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* Top Stroger aid Oglesby arrested, charged in probe

* Key Stroger aide arrested on corruption charges

* Stroger aide Oglesby arrested on corruption charges

Oglesby, who served as Stroger’s re-election campaign spokeswoman before joining his administration in the $120,000-a-year post after his defeat in the Democratic primary in February, had been under investigation over so-called 24-9 contracts, including one issued to her own CGC Communications public-relations firm.

The contracts are named for being just under the $25,000 threshold requiring approval by the Cook County Board. Oglesby issued one to CGC for $24,975 in the days immediately after her hiring.

* Quick sentencing for Fast Eddie Vrdolyak delay attempt fizzles

So Vrdolyak, 72, remains on track to be re-sentenced Oct. 15 for conspiring with politically connected businessman Stuart Levine to win a $1.5 million kickback off the sale of a Gold Coast property.

* Daley extends terms for City Colleges board pals

* ComEd rebates worth $48M could result from court ruling

The Sept. 30 decision determined that the Illinois Commerce Commission acted improperly when it permitted ComEd to raise rates based on anticipated future costs without giving ratepayers the benefit of the utility’s savings as it depreciated assets. That ruling could mean refunds for ComEd customers, the utility disclosed Monday.

The issue is arcane, but it accounts for a sizeable percentage of recent rate hikes by both ComEd and Peoples Gas.

* Future ComEd bills may be smaller

* Eisner says he’s not going to head Tribune Co.

* Tribune: For the Cook Board

* Roeper: Consultant was quicker on trigger than Rahm’s crew

* Sneed: Table talk Rahm ‘em . .

* Moseley-Braun embarks on listening tour

* Amtrak to invest $40M in Chicago’s Union Station

* Union Station on track for $40 million rehab

* More cops moving to mobile strike teams

* CPS turns off the heat on Pilsen protesters

* Cook County Board Considers Tax Ordinance

The Cook County Board of Commissioners may make it harder to pass new taxes or raise them in the future.

The board might consider an ordinance today requiring a three-fifths super-majority vote to pass any new tax.

* Cook County Board to Mull Campaign Finance Caps

The measure would, for the first time, cap the amount of campaign money county officials could get from donors: no more than $5,000 a year from an individual, or $10,000 from corporations or campaign committees.

* U-46 elementary schools see academic improvement

In the 2009-10 school year, 18 elementary schools made adequate yearly progress the minimum level required to be considered a successful school under state and federal No Child Left Behind standards. The other 22 elementary schools in the district, which also includes all or part of South Elgin, Bartlett, Streamwood and Hanover Park, did not meet state standards.

* D203 considers new director

* [St. Charles] Council won’t endorse St. Charles library referendum

* Waukegan council OKs crossing guard pay deal

* Naperville Plan Commission to vote on renewable energy ordinance

* U of I. fundraising campaign surpasses $2 bil.

* Our Opinion: UIS should abide by FOIA

* Research center to be named for Costello

* JackHammers to be sold, Joliet officials say

* Illinois Voter Registration Deadline (of sorts) on Tuesday

* Want to vote? Register today

* Southtown Star: Early or late, time to vote is approaching

* Early voting changes campaign dynamics

* Officials do double take over new election law

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 9:14 am

Comments

CMB on a listening tour? If she’s really listening, she will here “You were lazy and out of touch for your entire Senate term. We don’t trust you to run our city.”

Comment by Skeeter Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 9:23 am
I can’t help but believe that if Carol Moseley Braun were truly listening to people, she would hear the chorus of people in unison telling her not to run.

But alas, she won’t and because of that, she will. Run, that is.

Comment by Him Say Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 9:25 am
When was the last time the Cook County SA made a big-time corruption bust?

Looks like a perfect storm for Ms. Oglesby: A new SA, a hugely unpopular, lame duck administration, and what appear to be some very stupid and obvious ripoffs.

Comment by wordslinger Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 9:30 am
Todd Stroger can’t be feeling well this morning.

Comment by Joliet Jackhammers, RIP Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 9:31 am
Haven’t almost all the public corruption cases in Illinois have been Federal?
When was the last time an SA –or the Attorney General –prosecuted an alderman or a governor??

Comment by Gary Klass Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 11:05 am
I’m shocked that Eisner has said no to running Tribune Co., since he has the needed experience in running a Mickey Mouse outfit!

Comment by fedup dem Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 11:24 am
So is this Cook County campaign finance cap going to go unnoticed. Suffredin is against it, but it has the tune of he popular reform agenda. Oh yea Forrest Claypool took in 80% of his contributions in increments of $10,000 at least. Poor Forrest may have to give back the $

Comment by diehard Dem Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 11:30 am
The best thing to happen to Stroger is Anita Alverez getting this case. By beating the feds to the case she insures a thoroughly incompetent job will be done and the case will go no where.

Comment by fed up Tuesday, Oct 5, 10 @ 1:46 pm