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Late last week, Daley sympathizers in the Illinois House passed HB180 out of the Rules Committee and on to the floor of the House. A vote on HB 180 is expected as early as this coming Tuesday. Should you be worried about HB 180? ABSOLUTELY! HB 180 would include the …

By CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press Writer 1:13 p.m. CST, February 9, 2010 CHICAGO – Hundreds of flights were canceled, schools were closed and road conditions slick and slippery in Illinois on Tuesday as a winter storm moving across the state was forecast to accumulate up to 10 inches of snow …

Monday, February 08, 2010 February 8, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against two mortgage brokers, accusing them of using deceptive marketing to solicit senior citizens for reverse mortgages. The lawsuit targets Hartland Mortgage Centers in suburban Woodridge and American Advisors Group based …

Associated Press 3:42 p.m. CST, February 8, 2010 CHICAGO – Chicago’s mayor wants to expand the powers of the city’s inspector general by giving him oversight over the city’s hiring and the power to investigate aldermen. Mayor Richard Daley on Monday said the proposed ordinance, to be introduced to the …

“Traveling Man,” released Jan. 26, 2010, is Oddisee’s new instrumental album. Let me be the first to say that “Traveling Man” is one of the coolest hip-hop concept albums I have heard in a long time. The concept behind “Traveling Man” is best explained by the creator himself– The album …

By MIKE ROBINSON AP Legal Affairs Writer 5:51 p.m. CST, February 4, 2010 CHICAGO – The owner of a contracting company certified as a woman- and minority-owned business was indicted Thursday along with her husband and the firm on charges of collecting $9.6 million through fraudulent contracts. The indictment charged …

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Also known as UIC, the university was formed in 1982 by the consolidation of the Medical Center Campus, which dates back to the 19th Century, and the Chicago Circle Campus, which in 1965 replaced the two-year undergraduate Navy Pier Campus that had opened in 1946 to educate returning veterans. The …

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Safeguard your association against fraud Many community associations these days are besieged by owners who are delinquent on their assessments. That's only one recessionary woe. Boards need to be extra alert for fraud and embezzlement. The temptations are greater than ever, said Arlen Lasinsky, a certified public accountant and director …

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center is among five local hospitals that reported IV infection rates that were more than double the national average in 2008. February 5, 2010 BY MONIFA THOMAS Health Reporter mjthomas@suntimes.com Five Chicago hospitals reported intravenous tube-related infection rates that were more than double the national average …

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By Ameet Sachdev Tribune reporter 11:19 a.m. CST, February 3, 2010 Cleveland-based law firm Ulmer & Berne has signed a lease to occupy 18,000 square feet in the Citigroup Center for a larger Chicago office. The new office at 500 W. Madison St. signals that the firm plans to expand …

Associated Press, February 3, 2010 CHICAGO – Chicago police say a waste disposal employee has discovered bags of human body parts in a southwest side trash container. Officer Gabrielle Lesniak of the Chicago Police News Affairs Office says the employee found the remains in trash bags in an alley behind …

Chicago City council corruption goes on and on Isaac “Ike” Carothers kept the streak alive this week, becoming the 29th Chicago alderman convicted of a crime since 1972. Carothers earned the “ex-” in front of his name by trading $40,000 worth of home improvements for a zoning change in his …