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UIC-BGA REVIEW | Stroger slams’ publicity stunt,’ says no indictments on his watch February 19, 2010 BY LISA DONOVAN Cook County Reporter Sure, the lineup of Illinois governors and Chicago alderman marched off to prison is infamous, but a new study shines a light on Cook County government corruption. Consider: …
Read More »‘Covert’ surveillance cameras coming to Chicago
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com Blue-light surveillance cameras in Chicago’s high-crime neighborhoods will someday be augmented by “covert” cameras that “fit inside of a match box” and keep the bad guys guessing, Police Supt. Jody Weis said. Now that crime-ravaged communities have been saturated with hundreds of blue-light …
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Read More »Red-light cameras are target of Valentine’s Day protest
Nearly two dozen gather on North Side, urging drivers to honk to protest communities they say are using cameras to boost revenue rather than reduce crashes. “Taxing people under the guise of safety” By Kristen Schorsch, Tribune reporter February 14, 2010 Valentine’s Day captured passion of another kind — the …
Read More »Federal job training money headed to Illinois – chicagotribune.com
Associated Press 2:02 a.m. CST, February 13, 2010 CHICAGO – Illinois is to receive more than $8 million in federal money for job training initiatives. U.S. Sen. Roland Burris on Friday announced the funding from a Department of Labor grant program. Illinois is to receive two grants, which the senator's …
Read More »Durbin: D.C. residents panic as if snowstorm is ‘a nuclear attack’
By Jordy Yager – 02/12/10 02:03 PM ET Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) blasted Washingtonians for going “into a full-scale panic” during snowstorms, unlike people from Illinois who “know how to live with it.” “I first came here as a student in 1963 … I lived a big part of my …
Read More »2010 Chicago Auto Show puts the “car” in “carnival”
February 12, 10:28 PM Downtown Chicago Events Examiner Jeffrey Cockrell Get alerts when there is a new article from the Downtown Chicago Events Examiner. Read Examiner.com's terms of use. The 2010 Chicago Auto Show brings a multifaceted array of automotive wonders to McCormick Place. Should you happen to find yourself …
Read More »2010 Chicago Auto Show posts
It became clear at this year’s CES and Detroit shows that the new Ford Edge would be a big deal. At CES, Ford showed off its new MyFord interface separate from any car, and at Detroit, the new Lincoln MKX featured the MyLincoln Touch cabin tech interface. Ford told us …
Read More »More police on Chicago streets, Mayor Richard Daley wants more cops on beat
Police staffing review comes up as he announces 6% budget cuts for most city departments Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday announced a review of Chicago Police Department management aimed at putting more cops on the beat. The nonprofit Civic Consulting Alliance is conducting the free staffing review, beginning at police …
Read More »WLS Clears air, dumps Mancow and Cassidy
Duo wrong fit, management says; Cotto to split with Conn, fill slot BY LEWIS LAZARE Sun-Times Columnist Without warning, the boom was lowered on midmorning co-hosts Mancow Muller and Pat Cassidy and their show at news/talk WLS-AM (890) Wednesday. Station management said the show did not fit the expectations of …
Read More »Chelios DUI attorney: Knees surgeries, not booze, responsible for wobble
February 10, 2010 BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter Battling a drunk-driving arrest, ex-Chicago Blackhawks star Chris Chelios won a key legal victory Wednesday that likely means the DUI charge against him will be dismissed. Westmont police lacked probable cause to arrest Chelios following a Dec. 28 traffic stop, DuPage County …
Read More »Earthquake Shakes Chicagoland
Early-morning tremor wakes up residents By IVANNA HAMPTON Updated 3:26 PM CST, Wed, Feb 10, 2010 A 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Chicago-area homes early Wednesday, waking up residents from Indiana to Wisconsin. The quake struck at 3:59 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “It shook the house, rattled the …
Read More »Man attacks dance instructor, says he ‘defiles married women’
February 10, 2010 2:42 PM MADISON, Wis. – A man is accused of repeatedly shocking a male dance instructor with a stun gun, claiming the instructor was a “sinner” who “defiles married women.” Kevin Johnson, 59, of Baraboo hastily arranged a dance lesson at the instructor’s Madison home and showed …
Read More »PART 600 ILLINOIS ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE : Sections Listing
Illinois environmental code blocked out new sections until they become law – why are they emergency then? Illinois may be adopted a bunch of new environmental rules and putting them under some emergency 150 days thing, but the links don’t work so no one knows what they are They may …
Read More »The Stew: Chicago Public Schools pile unrecycled foam trays and toss tons of fresh fruit
February 08, 2010 Posted by Monica Eng If you follow Tribune watchdog stories, you know I’ve spent much of the last year whining about all the nachos, doughnuts and cookies kids are fed in school districts all over the state but especially in Chicago Public Schools. This week I’m spotlighting …
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