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Updated: Thursday, 18 Nov 2010, 7:57 AM CST FOX Chicago News Chicago – A new Chicago Tribune report shows how bad the city’s pension funds are doing. The investigation found trustees of public pension funds have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into highly speculative investments. via Report: City Pension …

Aldermen propose surcharge for new revenue Two Chicago Aldermen say the city can find extra money in a cab ride. They are proposing to add a one dollar surcharge to every cab fare in Chicago. Ald. Carrie Austin and Ald. Edward Burke say the added charge could mean 70 million …

Mary Ellen Podmolik Local Scene November 19, 2010 As the value of our homes goes down, so, too, does the value of the work we put into them. According to Remodeling magazine’s most recent Cost vs. Value Report, homeowners who undertake moderately priced remodeling projects aren’t recouping as much of …

By Reuters Posted yesterday at 5:05 p.m. Farmland values in the U.S. Midwest, one of the world’s top grain growing regions, jumped 10 percent in the third quarter compared to a year ago due to rising agricultural prices and the low cost of money, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago …

from the free-speech-isn’t-free dept This is hardly a surprise but, this morning (as previously announced), the lame duck Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to move forward with censoring the internet via the COICA bill — despite a bunch of law professors explaining to them how this law is a clear …

FBI Director Robert Mueller traveled to Silicon Valley this week to convince major Internet players to build “back doors” into their software that will allow law enforcement to wiretap data on their networks, says a news report. It’s part of an effort to expand the FBI’s wiretapping powers to include …

DA Now Sending Deputies to SF Airport to Investigate Felony Groping Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com November 18, 2010 Appearing on the Alex Jones Show today, incoming chief deputy DA of San Mateo Steve Wagstaffe said his office will prosecute TSA employees who engage in lewd and lascivious behavior while conducting Homeland …

MAYOR’S RACE | If his voting status changed to ‘inactive,’ can he run? November 18, 2010 BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter Next week, a veteran election lawyer plans to file a legal attempt to knock mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel off the ballot for allegedly failing to meet the residency …

(NaturalNews) Senate Bill 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act, has been called “the most dangerous bill in the history of the United States of America.” It would grant the U.S. government new authority over the public’s right to grow, trade and transport any foods. This would give Big brother the …

NEW YORK — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano liked the New York transit system’s security slogan so much that she launched her own “see something, say something” campaign on Thursday. Napolitano announced the vigilance drive, part of a national information-sharing partnership with Amtrak, in Penn Station, one of the world’s …

When we set out to find the best place to work in the Chicago metro area we decided to ask the people who know best – employees. Here are the local companies that workers credited with having dynamic, supportive and inclusive cultures. Those that can maintained these standards during a …

A blush with infamy Carcinogenic cosmetics inspire a passionate new cello piece. By Doyle Armbrust SOLID FOUNDATION Katinka Kleijn’s “Oil-Free Blush” was inspired by the toxic chemicals found in her makeup. Before each of her performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, cellist Katinka Kleijn applies makeup. A good amount, as …

‘You wouldn’t want to do that,’ Daley says of Ricketts family’s plan to lock up taxes November 16, 2010 By FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter Mayor Daley and Gov. Quinn on Monday shot down the Cubs’ proposal to use 35 years’ worth of amusement-tax growth to finance a $200 million …

A new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association finds once again that, contrary to what most people have been told, fluoride is actually bad for teeth. Exposure to high levels of fluoride results in a condition known as fluorosis, in which tooth enamel becomes discolored. The condition …