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By Barton Lorimor Email | @bartonlorimor

* Surprise!

Yup, the animals have taken over the farm. Miller is out until next week, so you guys are stuck with me until then.

* A lot of you somehow survived the last couple of times I filled in, so you know the drill. I’ll try to get as many posts up before I have to go punch the time card, and then I will follow up with some updates in the afternoon over my lunch hour.

I am also going to include my information at the top of every post in the event you need to contact me. I do not have access to the capitolfax(at)gmail.com account, so if you have a press release you would like considered please send it here instead.

* Alright. Let’s get right to it…

* LITTLE LEAGUE ALLEGES ONLY 5 JRW TITLE PLAYERS LIVED WITHIN BOUNDARIES: Attorneys for Little League alleged JRW submitted a boundary map in May. After the championship series, JRW submitted a different map in which 12 of 13 players were within the boundary. Little League asserts after further investigation, the second map was intentionally backdated and the result, only five of the championship players actually lived within the boundaries.

* Illinois State Fair street to be named for Topinka

* Dawn Clark Netsch leaves $5 million bequest to university

* Jim Dey: Ruling in Salaita case not the final word

* Rent for One-Bedroom Apartments in Chicago Up More Than 11 Percent Over 2014

* CME Group cuts 3% of staff, with half coming from technology

* LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE CASES ON THE RISE IN ILLINOIS

* Day care smoking ban OKd

* Obama team scrambles for Illinois Dems’ votes on Iran deal

* Scott Walker hits Chicago, Downers Grove on Thursday: He will raise money for Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin and then keynote the DuPage County GOP Summer Reception. Durkin has known Walker since his days as a Milwaukee County executive. Durkin, so far not taking sides in the crowded 2016 GOP presidential primary, would be a logical choice for Walker to pursue to lead his Illinois campaign.

* Illinois Senator Darin LaHood — Bishop On Air

* Illinois Farm Bureau endorses LaHood for 18th Congressional District

* LaHood highlights agriculture on campaign stop

* CPS inspector general looks into why CPS vendor info vanished

* NFL draft will return to Chicago in 2016

* Metra: Construction to delay Rock Island Line trains through October

* CTA ordering 125 new buses as part of fleet modernization plan

* Elgin likely to OK $3.6 million to finish downtown improvements

* Rosemont tries to evict Toby Keith’s bar for back taxes, rent: According to the lawsuit, filed in July, Boomtown owes the Illinois Department of Revenue $379,958 worth of sales taxes and emergency 911 surcharge fees. It owes another $302,976 in 2014 local property taxes, including late fees, according to the Cook County treasurer’s office website. Though the village owns the property on which Toby Keith’s sits, the restaurant’s lease stipulates that it will pay its own real estate taxes.

* DuPage sheriff: Safer site needed for Downers Grove traffic court

* Plan could equip DuPage sheriff’s deputies with body cameras

* Curran says he’ll run for Lake County State’s Attorney

* Melissa Calusinski Case Front And Center In Lake County State’s Attorney Race

* Vernon Area library halts fines on overdue books

* Lake in the Hills begins to court auto dealers, retail developers

* Measurable performance part of Lake County incentive policy

* RI schools expect $1.4 million deficit next year

* Geneseo names new city attorney, engineer

* Mistake means higher Moline pension contributions: The total recommended increase — $1.28 million — is nearly triple how much the city’s contribution rose this year. Finance director Kathy Carr said the large jump in the city’s firefighter pension contribution is partially because of an error by the city’s former actuarial firm, Tepfer Consulting Group Ltd. Last year the firm recommended Moline increase its firefighter pension contribution by $9,000, much less than the $400,000 increase the city expected. Ms. Carr said when questioned about the figure, the firm said the lower-than-expected increase was because of cuts in firefighter staff. However, she said, Moline recently discovered the company’s recommendation was based on incomplete data it collected.

* County board rejects merging recorder, clerk offices

* Monticello takes over bridge, in line for $6 million from IDOT

* Villa Grove moving ahead on new municipal building

* Bloomington Budget Task Force could make recommendations in September

* [Quincy] Council agrees to continue electric aggregation program

* Downtown Springfield Inc.: Change Panhandling Ordinance

* Springfield aldermen mull restricting rentals on leased land

* Mold problem forces closure of Tri-Valley Elementary

* Congressman Rodney Davis talks Trump, Iran and More

* Williamson County’s 911 consolidation awaits state approval

* New Parking Coming to Downtown Carbondale

* Carbondale High School Installs Lightning Detection

Oh, and I don’t think anyone has forgotten the banishment hammer of death, right?

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 5:44 am

Comments

We will be in good hands. “Godspeed Barton, Godspeed”

Hopefully Rich will be able to unplug and recharge.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 6:02 am
As a sidebar,

It’s good to see, Barton, your failed coup hasn’t left you outside “The Family”, i.e., Sally Tessio, Carlo, Fredo, Paulie the Driver…

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 6:41 am
One pro-Cubs article this week would be a great change of pace around here. They are one of the few professional sports teams not being heavily subsidized, after all. And this year, they rock!

Comment by Jeff Trigg Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 6:43 am
Barton! I am glad it’s you writing for my dad! Hope all is well and I will be an avid reader!

Comment by Vanessa Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 8:54 am
Welcome home, Barton..long-lost son that you are.

Comment by Commonsense in Illinois Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:03 am
But you forgot the morning music video.

Comment by A Jack Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:08 am
Welcome back to the rugby scrum!

Comment by Lobo Y Olla Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:10 am
Explains why the posts came so early this morning…

Comment by Centennial Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:30 am
Thanks Barton… I missed Morning Shorts!

Comment by Just Observing Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:37 am
Barton I thought The Hammer of Death was reserved for Nuding’s use only.

In any case, welcome back, I suppose Rich is working on his new golf cart moves right now.

Comment by Give Me A Break Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:46 am
Welcome back Barton!

To the post, only five kids played within the boundaries for JRW? Wow.

Comment by Formerly Known As... Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 10:14 am
Good to see morning shorts back in action. Keep up the good work Barton!

Comment by Kevin Fanning Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 10:39 am
Rents are up 11 percent in Chicago because nobody wants to live in Illinois??

Comment by Joe Biden Was Here Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 10:43 am
that was really good.

Comment by Shore Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 10:49 am
Welcome back, Barton. Can we expect a “cute baby” post to substitute for Oscar?

Comment by Arthur Andersen Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 12:18 pm
Barton, don’t you work for State Government?

Comment by Empty Chair Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 12:57 pm
==Arthur Andersen - Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 12:18 pm:===

Artie, can’t you think of a more manly way to ask that question? Sheesh dude.

Comment by A guy Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 1:01 pm
hello Barton!

and god bless Dawn Clark Netsch for leaving money to grow public servants!

Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 1:41 pm
@ A Guy,

Isn’t Barton a new parent (or relatively)? What was wrong with AA’s question?

Sheesh yourself.

Comment by How Ironic Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 2:50 pm
“can’t you think of a more manly way to ask that question?”

Post the baby pictures or the blog gets it!

Comment by Timmeh Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 2:53 pm
“Artie, can’t you think of a more manly way to ask that question?”

Lord, deliver us from those preoccupied with the “manliness” of others.

– MrJM

Comment by @MisterJayEm Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 3:41 pm