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Â· Rezko in the news again: “Restaurant companies linked to political insider Antoin “Tony” Rezko that shut down three eateries at O’Hare Airport after being accused of minority-business fraud now have another problem: A lawsuit alleges they didn’t pay their property taxes.”

Â· Goldman-Sach and the state-level push for privatization

Â· This would not be a good thing: “In what may be a bid for tax breaks, United Airlines is exploring relocation of its corporate headquarters from suburban Chicago to Denver or San Francisco.” However, the Loop is also a possibility.

Â· Watchdog barks at schools tax hike

Â· Illinois’ thirst for underground water is increasing, and some officials are beginning to worry that the supply won’t be able to meet the demand in years to come.

Â· Poshard putting his mark on SIUC as president, and learns from mistakes.

Â· Strangest headline of the day: Newspaper questions man executed in 1983 slaying

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jun 26, 06 @ 8:03 am

Comments

Maybe Rezzie’s boys, and CMS alumni, Mike Rumman and Ed Wynn can threaten the tax collectors to get them to back off. “Let us see YOUR tax records, bub.” Priceless.

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 26, 06 @ 8:22 am
Get This, See? Dold and Board Quiz Stiff. He Ain’t Talkin’! What’s he Gotta Hide? Queries Editors.

Comment by Pat Hickey Monday, Jun 26, 06 @ 9:01 am
While wells are running dry and must be drilled deeper, only wells using over 10,000 gallons/day get flagged for review by the state. Even then, it sounds like the state has very little authority to prevent excessive abuses of limited groundwater supplies.

About once a decade, Springfield has a drought and rations its water, creating an enforcement headache for police, and causing the municipal water company to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars, which taxpayers have to cover. Raising prices would reduce consumption and increase revenues, while ensuring police can focus on real public safety issues.

Raising the price of water and eliminating discounts to large users would help ensure our children don’t have to resort to drinking treated waste water in the future.

To help the poor, perhaps discounts for small amounts that cover basic human needs would be appropriate.

If prices were higher to reflect dwindling supplies of a finite and essential resource, then industry, agriculture, and consumers would find many cheap and creative ways to reduce fresh water consumption without resorting to draconian government mandates.

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 26, 06 @ 11:14 am
THe space in at least one of the downtown buildings that United had narrowed its search to has been leased by a law firm. The former Hyatt Hotels space at 200 W. Madison was leased by Barack Ferrazanno. I heard that the downtown space United first reviewed was mostly tired looking, old space that had been left by other, smaller companies. Apparently Denver & SF showed off some newer spaces.

Comment by Niles Township Monday, Jun 26, 06 @ 4:11 pm