Morning Shorts
Wednesday, Jul 7, 2010 - Posted by Rich Miller * Champaign County cancels grand juries to save cash * Fire chief : Closure of 2 Rockford stations the best of bad choices * Suburbs consider merging firefighting forces * District 15 to pay former superintendent $185,000 * County acts to impose new contract on coroner’s staff * Hoffman Estates adjusts to owning arena * New headquarters for Palatine police * Union County looks for ways to finance new courthouse * Coroner in misconduct case is denied publicly funded defense * Cerro Gordo mayor resigns * EPA toughens air pollution rules on Chicago area
* Ill. EPA delivers ‘green’ report to gov, lawmakers * Illinois among states ordered to improved rail crossing safety
* Ordinance would set aside TIF funds for affordable housing * Daley Revisits Idea Of Privatizing Midway Airport * Fresh off expansion vote, Wal-Mart recognizes Daley * Appointment of Stroger campaign aide in doubt
* Sun-Times: County contracts violate trust * Dorothy Brown withdraws defamation lawsuit * Bronzeville Residents Push For Liquor Store Ban * Victims of tornadoes can get loans * TV anchor Bob Sirott returning to Fox Chicago * Tribune Co. gets into consulting business with digital unit
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- MrJM - Wednesday, Jul 7, 10 @ 10:01 am:
“Brown, who is Cook County Circuit Court Clerk, hasn’t denied stories saying employees gave her cash gifts. But her attorney said in late January that there’s never been an allegation employees were coerced.”
No, no, of course not.
Employees just LOVE to give cash to their much wealthier employers. Happens all the time.
All. The. Time.
– MrJM