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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller
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* SJ-R | Illinois Republican claims new state flag would ‘advance the far-left’s political ideology’: A Secretary of State official said there have been more than 370 designs submitted so far. Submissions will be accepted until Oct. 18. * WGN | Chicago enacts citywide hiring freeze to address 2025 budget gap: In an official statement from Budget Director Annette Guzman Monday, the city has enacted a citywide hiring freeze and “stringent limitations” on non-essential travel and overtime expenditures outside of public safety operations. * WBEZ | Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson floats a hiring freeze ahead of a $982 million budget gap: “There are sacrifices that will be made,” Johnson said. “This budget gap does present us with a challenge, but it does certainly present us with an opportunity to transform the structure of our budget to ensure that, again, working people in this city can ultimately thrive.” Despite savings this year, the nearly $223 million end-of-year deficit in the city’s corporate fund is affected by a $417.7 million underperformance of revenue, primarily from a decline in personal property replacement taxes and the refusal of Chicago Public Schools to make a pension payment that the city was counting on. The new end-of-year deficit comes after budget officials had passed a $16.77 billion dollar budget to close an previously estimated $538 million gap for 2024. * WBEZ | Turnover roils Chicago’s cultural affairs department under new commissioner: At least 13 staff members, including some top deputies, have departed Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) since March, according to public records and interviews. That means about 18% of the department has turned over in the six months since Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed a new commissioner. Departing staff include three deputy commissioners, the department’s second-in-command, a creative director and three program directors. The department oversees large-scale events, such as Taste of Chicago and Blues Fest, and neighborhood programming, as well as directs grants to artists and organizations. * Block Club | Celebrate 75 Years Of Garrett Popcorn By Getting A Bag For $1.75: Popcorn fans can celebrate Garrett Popcorn Shops’ 75th anniversary with $1.75 bags of their signature flavors, available for a limited time as part of a special promotion. Between 1 and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday this week, fans can pop into any Garrett shop to purchase a small bag of their favorite popcorn — like CaramelCrisp, CheeseCorn and the Garrett Mix, a blend of those two — for just $1.75, according to a news release from the company. The offer is limited to one bag per person per transaction. * Pioneer Press | Voters will decide Nov. 5 whether Glencoe should have home rule: Village trustees unanimously approved a measure to put a home rule referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot at their Aug. 15th meeting. Under the State of Illinois constitution, home rule municipalities have more local decision-making authority and can opt out of some types of state legislation and mandates unless prohibited to do so by the legislature or the constitution. * Daily Herald | Mount Prospect factory responsible for odor complaints agrees to temporary halt: Prestige Feed Products agreed to the shutdown during a hearing Friday on the village’s emergency motion for a temporary restraining order against the company. The hearing is scheduled to resume Monday. Prestige attorney Riccardo DiMonte expressed concern about the company losing revenue and workers losing wages by calling off shifts Sunday and Monday morning, but said it was willing to do that “grudgingly” as an act of good faith. * Crain’s | Naperville medical office building sold for $28 million: A real estate firm betting on the future of health care properties has picked up its first medical office building in the Chicago area, paying $28 million for a nearly full property in Naperville. MCB Science + Health last week acquired the 72,468-square-foot iMed Naperville Medical Office building at 1331 West 75th St. in the western suburb, the company confirmed. MCB bought the property from Naperville-based DynaCom Management, which developed the four-story building in 2015 and leased up 96% of its space. Hospital system Endeavor Health occupies almost half of the property. * WAND | Springfield protestors ‘demanding accountability’ from police: Demonstrators are currently gathered outside the Municipal Center East building in Springfield to demand accountability from the Springfield Police Department. The protest, originally organized by Intricate Minds, is meant to address multiple issues regarding policing in Springfield, most recently the case of a retired Springfield Police Sergeant who severely injured two people on a motorcycle last week.
* STL Today | Biden may block U.S. Steel sale to Nippon Steel. Questions remain for Granite City plant.: The news, which was first reported by The Washington Post, comes while the blast furnace at Granite City’s U.S. Steel plant remains idle after the Pittsburgh-based company announced its indefinite closure last fall. The Granite City’s plant has two blast furnaces, used to make steel. One was previously shut down and the second was temporarily closed for six months last year, but now no longer has a reopening date. The company’s steel rolling and finishing operations, using metal slabs from other facilities, continue at Granite City Works. The 128-year-old mill in Granite City has 850 workers. Hundreds were previously let go or are on layoff due to the closure of the blast furnace. * BND | Officials silent on conflict and upheaval in Freeburg’s elementary school district: A school principal quits abruptly, citing a “toxic environment.” A superintendent tries to resign but is persuaded to stay and honor her contract. A parent files a complaint, prompting police to launch an investigation into the superintendent. Police are called to the elementary school about a disturbance involving a school board member. Another board member goes to court to get a stalking no contact order against him. Now others are pushing for the second board member to be removed from office. The past two years at Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 have been full of conflict and upheaval, yet officials won’t talk about it publicly. * WCBU | Justice, order and safety top of mind for Peoria County State’s Attorney candidates: For the first time since Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos was appointed to the office in 2019, she faces a challenger from outside of her own party. Peoria trial attorney Robert Boucher is running as a Republican in November’s General election. The third generation Peorian says the position is mainly one of leadership, and claims he’s a strong leader with administrative abilities. * WAND | U of I launches new awareness campaign to highlight research’s impact on local communities: There will be billboards, bus ads, digital ads, and a new website where community members can learn more about how Illinois research impacts their lives. The website is broken down into eight themes: water, health, economy, agriculture, kids, pets, aging, and vibrant communities. Each theme page contains stories, stats, Q&As, and more to show how Illinois research impacts Central Illinois. * WGLT | McLean County school administrators ponder a countywide sales tax after failed effort in 2014: Bloomington-Normal school superintendents are entertaining the idea of returning a one-cent per dollar countywide sales tax for education to the ballot. The Illinois County Schools Facility Sales Tax is an option to add a 1% sales tax that would shift facility funding away from property taxes. Fifty-seven Illinois counties have passed the ballot question since the option became available in 2007, including nearby counties such as Peoria, Livingston, Logan, Champaign, Piatt, Macon, Sangamon and Woodford. * WCIA | Decatur Park Police looking for tips on 9/11 memorial vandalism: Officials said the vandalism happened overnight on Friday and Saturday. Several people damaged the area around the 9/11 Memorial and the Beach House in Nelson Park. Bushes and greenery were knocked over, and some items were left in the water. Surveillance footage captured images of two people believed to be involved with the incident. * STL Today | Third former East St. Louis cop charged in connection with macing sleeping juveniles: Police department surveillance video of men in police uniforms spraying a substance on a sleeping teenager surfaced in police circles in 2022. It’s not clear why the video surfaced or who released it. The beginning of the video shows an officer pulling something from his belt and opening the cell door. He reaches into the cell but a wall obstructs part of the view of what is happening inside. The officer then closes the cell door, and seconds later, the young man in the cell reacts in distress. * WAND | New plan will connect parks for over 80 acres of green space in east Urbana: Master plans approved by the Urbana Park District Board of Commissioners will update Weaver and Prairie Parks and connect green space in the city. “We will connect 22 acres of Prairie Park with 60 acres of Weaver Park to create over 80 acres of green space in east Urbana,” said Tim Bartlett, Executive Director of Urbana Park District. He added, “The new Health and Wellness Center will serve as a focal point for the plans.” * WAND | University of Illinois homecoming week underway: The homecoming festivities started Sunday and run through Saturday. The week kicked off with the annual dying of the fountain and flying pancake breakfast. The homecoming parade is on Friday, Sept. 13. * AP | GOP lawsuits set the stage for state challenges if Trump loses the election: Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over the 2024 election through a series of court disputes that could even run past Nov. 5 if results are close. Republicans filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging various aspects of vote-casting after being chastised repeatedly by judges in 2020 for bringing complaints about how the election was run only after votes were tallied. * CBS | Texas sues to block federal rule protecting health records of women crossing state lines for abortions: In the suit filed Wednesday in Lubbock, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the federal government of attempting to “undermine” the state’s law enforcement capabilities. It appears to be the first legal challenge from a state with an abortion ban that took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the nationwide right to abortion. “With this rule, the Biden Administration makes a backdoor attempt at weakening Texas’s laws by undermining state law enforcement investigations that implicate medical procedures,” Paxton said in a news release. * Tampa Bay Times | DeSantis’ election police questioned people who signed abortion petitions: Isaac Menasche remembers being at the Cape Coral farmer’s market last year when someone asked him if he’d sign a petition to get Florida’s abortion amendment on the ballot. He said yes — and he told a law enforcement officer as much when one showed up at the door of his Lee County home earlier this week. Menasche said he was surprised when the plainclothes officer twice asked if it was really Menasche who had signed the petition. The officer said he was looking into potential petition fraud.
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Meanwhile, in Opposite Land
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller
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The draft proposal is here. Like the California assembly, the Illinois legislature has not been able to get its act together on this topic. I doubt our governor has such expansive executive powers, however.
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Showcasing The Retailers Who Make Illinois Work
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Retail provides one out of every five Illinois jobs, generates the second largest amount of tax revenue for the state, and is the largest source of revenue for local governments. But retail is also so much more, with retailers serving as the trusted contributors to life’s moments, big and small. We Are Retail and IRMA are dedicated to sharing the stories of retailers like Brad, who serve their communities with dedication and pride.
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It’s just a bill
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * Background is here if you need it. HB5862 from Rep. Kevin Olickal…
* The Gun Violence Prevention PAC…
* Rep. Harry Benton…
* UChicago Harm Reduction Project founder Eshan Dosani and University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack…
* Chicago Ald. Gil Villegas…
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Now we know why the White Sox built that sandlot
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * August 30th in the Sun-Times…
* The sandlot pic…  * On a “related” note, legislators recently received this invite…  “Round the bases and shag ground balls on the diamond with White Sox Greats and Hall of Famers.” Should be fun, doubt it will work.
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Illinois State Police investigation underway, protest planned after newly retired Springfield police officer allegedly severely injured two motorcycle riders (Updated x2)
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * WCIA…
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* Videos taken after the crash and posted online by Chelsey Farley’s sister are here. * SJ-R…
A protest is scheduled for tonight. …Adding… Interesting…
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Is a third term in Gov. Pritzker’s future? Or maybe a Cabinet position?
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * My weekly syndicated newspaper column…
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Open thread
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * What’s going on in your part of Illinois?…
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Isabel’s morning briefing
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * ICYMI: Ex-AT&T Illinois president in big trouble over ’small contract’ for Madigan ally — trial starts Tuesday. Sun-Times…
* Related stories… * Tribune | Chicago never ready for reform: In the half-century since Mayor Richard J. Daley presided over Chicago’s notorious Democratic machine at the height of its power, nearly 40 aldermen from across the city have ended up behind bars. The roll call of aldermen convicted of corruption includes a father and son charged nearly 30 years apart, the two most powerful aldermen over the last five decades and a self-styled good government champion who was known to some as the “conscience of the council.” * Crain’s | States that restrict abortion the most support families the least, Northwestern finds: In one of the first studies of its kind, Northwestern Medicine researchers point out a glaring contradiction in the emergence of abortion-restrictive policies across the U.S.: For all the resources some states put into establishing new anti-abortion policies, precious little goes into making childbearing and childrearing easier. * USA Today | Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock emotional after Notre Dame upset: ‘I just couldn’t be more proud’: Every now and again, college football reminds fans that anything can happen in a game. That was proven again Saturday inside Notre Dame Stadium when Northern Illinois knocked off No. 7 Notre Dame 16-14 on Saturday in one of the biggest upsets of the college football season. That also resulted in an emotional postgame interview from Huskies coach Thomas Hammock as he joined NBC’s Zora Stephenson in postgame. A former NIU football player himself, Hammock was brought to tears as he talked about the impact of his team’s victory. * Crain’s | Illinois law mandating abortion coverage doesn’t violate religious freedom, judge rules: “This decision is a win in a years-long fight that is by no means over,” Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a statement today. “My office is continuing to fight for reproductive care on all fronts because abortion care is health care. Full stop. We are committed to protecting access to comprehensive reproductive health care that includes abortion. However, coverage for reproductive health care is just as critical as access to reproductive health care. We will continue to fight to ensure that all women are able to access the reproductive and abortion care they need and deserve without having to worry about the cost.” * Journal & Topics | State Rep. Moylan Joins 40 Other Motorcyclists On Trip Down Route 66: Moylan and his fellow travelers rented their motorcycles at Eagleriders on Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines. Most of the participants reached Chicago through O’Hare Airport. Most participants are from Australia, England and Germany. “They love the wide openness of the United States,” remarked Moylan during one of his many stops in the state of Missouri. “For several people this was on their bucket lists.” * WTTW | Advocates Seek Mandatory Training for Illinois Judges, Attorneys on Legal Needs of LGBTQ+ People: A letter to Illinois’ Supreme Court justices sent in late August by a couple dozen organizations says that mandatory cultural competency instruction is “imperative, especially at this time when we’re experiencing a fierce onslaught of anti-equality and anti-healthcare legislation and laws being advanced and passed across the country.” The campaign aligns with resolutions adopted this spring by the Illinois House and Senate that call on the Illinois Supreme Court and the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission to require LBGTQ+ and HIV cultural sensitivity training. * Daily Herald | Who are the top federal campaign donors from Illinois?: The nearly $72 million a Lake Forest billionaire and his wife have contributed to federal candidates and groups this election cycle is significantly greater than any other Illinoisans’ donations, data from an independent research group shows. The total makes Republican benefactors Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein the nation’s third-most prolific campaign donors ahead of the Nov. 5 election, according to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit group that tracks money in American politics. * Tribune | CTA Blue Line slayings, while unprecedented, are unsurprising to homeless, advocates: ‘You shouldn’t dread getting on the train’: Betty Bogg remembered how excited Margaret Miller and her husband were when they landed a place to stay at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. […] Bogg and her colleagues were devastated to learn last week that Miller was one of four people shot and killed as they slept on the train early Monday morning in one of the deadliest acts of violence on a CTA train in recent memory. Bogg said she had never heard of a client “executed” on public transit. But premature deaths among the homeless population that Connections serves are all too familiar. * Tribune | CTA boosted security spending, but violent crime rate remains above pre-pandemic levels: A gunman’s attack on four people sleeping on the Blue Line early Monday came during a difficult week on the CTA, highlighting the challenges city and transit officials face in tackling violent crime rates that have remained persistently higher than before the pandemic. The likelihood of being a victim of violent crime on the “L” remained lower through the first six months of 2024 than highs seen in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a Tribune analysis shows that reported transit crime has stayed stubbornly above pre-pandemic levels. And reports of gun crimes such as shootings, armed robberies or attempted armed robberies, while relatively rare, have also remained stubbornly high compared to the past decade. * WBEZ | Homeless hotline partly restarted 2 months after closing: A hotline to help Chicago’s homeless population find housing is up and running this week after being shut down at the end of June, though the service has been scaled back. The Sun-Times reported last month that a call center — an important first step toward getting unhoused people off the streets — abruptly shut down June 30 with little warning. * Tribune | Cannabis Research Institute opens in Chicago, looking to dig deep into marijuana: Nearly a year and a half after it was announced, the Cannabis Research Institute is getting operations underway in Chicago, with the goal of studying, among other things, how marijuana could help or harm people. The institute’s leader hopes to break new ground in finding medical uses for cannabis, possibly for the treatment of cancer. Researchers also can help with the creation of a new state reference lab to check for accuracy in the testing of commercial pot. And they could track down a virus that threatens to ruin crops. * Sun-Times | It won’t always look like this for Bears, rookie QB Caleb Williams as they sneak by Titans 24-17: Even with the enormous expectations for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, the Bears hoped to bring him along gradually, making sure they didn’t ask too much of him too soon. Williams, who doesn’t need to be the reason they win yet, certainly wasn’t the reason Sunday as the Bears wrested momentum from the Titans late and escaped with a 24-17 victory to open the season. The Bears’ only touchdowns came on defense and special teams, and their three scoring drives — all Cairo Santos field goals — averaged 24 yards. * Tribune | Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese suffers a season-ending wrist injury, bringing her record-breaking year to an unexpected finish: Coach Teresa Weatherspoon declined to give details of Reese’s injury ahead of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Wings. Reese sat on the sidelines in street clothes and shot baskets with her right hand ahead of the game. She will continue to attend all home games for the Sky, but the team has not determined if she will travel for any remaining road games. From her debut for the Sky, Reese dominated the boards on both ends of the court, leading the league in rebounds with 446. Reese broke the league’s single-season rebounding record in one of her final games. * Crain’s | South suburban towns get crushed by the weight of heavy property taxes: In late June and early July, property owners in Chicago’s southern suburbs found shocking news in their mailboxes. Cook County had mailed residential property tax bills bearing increases larger than any in at least 29 years, with a median rise of 19.9%. Hit hardest were majority-Black municipalities with populations whose median household incomes range from $24,500 to $69,700. The skyrocketing increases in those towns of over 30% could force many of the region’s low-income residents to choose between taking on unsustainable debt and losing their homes. Property tax inequity is another example of how systems impose extra costs on Black homeowners and renters, putting low-income families — and entire communities — in precariously unstable financial situations. * Daily Herald | Liquor at the library? Geneva set to approve license request: The library district’s initial fee will be $700, then $500 per year for an annual renewal fee, Dawkins said. The library’s liquor license is similar to one the council previously approved for the Geneva Park District, also for its events and fundraisers, officials said. * Daily Herald | Amid 708 board flap, Democrats mount Wheeling Twp. challenge: Amid ongoing controversy over funding for mental health services, Wheeling Township Democrats plan to run a slate of challengers for township board seats in the April election. The upcoming race could turn into a second referendum on the township’s 708 mental health board. Voters in 2022 approved a referendum creating the board and a tax to fund it, but the township board has refused to levy that tax. * News Channel 20 | Retired Springfield Sergeant under DUI investigation: Chelsey Farley and Trevor Hopkins both suffered serious injuries, and their loved ones said they believe the proper measures were not taken hours following the crash. Farley’s sister, Caitlyn Weiss demands answers. […] “The state police told me that I shouldn’t believe things on social media and that I need to put trust in them,” Weiss said. “They wouldn’t give me an answer, the answer that we all need, of why there was no field sobriety test given to the Springfield police off duty officer.” Witnesses said Springfield Police arrived on the scene and gave Egan gum and hours to sober up. They also said that responding officers did not give Egan a field sobriety test. * WICS | Sangamon County narrows down sheriff candidates to seven finalists: Interviews with the finalists will begin next week, and each candidate will undergo a comprehensive background check. […] In a joint statement, Chairman Van Meter and Committee Chairman Kelley said, “We are truly thankful for the interest and willingness to serve shown by so many candidates. The Sheriff’s Office is crucial to public safety and community trust, and we are confident that from these seven finalists, we will find the best person to lead with integrity and transparency.” * Rock River Current | Rockford Sets Out Plan For Spending New Wave Of Hard Rock Casino Revenue: The city has set forward its plans for spending the guaranteed $7 million in annual Hard Rock Casino gaming revenue by expanding a college scholarship program, investing in economic development in high-risk neighborhoods, contributing toward police and firefighter pensions and supporting arts and culture, among other initiatives. The plan was released Friday in anticipation for City Council members to begin discussing the proposal from Mayor Tom McNamara’s administration during Monday’s meeting of the Finance & Personnel Committee. The plan requires City Council approval, and Monday’s meeting is the start of those public discussions. * KHQA | Western Illinois University sees 6.2% increase in high-performing admits for Fall 2024: Western Illinois University’s Fall 2024 total new student (freshman, transfer and graduate for Macomb, Quad Cities and online) enrollment is 1,729, according to 10th-day data released by WIU’s Institutional Research and Planning. Western’s total Fall 2024 enrollment is 6,332. * WCIA | Lincoln Fire Dept. details fire response, thanks community in press release: A total of five trucks were positioned around the building, including ladder units that could provide an elevated position to shoot water streams from. Johnson said these aerial units were requested to be on standby in the event firefighters had to switch a defensive attack from the outside of the building. That happened after about 90 minutes of fighting the fire on the inside, Johnson said. Firefighters were also positioned in neighboring buildings on the block to prevent the fire from spreading. Thermal imaging from a drone also helped firefighters direct water streams, as visibility was extremely poor due to the smoke. * WCIA | Champaign County Clerk stresses importance, appreciation of election judges: The State Board of Elections has launched a social media campaign to stress the integrity of the voting process. Several Facebook posts highlight voter registration, election judge safety and warn of misinformation. In Champaign County, Clerk and Recorder Aaron Ammons stressed the importance of supporting local election workers. He said his office expects to have about 325 election judges working this year. * WCIA | New Macon County early voting facility ready for election season: Board member Debra Kraft says work on the new building started a year ago. “I was very disappointed that we didn’t have it ready for the primary,” Kraft said. “However, I’m very ecstatic that I mean, this is a big election, the general election year.” * WSIL | Carbondale salon debuts new name in push for confidence among LGBT+ patrons: The E. Claire Salon changed it’s name to E ² Salon, pronounced E squared Salon, to honor the founders Elizabeth and Chrissy Strusz’ teen. “This name change is particularly personal and significant,” said Strusz. “As a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, I believe that if we say we support our trans community, it must start at home. * WSIL | Dolly Parton library passes 6,000 registrations before first shipment: Over 6,000 children in our region have joined the Dolly Parton Imagination Library since it came to Southern Illinois two months ago. […] “We are thrilled to see the overwhelming response from families in Southern Illinois,” said the Southern Illinois branch of the Imagination Library. “Reaching over 6,000 children is a testament to the community’s commitment to nurturing a love of reading and supporting the educational growth of our youngest learners.” * NYT | Missouri Judge Rules That Abortion Ballot Measure Is Invalid: With the state scheduled to print ballots on Tuesday, the judge said he would wait until then to issue an injunction instructing the secretary of state to remove the measure that was certified last month. That will give the abortion rights groups a chance to appeal to a higher court. The coalition behind the measure vowed to do so immediately, calling the ruling “a profound injustice to the initiative process.” They have expressed optimism that the appeals court will be more sympathetic to their arguments. * AP News | Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly: The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintains a monopoly over the technology that matches online publishers to advertisers. Dominance over the software on both the buy side and the sell side of the transaction enables Google to keep as much as 36 cents on the dollar when it brokers sales between publishers and advertisers, the government contends in court papers.
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Live coverage
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * You can click here or here to follow breaking news. It’s the best we can do unless or until Twitter gets its act together.
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Selected press releases (Live updates)
Monday, Sep 9, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller
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Reader comments closed for the weekend
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * See you next week!…
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Isabel’s afternoon roundup
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * Crain’s…
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Click here to read the full letter. * Daily Herald | ‘An entire life of pensions and six-figure incomes’: Officials tout $8 million grant for apprenticeship programs: Roughly $8 million in federal funding will help Illinois high schools train students for positions operating heavy machinery and secure high-paying careers in fields facing critical workforce shortages. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi visited South Elgin High School on Thursday to announce the grant provided through the Apprenticeships Build America program. Representatives of industry groups and a national apprenticeship program joined local school officials for the announcement in an automotive shop classroom. * WBEZ | CTA’s high violent crime rate keeps away what’s needed to ward off crime: passengers: The number of violent crime victimizations per CTA passenger trip nearly quadrupled between 2015 and 2021 and remains elevated today, according to the analysis. Violent crimes on buses, trains and other CTA properties during this year’s first eight months totaled 656. All but 19 of those crimes were robberies, aggravated batteries and aggravated assaults that didn’t get much public attention. But homicides have also increased since the start of the pandemic, despite steps by CTA and the Chicago Police Department to boost security. * Crain’s | Target for the O’Hare terminal revamp quietly slips to 2034: The timetable for completing O’Hare’s massive $8.5 billion terminal overhaul and expansion has been pushed out another two years. Previously, the Department of Aviation had predicted it would complete the project in 2032. When the terminal project was first announced in 2018, the completion date was expected to be 2026. The project is expected to be completed by 2034, according to a timeline published in connection with a new $1 billion bond offering. * WTTW | Chicago Fair Trade Museum Aims to Highlight Overlooked Stories Behind the Products We Use Every Day: The Chicago Fair Trade Museum opened its first permanent location in Uptown this summer with the aim of educating more people about common exploitative and unsustainable trade practices behind the items we use and consume daily. “Every single day when we wake up, when we figure out what clothing we’re going to wear or what we’re going to eat for breakfast, there’s a chance for us to try to find out what we’re consuming and consume better,” said Katherine Bissell Córdova, executive director of Chicago Fair Trade. * Crain’s | Chicago federal judge on broker commission cases replaced for conflict of interest: On Sept. 4, Andrea Wood, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, withdrew herself from the cases known as Moehrl, Batton (I and II) and Sawbill. The cases all relate to claims that the National Association of Realtors and brokerages have colluded over the years to keep real estate agents’ commissions high and thus cost buyers and sellers more than they should. Wood recused herself, she wrote, because a distant family connection to a defendant’s attorney “has come to my attention.” According to Wood, “the spouse of a person related to me within the third degree of relationship is a partner in a law firm representing” the Moehrl case. * Sun-Times | How right-wing podcaster from Chicago landed at center of federal probe into Russian meddling: Tim Pool, a Chicago high school dropout who became an alt-right media superstar, was apparently paid $100,000 per episode by a covert propaganda campaign funded by Russia, according to a new federal indictment. * Block Club | West Garfield Park Is No Longer A Food Desert After Save A Lot Grocery Store Reopens: The West Side grocery store is the first of six Save A Lot stores owned and operated by Yellow Banana scheduled to reopen this year. The Ohio-based company, which operates grocery stores under the Save A Lot name, is planning to reopen locations before Thanksgiving in West Pullman, 10700 S. Halsted St.; South Shore, 7240 S. Stony Island Ave.; South Chicago, 2858 E. 83rd St.; Auburn Gresham, 7909 S. Halsted St.; and West Lawn, 4439 W. 63rd St., CEO Joe Canfield said. * Sun-Times | Reputed Chicago Outfit figure Peter DiFronzo faced, ah, dogged surveillance, FBI files show: The FBI released 220 pages of records on the reputed onetime boss of the mob’s Elmwood Park street crew, whose brother John “No Nose” DiFronzo was suspected of running the Outfit. Observations include DiFronzo shoveling snow and walking a dog. * Sun-Times | Hazmat suits and headlamps: Subterranean salvaging at the Music Box Theatre: It’s an infrequent occurrence, maybe once a month. And Carr is one of the few staff members who will go into the basement, climb a ladder, enter a small hatch and crawl into the vents beneath the seats to retrieve lost items for customers. They are called plenum vents — used for heating and cooling — and you don’t see them like this modern theaters. * WGN | Chicago priest asked to step down from parish, school due to child molestation allegations: “I write you with difficult news. The Archdiocese has been notified that the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has opened an investigation into allegations they termed child exploitation and child molestation during a public penance service against Father Martin Nyberg,” archbishop Blase Cupich wrote in a letter. He went on to say Nyberg “strenuously” denies the allegations and is cooperating after being asked to step aside from ministry. * Triibe | Cook County residents push for lasting programs as American Rescue Plan funding winds down: The meeting was part of a series of “Community Voices Events” hosted by the Cook County government. The meeting was led by Mykel Selph, Cook County’s deputy chief of staff of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She helped facilitate the meeting, which ran nearly two hours and featured participants gathering in intimate groups where they were able to give recommendations and voice concerns as the dollars from the program dwindle. * Daily Herald | Former DCFS caseworker convicted in AJ Freund case is released from jail: A former employee of Illinois’ child welfare agency convicted of mishandling the AJ Freund case months before the Crystal Lake boy was killed by his mother completed his jail term this week. Carlos Acosta, 58, was convicted in October of two counts of child endangerment. He was sentenced to six months in jail along with fines, 30 months of probation and 200 hours of public service, a sentencing order filed in the McHenry County court said. * Sun-Times | Ex-Gangster Disciples leader says he wants justice in son’s killing in Dolton: When he was shot to death by masked gunmen in a restaurant parking lot in the south suburbs last year, James Yates Jr., the son of a onetime Chicago gang leader, became the Cook County medical examiner’s office’s case No. ME2023-03844. He was the sixth of 11 homicide victims last year in Dolton, population 20,000. More than a year later, his parents say they want the Dolton Police Department to treat their 29-year-old son as something more than just another number. Since a face-to-face meeting with police a few months after the killing, they say they haven’t heard anything from the department — no calls, emails, texts or meetings. * Capitol News Illinois | East St. Louis forum to tackle persistent childhood poverty: Illinois has the potential to eradicate childhood poverty, but it will require a concentrated, sustained effort in partnership with families and disadvantaged communities, says Tasha Green Cruzat, president of Children’s Advocates for Change, a Chicago-based nonprofit focused on childhood wellbeing. This hope drives the focus of the policy forum her organization is hosting in East St. Louis next week. The event will bring together social service providers, educators, health officials, and lawmakers to address the barriers to lifting families out of poverty in one of the nation’s most disadvantaged cities. * WGLT | Illinois State University enrolls largest incoming class: The annual enrollment report following the 10th day of classes showed nearly 4,285 first-year students came to campus for classes. That’s up 3%. Total enrollment is also up by 2.7% at 21,546. Executive Director of Admissions and Recruitment Marketing Jeff Mavros said the entire campus community makes intentional recruitment and retention efforts. * WCBU | Sheriff Watkins: Options for Peoria County Jail upgrades coming soon: Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins says an analysis of options to upgrade the jail facility is nearly complete. Last year, the jail addressed some of its exterior infrastructure issues and roof replacement work. But Watkins says they’re looking at more long-term needs. “For the last six months, we’ve been working on a jail master study with a consultant, and that study is almost finished,” said Watkins. “It should be presented with the next month or two to our county board to give them options of what to do: Build a new jail, do an addition, or just revamp what we have.” * Rockford Register Star | Rockford area veterans clash with Winnebago County Board over funding: Services like health care transportation and assistance for homeless vets could be cut in the coming year if the Winnebago County Board declines to fund the Veterans Assistance Commission of Winnebago County’s largest ever funding request. Commissioners approved a $1.6 million budget for 2025 so it can provide its nine employees with health benefits in accordance with a new state law and give them raises in an effort to retain accredited veteran service officers, said VAC Superintendent Jesus Pereira, a retired U.S. Army veteran. […] A county committee proposed $1.3 million, 15% more than last year’s $1 million in funding. * PJ Star | Suspect in Macomb police shooting taken into custody after 20-hour standoff, police say: A suspect who shot two police officers in Macomb was taken into custody without incident, according to the Macomb Police Department. Macomb police said Shaiking M. Mathis, 38, of Macomb peacefully surrendered at about 2:10 p.m. Thursday after 20 hours of extensive negotiations. He was transported to the McDonough County Jail and has been charged with four counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, one county of aggravated discharge of a firearm. Additional charges are pending. * WCIA | Flesor’s Candy Kitchen celebrates 20th anniversary of reopening, mural completion: Flesor’s Candy Kitchen recently wrapped up a project to modernize the 150-year-old building it’s housed in. Part of those renovations include the Coca-Cola mural on the side of the building. The business worked with Cola-Cola on the project, getting access to the soda company’s original painting guidelines from the 1920s, which the original painters used 100 years ago. * The Athletic | Peak Honey Deuce season at the U.S. Open means more drinks than ever before: Last year, approximately 460,000 Honey Deuces were sold, according to Chris Studley, the USTA’s managing director of event services. At $22 per drink, that’s $10.1 million in sales. The drink’s price was raised by a dollar this year to $23, the sixth time the price has gone up in the last 12 years. Studley said the tournament is on pace to sell more than 500,000 Honey Deuces at this year’s tournament. That would push sales to $11.5 million, well over $1 million more in additional revenue compared with last year.
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Court preserves provision of the Illinois Reproductive Health Act
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * Click here for some background. Attorney General Kwame Raoul…
The suit sought to have the Illinois Reproductive Health Act, which requires health insurance plans in Illinois which provide pregnancy-related benefits must also provide coverage for abortion ruled unconstitutional.
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Illinois school district that called police on students “every other day” agrees to reform disciplinary practices
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * ProPublica in 2022…
* Today from ProPublica…
* From the agreement…
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A closer look at the money: Chicago’s school board elections
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller Chicago’s school board elections
$553,230 has been raised by all candidates for Chicago’s elected school board. * Tribune…
Click here for Chalkbeat Chicago’s updated list of Chicago school board candidates.
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Meet the athletes representing Illinois at the 2024 Paralympics
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * CBS…
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* 2 Houston | Rice swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger heads to Paralympics: Lettenberger, who was born with arthrogryposis amyoplasia, a muscular skeletal disorder that affects her lower limbs, plans to swim 200 meters and 400 meters this year, the latter event being her favorite. She races in the SM7 category, which is for swimmers with movement affected from a low to moderate level in the arms, trunk and legs, moderately down one side, those with short stature, or the absence of limbs. All these swimmers have to work harder at stroke timing or getting hold of the water, according to LEXI - an explainer of Parasport classifications. […] Lettenberger, a Chicago area native also relishes the opportunity to represent Team USA again. * 21st Show | Marco De La Rosa: A Vet, a Hero, and a Paralympian: The 2024 Paralympics are underway in Paris. Marco De La Rosa, originally from Chicago, now based in San Antonio, Texas is a para-shooter who competes professionally in the 10-meter Air Pistol category. He will make his second Paralympic appearance at the 2024 games after previously competing in the Rio 2016 games. * IPM Newsroom | Local athlete heads to Paris for his fourth Paralympic Games: Brian Siemann, a local resident, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate, and four-time Paralympian, will compete in the 100m, 400m, 800m, 5,000m, and marathon events for the US Paralympic Track and Field Team. Morning Edition host Kimberly Schofield, who has Siemann since 2008, recently interviewed him about the upcoming games and his journey to becoming athlete. * NAU Athletics | Keegan Knott Earns Roster Spot for 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games: Following the Paralympic trials in Minnesota this weekend, NAU’s Keegan Knott has been officially announced the U.S. Paralympic roster for the Paris games. The Illinois native will be returning as a Paralympian for Team USA after previously competing in her first-ever games in Tokyo as the youngest on the 2021 roster. Knott will be chasing her first Paralympic podium finish in Paris.
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Cynical, practical, or no big deal?
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * WGN TV…
* Sen. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) wrote a provacative “How the sausage is made” op-ed about the bill last month…
Sen. Chesney was one of just 17 “No” votes in the Senate. * Since this law was in the news again, I reached out to the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association for comment about Sen. Chesney’s claims…
* The Illinois Environmental Council pushed the bill and included it in its candidate ratings. So, I also reached out to them…
The IEC’s original press release is here. Thoughts?
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Uber Partners With Cities To Expand Urban Transportation
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Uber is leading the charge to close critical transportation gaps, ensuring reliable access to its services in places that need it most, such as underserved areas like Englewood. This is a part of Uber’s broader commitment to augment and expand the reach of Chicago’s transportation ecosystem, focusing on overcoming the first-mile/ last-mile hurdles that have long plagued residents in farther afield neighborhoods. Uber aims to extend the public transit network’s reach, making urban transportation more accessible and efficient for everyone. Discover the full story on how Uber is transforming city transportation for the better.
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Clever
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller * I saw this Illinois Republican Party email earlier this week and thought it was quite clever…  I ran into the party’s new executive director last night at the Illinois vs. Missouri softball game in St. Louis and he said the email got a huge response. Thoughts?
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Open thread
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * What’s going on?…
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Isabel’s morning briefing
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * ICYMI: Illinois legislators dominated their Missouri counterparts in the annual Greater St. Louis Inc. Bi-State Softball Showdown played at Busch Stadium since the series began in 2019…
* Sun-Times | ‘Everything is on the table’ to eliminate $982.4 million budget shortfall, top mayoral aide says: Budget Director Annette Guzman said options range from layoffs and pay cuts on the expense side to a property tax increase, video gaming and volume-based garbage collection fees on the revenue end. * Crain’s | Chicago Sun-Times knocked down its paywall. Now it’s putting up fences: Two years after eliminating its paywall and giving people access to articles with just an email registration, readers today were met with a message inviting them to sign up for recurring donations or watch a video with advertisements. It appears to be a light reversal of one of the bigger changes to the Sun-Times since its acquisition by WBEZ parent Chicago Public Media in 2022. * Patch | IARF Names Four Legislators Champions for Supporting Wage Increases: The state association representing community providers of services for this disabled is publicly praising four legislators for stepping up to improve care. The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities has honored the four legislators for their support of funding to hire workers to provide high-quality care. * Daily Herald | Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza to talk about fair pay and economic equity for women: Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza will speak about the status of “Fair Pay and Economic Equity for Women in the state of Illinois” on Wednesday, Oct. 2. This program is sponsored by the AAUW Elmhurst Branch, League of Women Voters Elmhurst, and the Elmhurst Public Library, * WSIU | A south-central Illinois lawmaker launches a petition drive to halt the Illinois flag redesign: Republican State Representative Adam Niemerg from Dieterich says the effort to change the Illinois flag is a blatant attempt to infuse far-left ideology onto the state’s flag and he is calling on Illinois citizens to join him in opposing the redesign efforts. says he’s concerned about the direction of the flag redesign after Governor JB Pritzker said it may be time to create a new flag that exemplifies the values of Illinois. * WSIL | Giannoulias Announces Libraries Receiving Grants: Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces more than $496,000 in grant funding to improve local library services. Library districts will receive funding to help ensure all residents have access to quality resources and programming. Libraries throughout the 58th Senate District, serving over 126,000 people, receive a combined $496,783 in grants. * Sun-Times | Ahead of the DNC, City Hall spent $814,000 on a fence to lock out homeless: The massive barrier was part of an “emergency” effort to permanently lock out unhoused people from the location near the United Center, where the convention was held, the records obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times show. The Johnson administration had refused to say how much taxpayer money went toward blocking off the green strip of land between the 1100 block of South Desplaines Street and the Dan Ryan Expressway just north of Roosevelt Road until after the nationally televised gathering was over. The Sun-Times has been asking for those records, which should be public under state law, since July, when that tent city was cleared of its residents, the tents and the items they left behind. * Crain’s | Brandon Johnson facing potential labor fight as spending cuts set to begin: Without easy revenue sources, Johnson has said more drastic personnel options are on the table, including eliminating vacancies, furloughs for city workers and, if all else fails, what one member of the City Council described as the “L word”: layoffs. “The L-word is a bad word. Layoffs, that’s a very, very bad word,” said Ald. Michael Rodriguez, 22nd, who chairs the Workforce Development Committee. “Not on the back of city workers do we balance this budget.” * WBEZ | Chicago school board elections see big ’school choice’ cash, including from billionaires: Two groups that support “school choice” and charter schools and are critical of the Chicago Teachers Union have amassed $3.6 million from prominent business leaders — including a few billionaires — looking to shape the city’s first-ever school board elections. […] One of the independent expenditure committees, Urban Center Action, was formed earlier this summer by Juan Rangel, who recently worked for a private school tax credit program and previously was fired amid controversy from UNO Charter Schools, a large network he founded. Paul Vallas, the former Chicago Public Schools CEO who lost against Mayor Brandon Johnson in last year’s mayoral election, is also affiliated. The group has raked in $671,000 in less than two months, state election records show. * Tribune | With CTU and school choice proponents investing in elected school board races, do ‘independent’ candidates stand a chance?: Since filing their nomination paperwork in June, 15 candidates have fallen out of the running in Chicago’s historic school board election this November. With the exception of one candidate, each of the hopefuls either withdrew their names or were knocked off the ballot during the objections process. Challenging the validity of the constituent signatures that every candidate running for office in Illinois is required to file, the more than 40 objections to school board candidates were filed by only a handful of nine lawyers whose ranks include high-profile political operatives and lobbyists. * NBC Chicago | Bears CEO says team is open to working with White Sox on stadium funding bid: Chicago Bears CEO Kevin Warren said that the team would still prefer to build a new stadium within city limits, and expressed a willingness to work with another team in securing funding for the project. Speaking at the Economic Club of Chicago, Warren said that he’s aware of “how difficult” projects like the proposed stadium can be, but that the benefits would far outweigh the drawbacks, bringing marquee events and new jobs to the city. * Block Club | Workers Leave Gaping Hole On South Side Block — And For Months, No One Has Fixed It: Little work has been done at the site since early June, Green said. The street is still largely inaccessible, and the hole in the middle of the street has become a repository for trash, with people tossing empty fast food bags, bottles and dog waste into it. Steel planks put on the ground to cover it have instead started to shift away from the hole, leaving it exposed. Residents are at the end of their rope, with some ready to leave the block altogether. * NBC Chicago | Bronzeville child care center closes due to lack of teaching staff: Low-income families that met certain requirements could send their children, ranging from 6 weeks to 5 years of age, to the center for free before its closure earlier this month. According to the non-profit’s CEO, staffing has struggled as workers have left the facility for jobs with better wages. “We have tried to get additional funding so we can have competitive wages. The main issue is, we are competing for staff. And we cannot afford to compete,” Center for New Horizons CEO Lakisha McFadden said. * Crain’s | Long-awaited O’Hare concessions contracts put out for bid: The city of Chicago is finally putting out for bid the concessions contract for O’Hare’s domestic terminals, one of the most lucrative deals at the airport. But the management and operation of more than 100 restaurants and shops in Terminals 1 and 3 will look very different. Today those deals are largely held by just two vendors — HMSHost and Hudson Group. But a Department of Aviation website shows 20 individual contracts up for bid, as well as another deal to operate duty-free shops. * Sun-Times | 2 Chicago cops, including deputy chief, charged in tire-slashing incident, sources say: Deputy Chief Roberto Nieves, 53, and Officer Jacob Gies, 26, were both charged with misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property, police said in a statement. They surrendered to police at the Central District, 1718 S. State St., according to an internal police alert. They have both been relieved of their policing powers, and Nieves was demoted to captain, police said. * Sun-Times | Evanston shelter mourns former resident killed in Blue Line shooting: ‘Nobody’s really OK’ : Connections for the Homeless helped Margaret Miller Johnson secure housing in 2020. They do not know how she ended up on the Blue Line but said her death is a painful reminder: “Our society can and should do better.” * Daily Herald | A green resting place: Palatine Catholic cemetery embraces natural burial trend: Run by the Archdiocese of Chicago, the Meadows of St. Kateri, a new section at St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery, now caters to green burials. “Natural burial has been becoming more and more prevalent in society. The requests from families for natural burial have continuously increased every year,” said Ted Ratajczyk, executive director of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago. * Tribune | Feds flag Chicago-area business magnate over alleged tax fraud involving NFL players: A search warrant recently unsealed in U.S. District Court alleged John Burgess, 75, of North Barrington, directed a scheme to “aid and assist” dozens of National Football League clients in filing false returns that reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in phony charitable contributions and business losses, dramatically altering the players’ tax due. The investigation began in 2017 and centers on two Burgess-owned companies: Valuation Advisory Services, a tax preparation business; and Entertainment Tax Advisors LLC, a consulting services firm that at one point counted around 50 professional athletes as clients, according to the sworn affidavit from a special agent with the IRS criminal investigation division. * WCBU | Peoria County Board of Health ends efforts to implement Cure Violence: The unanimously-passed motion to terminate the health department’s contract, effective immediately, followed an almost two-hour executive session at a special meeting of the Peoria County Board of Health Thursday night. Board of health secretary Ben Brewer told WCBU the entire discussion was held in an executive session because terminating a contract opens the possibility of potential litigation. He said an additional motion, to have an audit performed on the department’s business with Cure Violence, is typical of any contract termination. * Madison Record | Class action over $180 million Casino Queen pension wipeout settles: Former owners of Casino Queen settled a claim that they deliberately sold the casino to employees on terms that nearly wiped out their $180 million pension plan. Ryan Wheeler of Washington D.C., one of eight lawyers representing pension plan participants, reported the settlement to U.S. District Judge David Dugan on Sept. 3. * Pantagraph | Rivian moves toward potential expansion across the street from Normal plant: The company’s plans to subdivide the property, designating two 90-acre parcels for future development, earned a positive recommendation from the Normal Planning Commission on Thursday. The Normal Town Council has the final say on the plans, which also call for an extension of College Avenue. * WCIA | Lincoln fire under control, building likely a total loss: Aaron Johnson, the Chief of the Lincoln Fire Department, said the fire is under control but the building that burned is likely a total loss. He added that there isn’t much holding the building up. Caution tape has been set up to keep people away from the unstable ruins. * Bloomberg | How Local Governments Got Hooked on One Company’s Janky Software: Clerks and lawyers were worried, to put it mildly, about North Carolina’s $100 million-plus software upgrade. After more than three years of custom development, the state was finally ready to introduce Odyssey, a digital suite that promised to streamline trial date scheduling, court document sharing, fine collection and communication among divisions. But within the first few months that four counties adopted Odyssey early last year, state administrators discovered 573 defects. Users complained about the “wheel of death” that spun interminably when they tried to load cases. There were reports of glitches resulting in erroneous court summons, inaccurate speeding tickets and even wrongful arrests.
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today’s edition
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Today’s edition of Capitol Fax (use all CAPS in password)
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Rich Miller
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Live coverage
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller * You can click here or here to follow breaking news. It’s the best we can do unless or until Twitter gets its act together.
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Selected press releases (Live updates)
Friday, Sep 6, 2024 - Posted by Isabel Miller
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