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* How to be annoying online
* Stroger’s top aide leaving for law practice
Lance Tyson, 36, said Tuesday that his resignation is effective at week’s end. He is leaving Stroger to become a partner specializing in municipal finance at the influential Chicago-based law firm Freeborn & Peters.
* Cook County candidate calls for sunshine on budget
* Role of expediters under scrutiny as federal probe targets City Hall corruption
* Chicago expected to be named Olympic finalist
* Trans fats bill at standstill at State Capitol
* Bill that aims to improve fire safety in mobile home parks is heading to governor
* Con Con Considerations: Duration
* The FINAL FOUR DAYS
* The End of Session is Near?
* Business group backs more gambling to fund road construction
* State Could Lose $9B In Transportation Funding
* Blagojevich Calls on Lawmakers to Change Pension System
* Money & the mayor breakdown: Where is cash coming from? How is it tied to business in Aurora?
A Beacon News analysis of state and city records found at least 68 different contributors shared $64.1 million in city dollars since Weisner was elected.
* LaHood withdraws for state GOP post
* Illinois Dems face off over bill on housing for ex-cons
The dispute reflects the tension in the Democratic Caucus between more liberal members who think that convicts who’ve done their time deserve a second chance and conservative members, many of them freshmen from GOP-leaning districts, who don’t want to look soft on crime. It also illustrates the difficulty Democrats face in trying to give some of those vulnerable freshmen victories to tout back home.
* Taking the Adversary Seriously: History and Condescension
* Secret Obama foreign policy video?
posted by Kevin Fanning
Wednesday, May 28, 08 @ 7:06 am
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Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, May 28, 08 @ 3:12 pm
So much other interesting stuff I guess, but here is a question.
Will all of Blago’s staff that spent more time in the administration entitled to the same or more when they retire?
Comment by 618er Wednesday, May 28, 08 @ 4:32 pm
Tom Weisner is making Aurora second to none when it comes to corruption and cronyism.
Comment by Lindsay Thursday, May 29, 08 @ 8:27 am