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* Gutierrez Proposes Weak Reform of Payday Lenders - Powerful Democrat Once Supported a Ban on the Industry: Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), who heads the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, is pushing a loophole-riddled bill that would allow payday lenders to charge annual interest rates of nearly 400 percent — a proposal widely condemned by consumer advocates and some liberal Democrats, who want to put payday lenders out of business altogether.
* Area congressmen hunt for funding
* Schoenburg: Hare concerned by high-profile Schock’s early votes
* Only political will can stop minority contract fraud
* Fighting big-city corruption: Mayor Richard Daley offers script
Absent from his speech at the international event was any talk of city hiring fraud, the Hired Truck program or the myriad other scandals that put Daley aides in federal prison or left them free pending appeals of official misconduct convictions.
A day after yet another city contractor became the target of fraud charges, Daley instead focused his comments on how he has tried to “lead by example,” creating an Office of Compliance to coax ethical public service from his underlings.
The mayor didn’t mention, however, that he started the office in response to a federal probe of a hiring and promotions system that was found to be rigged to reward loyal Daley campaign workers for most of his tenure.
* Chicago is nation’s 5th Best ‘Walking City,’ survey says
* Ill. ethanol producer files Ch. 11
* Early reports: March sales fall, but less sharply
* Chicago falls from No. 1 spot of pokey taxpayers
* Old U.S. Steel South Works in Chicago now a hive of activity for bees
* 2 Chicago Board of Trade floor traders plead not guilty to federal charges
* Bingo thrives amid economic downturn
Caritas Hall Bingo’s parking lot is full practically every night, evidence that even economically turbulent times can’t keep people from their entertainment. Games start about 6:15 p.m. daily and last until 9:15 p.m.
* Teen killed on way to dice game
* City sending in pothole cavalry
* Neighbors take to the street: Chicago wasn’t patching potholes, so West Sider’s became a DIY road crew
* Congrats, Chicagoans: Olympic enthusiasm seemed like the real zeal
* New Asian Carp Barrier to Go Online
* Soldier Field asked to consider World Cup
* Have you been dogging getting Spot a license? City makes it easier
* We’re all aggregators. Get over it, AP.
posted by Mike Murray
Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 8:54 am
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Is Rich ok? If not, can I have his parking spot?
Comment by Scooby Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 9:13 am
===Is Rich ok? If not, can I have his parking spot?===
LOL. He survived, but even if he didn’t…get in line on that one.
Comment by Mike Murray Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 9:16 am
My spot’s not that great at the moment. Which reminds me…
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 9:22 am
The early bird catches the worm -or the underground parking spot- whichever the case may be.
Comment by Mike Murray Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 9:26 am
Mayor Daley is leading by example on ethics? That probably reveals something he didn’t intend to reveal.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 11:17 am
“Teen killed on way to dice game.” Chicago Public School student re the article in the Chicago Tribune. dice game. dice game? and someone please start a list
of public school students/former cps students arrested for shooting.
Comment by Amy Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 1:11 pm
Chicago is a great walking city because we can no longer afford to park our cars anywhere near our destination.
Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 2:15 pm
If I were the Azerbaijani(s) considering whether to come to Chicago for Daley’s grand Ethics speech, I think would have investigated his track record to see what value I’d be getting. That’s a lot of $$ to blow in a severe recession to listen to a man who views ethics as situational and optional.
Comment by Indpedent Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 5:09 pm
Really misspelled my handle there.
Comment by Independent Thursday, Apr 9, 09 @ 5:10 pm