Grading Daley, Again

By The Beachwood Accountability Desk

"It's been three years since the release of the 2007 DGAP Report Card, and in that time Chicagoans have continued to contend with a government that responds primarily to financial and political clout, rather than the issues and concerns of ordinary citizens," the Developing Government Accountability to the People coalition says. "Where residents have expected to be actively engaged in the implementation of equitable policies that benefit all residents in every neighborhood across the entire city, they have instead found themselves in a constant struggle against forces that ultimately exclude their voices from the democratic process."

And how.

Here are excerpts from the mayoral report card the group issued Tuesday.

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