUn43S #FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo pic.twitter.com/SMsl2cAptX
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Even if that is accurate, he would improve his defense more in the majors than he would not playing when Charlotte's season ends (checks notes) TODAY. https://t.co/TIvkm6KsKz
— keithlaw (@keithlaw) September 3, 2018
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The Beachwood Tronc Line: Bullseye.
Posted on September 4, 2018
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