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Morning Shorts
Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 - Posted by Paul Richardson * Senate Dems says electric rate freeze vote unless deal reached * Electric rate problems still unresolved * Rep. Fritchey: Yeah, what they said on ‘pay to play’ bill * Illinois joins primary crush on Super Duper Tuesday
* Illinois primary moved earlier * Governor signs bill to move primary * Illinois changing primary date for Obama’s bid * Governor moves Illinois primary to Feb. 5th * Obama’s liberal church under the microscope * Stroger doc: Outlook good after prostate surgery * Tribune Editorial: Candor and trust * Ex-Ald. Troutman, where’s the $80K * Former Alderman pleads not-guilty to taking $10K fine; more here * Feds want CPS to repay $16.8 million
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- South of I-80 - Thursday, Jun 21, 07 @ 8:10 am:
Paul, you missed this one about “Air Gov”
http://www.pjstar.com/stories/062107/REG_BDIG7QH7.025.php
- The 'Broken Heart' of Rogers Park - Thursday, Jun 21, 07 @ 8:31 am:
Alderman Stone caught sleeping at Police Gang Bust Press Conference.
- Paul Richardson - Thursday, Jun 21, 07 @ 8:31 am:
That story (and others like it) is coming later this morning. No worries
- Cassandra - Thursday, Jun 21, 07 @ 9:17 am:
I thought those chirpy comments about a utility deal were a bit optimistic.
The problem is-without ongoing substantive rate relief, even a billion dollars over four or five years isn’t that much when spread over the customer base. $200 million a year over five years. What kind of a dent would that make in individual utility bills, especially since rebates supposedly will be targeted to the so-called poor and to all-electric households.
One also has the uneasy feeling that our feckless legislators and their staffs (and the guv) don’t really know how much the utilities can pay out and stay in business with reasonable profits If they have some estimates, nobody is telling us, the consumers, how they got those numbers.
Looks like we could be in the dark in more ways than one this summer.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 21, 07 @ 9:21 am:
Cassandra, it’s a lot closer to resolution than you might think.