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* Donâ€™t quit VFW, advises losing candidate Duckworth

* Daily Herald: George Ryan hung up on us the other day, but he told the Chicago Sun-Times he was making bean soup and “cutting up some ham” when he got the call telling him he’d be able to stay out of prison while he appeals his federal corruption convictions.

* Veteran state senator sworn in today as Chicago city clerk

* Peers honor Daniels as he leaves state House after 30-year tenure

* DuPage budget inflicts deep cuts - Slashed spending, layoffs necessary to balance books in fiscal year â€™07

* Simpson: Wise voting can bring Chicago a better future

* Topinka: Skip the James Bond flick

* 2 aldermen cite slavery, try to block garage pact

* State’s whooping cough cases plummet

* Steele’s final day legacy: two new committees

* Court upholds ruling, cuts award in defamation case against union

* SJ-R: Snowfall totals varied widely among central Illinois towns Friday morning. Lincoln and Bloomington each received about 1.5 inches on the low end, while points father north, including Fulton County, are reporting more than 13 inches, according to National Weather Service reports. Springfield was reporting 6 inches at 6 a.m.

* Central Illinois snowfall map… local storm report… radar… forecast

* Chicago area forecast… Tom Skilling… Traffic… Flight delays

* Safe shoveling is a survival skill

* Driving in a winter blunderland - Think most accidents happen on slick bridges? Think again

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Dec 1, 06 @ 10:10 am

Comments

Thanks Bobb(I)e Steal. Two new bueracracies. Your true legacy will ordaining your son to take your spot.

Comment by Wumpus Friday, Dec 1, 06 @ 10:34 am
Thanks to Steele’s resignation, we get three days without a Cook County Board President. it will probably be an improvement!

Comment by fedup dem Friday, Dec 1, 06 @ 12:56 pm
Why is it that the plow always comes to clear the streets half way through the day, AFTER I’ve already taken the day off because I can’t get out of my driveway??

Comment by Disgusted Friday, Dec 1, 06 @ 2:11 pm
got stuck 3 times trying to get out of my subdivision, but I got one of WCFN’s finest to work on time

Comment by DC Friday, Dec 1, 06 @ 2:52 pm
JBT is the last person who should be criticizing someone’s looks. She must need glasses; Daniel Craig is quite handsome.

Comment by Not So Fast Friday, Dec 1, 06 @ 4:16 pm
Disgusted,I dont know where you live but snowplows can only do so much at a time.They are not God,so next time be patient.My town was on top of the storm and got the roads very clean when I left for work at 5:30am.I work on the tollway maintenence dept and plow snow to,only the tollway though.So be patient and consider your day off a blessing,Also can I ask anybody who saw the tollway story about a worker getting hit to pray for Mr.Wayne Paulies recovery who was hit by a hit and run driver.Mr Paulie is in critical condition and was one of our employees from my Garage.Slow down when bad weather arrives and also in construction zones we(Tollway Workers)are people to and have families.Be safe and Happy Holidays

Comment by Randy Alesia Sunday, Dec 3, 06 @ 7:35 pm
Shakespere wrote a play about Bobbie Steeles accomplishments as president and the fanfare surrounding them. It was called “Much ado about nothing”. But do not forget what Alderman Beavers said about her son tsaking her place. He called it “Good Democratic politics.” Funny, there was a time when the Democratic party was the party of the common person; the working class. Not anymore. If you are not political royalty, the Cook County Democratic Party does not giva a damn about you. This is a sad staste of affairs, as the party I once belonged to and the one my grandparents used to tell stories about has now turned into a fiefdom for only the ruch and connected in Cook County.

Comment by Rizzo Monday, Dec 4, 06 @ 1:12 am
Sorry, I meant to say rich, not ruch.

Comment by Rizzo Monday, Dec 4, 06 @ 1:13 am