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* Squire Lance 1933-2010: Dem insider taught political science

At ease with all factions, he aided candidates ranging from Dan Walker to Dorothy Brown

* Squire Lance, 1933-2010: Veteran political and community organizer

* Chicago Civil Rights Pioneer Laid to Rest

Rev. Dr. Claude Wyatt passed away in his sleep on April 11 at the age of 88.

* WILL-TV to be off air for most of today

The station is installing a new emergency generator at its transmitter site in Monticello, which also broadcasts the public radio station WILL-FM 101.1.

* New Mississippi River Bridge work underway

The funding includes $313 million from Illinois, $115 million from Missouri and $239 million from federal resources for a total of $667 million.

Officials estimate the bridge project will create $25.3 billion in regional economic activity over the next 45 years. It is also expected to create about 2,200 primary and secondary jobs for the greater St. Louis Metropolitan area.

* Ground broken for Mississippi River bridge

Scheduled for completion in the middle part of this decade, the four-lane, cable-stayed bridge will divert Interstate 70 traffic from an existing bridge that’s one of just two in the nation that accommodate three freeways. The plan also allows for the bridge, designed to be two lanes in each direction, to be expanded by a lane each way.

* Fireworks mark start on new $670 million bridge

* Ground broken for Mississippi River bridge

* Quinn Hopes New Bridge Turns Around Economy

* Minorities seek share of bridge construction work

* Developers indicted over loans for East Loop projects

Romel Esmail and Bassam Haj Yousif of Global Real Estate Investors LLC are accused of using at least $3.6 million of loan proceeds for their own personal benefit — including the purchase of a vehicle, jewelry and other real estate….The two launched an effort to convert a building at 6 N. Michigan Ave. into condominiums and also acquired the nearby 59 E. Van Buren St. with loans from the former CIB Bank of Hillside.

* New CTA cars: ‘Cleaner, looks a lot safer’

* Ex-Cop: ‘Disaster Waiting To Happen’ At O’Hare

* Tribune: Put Chicago to work

This time we’re talking about a Wal-Mart Supercenter proposed for an empty lot between 103rd and 111th streets next to the Bishop Ford Freeway. Wal-Mart is the critical element in an ambitious development called Pullman Park, which would bring thousands of jobs to the Far South Side.

* Oswego: $6 million pool for new school?

* Aurora says not so fast: Wrong place for ex-cons

* Mokena again says ‘no’ to low-income senior housing

* Pontiac elementary school district faces investigation from AG

* Charleston council eyes budget, water/sewer increase

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Apr 20, 10 @ 8:15 am

Comments

From the “even a stopped clock is right twice a day” … the new bridge in St Louis being a “free” bridge rather than a “toll” bridge shows Blagojevich did at least one thing right. Every bridge with a toll across the Mississippi at St Louis has defaulted upon it’s bonds. That fact did not stop Missouri’s then boy wonder governor, Matt Blunt, from proposing the bridge be tolled, and owned by a foreign company. Guess that makes Blagojevich one for a million.

Comment by Smitty Irving Tuesday, Apr 20, 10 @ 4:04 pm
Shame on Mokena for not wanting to allow seniors with low incomes to live in their community.

Comment by Squideshi Wednesday, Apr 21, 10 @ 1:43 am