* Quinn names retired FBI agent as tollway watchdog

* Tollway watchdog named inspector general

* Time Running Out To Take Advantage Of Tax Amnesty

* State commended for new panel

* Quinn to improve breast cancer treatment

* Statewide Panel To Work To Improve Breast Cancer Treatment

* State Officials Urge Testing For Radon

* Illinois cracks down on sex offender compliance

* Madigan: More lawyers devoted to FOIA

* Corn prices up as harvest winds down

* Tribune Board Said Ready to Oust Chief Executive

The individual, who spoke on the condition of not being identified, said the board had lost confidence in the ability of Mr. Michaels to lead the troubled company.

* Tribune Co. board is weighing CEO’s fate, sources say

* Watchdog: Chicago 911 officials skirted bidding on $23 million contract

Inspector General Joseph Ferguson concluded the officials at Chicago’s 911 center falsified paperwork to justify giving the contract to a pre-selected firm. That company is identified as Motorola in documents obtained by the Tribune through an open records request.

Office of Emergency Management and Communications officials said using Motorola would preserve “the city’s prior investment of nearly $2 million” in Motorola equipment bought earlier. But the city actually paid only $350,000 for that equipment, according to Ferguson’s report.

* Inspector General’s Report: Chicago OEMC Improperly Dealt Contract

* Judge focuses on carp DNA in lawsuit over locks

* Judge Considering Whether to Close Locks Against Carp

* Burke says Daley ignoring city pension crisis

Daley has vowed to push legislation in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session that would extend a two-tiered pension system to newly hired police officers and firefighters.
During opening day of the city council hearings on Daley’s final city budget, Ald. Edward Burke (14th), chairman of the council’s finance committee, said that’s nowhere near enough to address the city’s pension-fund crisis.

* VIDEO: Richard M. Daley on his struggle to balance the budget

* Chicago writing fewer parking tickets, using Denver boot more

Ticketing was down, primarily because crime-fighting was a higher priority for Chicago Police officers. Even so, police still led the pack with 747,648 tickets, compared to 631,170 for Revenue Department parking enforcement aides and 227,740 for a private contractor hired to assist the city.

While the number of parking tickets issued was dropping, booting was going in the opposite direction. It’s on the upswing.

There were 44,581 boots applied from Jan. 1 through Aug. 31, up by 7 percent or 3,112 from 41,469 boots applied during the first eight months of last year.

* CPS to Meet with Whittier Protesters

* Whittier Protesters Want CPS to Sign Off on Plans

* Maggie Daley scheduled to fly home tomorrow

* District 203 reviews plans for TIF district

* Dist. 203 supports Navistar TIF

* School secretary accused of stealing variety show money

Ruth Ann Kadlec, 55, of the 900 block of Plainfield Road in Darien, is being charged with one count of felony theft after school district officials noticed the money missing from a safe and repeatedly asked Kadlec – who was supposed to deposit the cash in the school’s bank account – where it had gone, according to police and district officials.

* State police sergeant goes on trial in fatal shooting

Illinois State Police Sgt. Bryan Falat is either a hero who used justifiable force to save the lives of himself and his partner, or a quick-tempered cop who opened fire on an unarmed off-duty prison guard.

An eight-member federal jury considered the contrasting portraits Monday as Falat’s civil trial opened.

Falat twice shot Lernard Grigsby after responding to a 911 call at 4:15 a.m. April 24, 2008, inside an employee dormitory at Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet. The 48-year-old guard died four days later, leaving three children who are seeking unspecified damages after accusing Falat of using excessive force.

* Peoria city budget proposal weighs on firefighters

* Agreement between Normal, One Main terminated

* Herald & Review: Meyer earns endorsement for county treasurer

* Herald & Review: Both experienced, but Schneider wins nod

* SJ-R: Voters should OK sales tax hike for schools

* Marion council approves expense

* Report says Marion VA hospital has improved

* Vandergraph unfit for trial

The results of a mental fitness test for 72-year-old Bill Vandergraph, who was pastor of the Full Gospel Pentecostal Church in Alto Pass, show he is not fit to stand trial because of mental illness caused by depression and possible signs of dementia, defense attorney Allen James said Monday.

* Don Monty formally announces candidacy for Carbondale City Council

* Illinois state bird: Groups consider new pecking order