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* CTA to experiment with seatless rail cars
The standing room-only cars will begin operating within a few months, probably starting on the Brown Line and later expanded to the Red and Blue Lines, CTA President Ron Huberman told the transit agency’s board.
* Parking tickets to be picture perfect
* Daley ties in Special Olympics’ Chicago roots to 2016 bid
* LaSalle County OKs killing stray animals on the spot
* FBI looking into IndyMac Bancorp
* Illinois to crack down on reckless motorcyclists
* 10th casino license for sale
* State’s 10th casino could be up and running in one year, chairman says
* House lawmakers verbally spar over loans-for-ex-convicts legislation
* State Reps Accuse Colleague Of ‘Racial Hatred’
* Bill sparks Illinois House debate on race, regionalism
* Law could make Cook Co. split easier
“If Cook County can’t improve, can’t change, can’t deliver the government we deserve … we feel we have the right to govern ourselves,” Murphy said.
* McHenry County putting sales tax hike to good use: Roadwork
* GOP presents its case for reform
* Ethics reform kind of slow— like governor
* ‘It’s a matter of setting priorities,’ governor
* Governor signs new gun law
In all, Obama doled out more than $3.6 million in state grants in just the last half of his state legislative career, records show.
* VP Speculation During Obama Stop In Indiana
posted by Kevin Fanning
Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 9:30 am
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Kevin & Rich I know you guys were a little busy yesterday with the gazzilion motions and votes (and thanks for the constant updates) but you never got back to the important issue of the day, that Miller High Life video.
Comment by Been There Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 9:42 am
Let me get this right. We allow seniors to ride trains for free and then remove the seats. Why not pull them out from under them right before they sit down. It will have the same affect.
Comment by Phineas J. Whoopee Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 9:48 am
What else is on this Jesse Sr. tape? Are there any more surprises? Is he even still relevant, or relegated to Jeremiah Wright territory now?
Comment by Vote Quimby! Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 9:57 am
This Blagoof post from another area deserves fresh attention:
- Keef - Wednesday, Jul 16, 08 @ 10:48 pm:
Budweiser salutes “Real Men of Genius!”
(real men of geeeenniiooususs)
“Here’s to YOU, governor Blagi-blogah, um, Mister Illinois governor-guy!”
(Mister hard-to-say-governor-guUY-YYYYY!!!”)
“You weren’t happy enough with just 13 percent popularity, you needed that extra little something over the edge to make the world understand you were absolutely batshirt loco…”
(Makes them humor me because I might be danger-ous!)
“And so you suggested to a Daley the re-enacting of Chicago 1968, but adding National Guard troops, just in time to greet the Olympic City selection Committee…”
(PLEASE don’t tase me, bro!)
“You took playing chicken with a train to a new and exciting and fanciful dimension in your approach to state government, and have set up the state for years of mentioning your name for oh, so MANY reasons, for years to come… so, we raise our bottle and say: here’s to you, Governor seven percent: shine on, you crazy diamond!”
(He’s BOUND to plead insanity!)
“Anheiser Busch, St. Louis.”
Comment by DumberThanUThink Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 10:08 am
Phineas J. Whoopee, you are a comic genius!
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 10:11 am
No seats? Why stop there — how about rail cars with no rail cars? You stand on the platform, and when the announcer says “the invisble train is here!” you jump down onto the tracks and start jogging to the next station, while miming holding onto a strap. Promotes both fiscal and physical fitness. Call it the Springfield Express — gets your blood pumping but doesn’t actually do anything for you.
Comment by Muskrat Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 10:13 am
Bayh makes a lot of sense for Obama.
Of course, the first rule of VP candidates is do no harm. He doesn’t.Hits all the spots where Obama has some weaknesses. And if his presence banks GOP-bedrock Indiana, it will make up for the probable loss of West Virginia, which Democrats have always won in their victorious campaigns.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 10:16 am
Didn’t they just expand the Brown Line so they could run 10 car trains? They *still* don’t have enough room?
Comment by Johnny USA Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 10:37 am
Seems like a knee-jerk reaction from the CTA. The bigger problem is that the ongoing Brown Line construction (specifically the three-track operation) reduces the number of trains per hour on the north side Brown, Red, and Purple lines.
Comment by The Doc Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 10:40 am
Maybe we can import some Chinese elevator packers for the CTA.
Comment by Just Asking Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 10:45 am
State Representative Monique Davis is a long time embarrassment. If memory serves correctly, when former Northwestern University President Arnold Weber appeared to testify before one of her committees, Davis derisively referred to him not by his last name, but called him “Mister Bagel.”
Political correctness is not a two way street.
Comment by Honest Abe Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 10:50 am
Muskrat-
Sounds good, as long as none of the imaginary train riders touch the 3rd rail or get run over by a real train while jogging.
Just Asking-here is a more likely scenario of the future than Muskrat’s:
www.fanlib.com/image/99d55j
Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 11:43 am
Another idiotic idea from the CTA, which insists on running four-car trains in the evning intead of eight-car trains (resulting in SRO conditions.
Guess what will happen the first time a packed car of standees makes a sudden stop? Enough lawsuits to bury the CTA!
Comment by fedup dem Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 11:53 am
Guess what will happen the first time a packed car of standees makes a sudden stop? Enough lawsuits to bury the CTA!
I would surmise the CTA is counting on enough bodies being “loaded” in the standing cars to keep everyone upright and to cushion the blow from a sudden stop. Just like they do in the Far East. Also- does the CTA use the state Court of Claims to settle lawsuits? If so, good luck waiting for your money.
Comment by Six Degrees of Separation Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 12:19 pm
==Bayh makes a lot of sense for Obama==
I hope he’s better than the last VP from Indiana: Dan Quayle….
Comment by Vote Quimby! Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 2:21 pm
lol
Comment by Kevin Fanning Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 2:23 pm
The CTA is planning grocery stores at train stops. Ah, nothing better than holding bags of groceries as you try to hang on and dodge tumbling senior citizens who have fallen over loose oranges rolling down the aisle.
Comment by Phineas J. Whoopee Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 2:42 pm
Vote Quimby and Kevin, youre not anti hoosierites, are you?
And Phineas, as a twice a day El rider, I share your concern. But from what I understand from some people at the CTA, the cars are going to be like the ones in New York: rather than seats, across, there will be benches on the side, leaving more room for straphangers.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 6:14 pm
As a native of LaSalle County…. I must say only in LaSalle County….
Comment by HoBoSkillet Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 8:42 pm
P.S. Thank you Kevin for posting that article.
Comment by HoBoSkillet Thursday, Jul 17, 08 @ 8:45 pm