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Question of the day
Friday, Oct 6, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller It’s the end of a crazy, divisive, mean week. Let’s lighten things up. Can this Bears team make it all the way to the Super Bowl? Explain.
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Peraica, Stroger face off on WVON
Friday, Oct 6, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller Sounds like I missed a hot debate. No, not the gubernatorial candidates. Peraica and Stroger were on WVON’s Cliff Kelly show yesterday. …Stroger hammered Peraica again for his stance on gay rights, pointing to Peraica’s refusal to sign on to a resolution welcoming the Gay Games to Chicago. Go read the whole thing. It’s a good piece. Also, props to Peraica for appearing on Kelly’s show, which is aimed at an African-American audience. That shows some guts.
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More DC goofiness
Friday, Oct 6, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller * Want to ask Congressman John Shimkus a question this morning about his role in the page scandal or anything else? He’ll be on WJPF radio from 8:20 until about 9 o’clock. They’ll be taking listener questions. Listen live here. The station’s toll-free number is: 888-848-9573 I’ll be doing a City Club gig during the interview, so I won’t be able to listen. Hopefully, some of you can live-blog it in comments. Here’s a partial roundup of Illinois opinion on the DC goofiness: * Apology 101: Don’t accept any actual responsibility * Sweet: ‘Deeply sorry’ — and confident he’ll stay * Tribune editorial: Blame me … but not too much * And then there’s this: Republican congressional hopeful David McSweeney moved Thursday to distance himself from embattled House Speaker Dennis Hastert while Congresswoman Melissa Bean chastised his handling of the congressional page scandal.
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Morning shorts
Friday, Oct 6, 2006 - Posted by Rich Miller * I received this e-mail from Illinois Channel executive director Terry Martin: Unless they change it again, C-SPAN will air the Illinois Channel’s coverage of the Millikin Gubernatorial debate on Friday night 10/6, at 8 pm Central Time. This runs 54 mins * Miner: Chief justice Robert Thomas has sued former Kane County Chronicle columnist Bill Page for libel, and the trial is scheduled to begin October 24. There was an early skirmish last Friday in a restaurant parking lot in Saint Charles. * Topinka visits Tinley to take aim at Blago taxes * I saw Cook County Assessor Jim Houlihan last night at a function in Chicago, but I couldn’t get anywhere near him because so many homeowners had formed around him demanding a do-over of their assessments. (kidding… just kidding) * Simpson: Rubber-stamp aldermen might get bounced in next election * Fawell receives 30 more months - Attorneys confident bid-rigging sentence will be reduced
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