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* Report: Former IDOT official committed misconduct; grand jury didn’t indict

* Bill to lift cap on CTA bonding hits Springfield speed bump

* Lawmakers take another step toward eliminating some regional school superintendent offices

* Wolff: Governor should stick with prison-closing plan

* Week in Review: Senate Votes Out Scholarship Program, COGFA Against Facility Closures

* No driving with a lapdog law fails in state Senate

* State: Bill limits university spending on exec search firms

* Hundreds Of Firefighters Gather In Springfield For The 19th Annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial And Medal Of Honor Awards Ceremony

* Legislators look into state hiring practice

* Politically connected family fighting ban on getting work from Chicago City Hall

* Press Release: Senator Lightford Keeps Focus on Education, Passing Recess and Dropout Age Measures out of Senate

* SIU board approves tuition increases for freshmen

* Peoria official wants to prevent Dixon-style theft

* Chicago unveils wide-ranging transportation plan

* Local leaders ask Metra for additional Heritage Corridor trains

* Solid demand for Chicago’s $407M water bond deal

* Terrorism at NATO summit viewed as improbable, not impossible

* Occupy protesters plan to march without permits, target Boeing at NATO summit

* FACES OF THE PROTEST

posted by Owen Irwin
Friday, May 11, 12 @ 9:10 am

Comments

Dear Occupy Protesters,

Thank you fo rdeciding to march without a permit. What kind of protest would you be if you did have a permit? I disagree with many of your goals, but a protest is a protest, damn a permit!

Comment by Wumpus Friday, May 11, 12 @ 9:16 am
RE: background checks

1) I had to undergo a full FBI/IBI one in the early 70’s when I was hired

2) It shouldn’t be that hard to decide which jobs should be restricted. Some are, I think, pretty obvious … like ones dealing with personal data or financial payments.

Comment by Retired Non-Union Guy Friday, May 11, 12 @ 9:19 am
@Wumpus: Nice to see a bit of that old-fashioned American feistiness. Seems like that’s been in short supply for a decade or three.

Thanks for the Faces of the Protest link. Can’t follow the game if you don’t know the players.

Comment by Colossus Friday, May 11, 12 @ 9:35 am
On Chicago’s $407 million water bond sale:

–Demand for the water bonds outstripped supply by more than seven-to-one with $3 billion in orders for the bonds, which will fund long-term improvements to the city’s water pipes and other infrastructure. With maturities ranging from four to 30 years, the longest-term bonds were priced to yield 3.65 percent.–

Yeah, the markets just don’t trust Chicago and Illinois. I bet JP Morgan Chase wished they were holding about $2 billion more in muni debt right about now.

Owen, robust shorts. Keep up the good work.

Comment by wordslinger Friday, May 11, 12 @ 9:44 am
I’m really interested in how things will be handled a week from Sunday if things get wiggy with the protests.

Comment by Way Way Down Here Friday, May 11, 12 @ 10:23 am
Not sure where else to post this, but I feel it should be posted somewhere. I’m driving down LSD this morning heading downtown and notice in front of me a State Senate license plate with “7″. The driver was going a bit slow for the traffic, so I pass. I look inside to see Sen. Steans texting! I’m pretty sure she voted to ban such behavior. Nice example.

Comment by Driving LSD Friday, May 11, 12 @ 3:06 pm