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* Editorial: Did Rezko leave Gutierrez with lot to be thankful for?

* Pastika: Governor must get serious about campaign reform

* Editorial: State can wait on minimum-wage decision

* Thompson urges board to restore portion of Ryan’s pension

* 1 indictment dismissed against insider Levine

* Editorial: Wrong to let bills pile up

* Tribune: City budget vote all but a love fest - A few grumble, but not 1 alderman says nay

* Sun-Times: Three black aldermen rained on Mayor Daley’s parade Wednesday, spoiling unanimous approval of his election-year budget: They branded Chicago a “tale of two cities” and condemned the corruption scandals that have made Daley’s life miserable for nearly three years.

* Sex offender override fails in House

* Sun-Times’ settlement nets charities $4.8 mil.

* Libel suit appeal could be tricky - Colleagues of Thomas may have to hear his case

* Hooray? “A $49,500 state grant will be used to plan for the potential conversion of several one-way thoroughfares in Springfield’s medical district into two-way streets.”

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Nov 16, 06 @ 9:36 am

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Son of Joliet’s mayor and member of Joliet Park District board about to be indicted.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/138390,4_1_JO16_SCHULTZ_S1.article

Comment by Jammer Thursday, Nov 16, 06 @ 11:04 am
And I’m happy to see that some forward thinking Republicans have called for Kjellander’s removal from the national committee. Two years really is too long to wait for him to go.

Now if they could just get Big Jim to change parties….he already has in practice, but he needs to make it official.

Comment by Cassandra Thursday, Nov 16, 06 @ 1:00 pm
Easy on Big Jim… his methods aren’t democrat, they are Chicago….

Comment by Lovie's Leather Thursday, Nov 16, 06 @ 2:34 pm
There was a piece on national NPR this morning about the Rezko/Obama real estate relationship that was not necessarily favorable to Obama.
Any one else hear it?

Comment by In the Sticks Thursday, Nov 16, 06 @ 4:41 pm
Daley is a crybaby. A whopping 3 out of 50 Aldermen spoke out against his budget, voted for it anyway, and Daley throws a hissy-fit.

Daley does not know what real opposition is.

Comment by Mike Williams Thursday, Nov 16, 06 @ 6:11 pm