Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Friday edition.
The Chicago Reader’s Ben Joravsky on Mary Dempsey’s departure as Library Commissioner.
Mary Dempsey…apparently told the boss what he didn’t want to hear—namely, that firing employees and cutting hours will destroy the library system she spent so many years trying to build up.
Thus, at his introductory press conference, Bannon dutifully nodded along as Mayor Emanuel explained his library cuts this way: “The debate is not just about library hours—[it's] what will our neighborhood branch libraries be like in this information age. We need to define that next mission, write that next chapter and
