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Article: 'Hidden Agendas,' How the Chicago City Council Works, Series Starts Sunday in the Chicago Tribune
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- November 1, 1997
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CHICAGO, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago City Council meeting of February 7, 1997 lasted 129 minutes and handled 2,749 municipal actions. It is this meeting, typical of the City Council, that the Chicago Tribune dissects in a new series, "Hidden agendas," which documents the workings and trappings of the government that legislates Chicago.
The multipart series starts in the Sunday, November 2, Chicago Tribune.
In order to understand what really happened on February 7, Chicago Tribune reporters examined in detail the actions taken by the council that day. Before the session, Tribune reporters attended committee meetings where legislation was ...