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* Press release - Illinois Governor Blagojevich Signs New Laws To Improve Public Safety And Protect Law Enforcement Agencies

* Skipped a toll lately? Brace yourself — the bill is coming

* New payroll system failing teachers - Officials say fixes coming as hundreds report being shorted, missing checks

* Alderman’s relative feuds with Park District- O’Connor’s sister-in-law furious after district calls halt to training sessions

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 17, 07 @ 10:08 am

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Blagojevich vetoed a bill that would have reinstated a tax credit for companies that begin offering day-care services to employees.

“This bill creates a corporate tax loophole in a tight fiscal year,” Blagojevich said in a statement.
Interesting. I’m all in favor of closing loopholes. But is daycare for working mothers really a loophole ?

Comment by Lula May Friday, Aug 17, 07 @ 10:14 am
Since we all missed NCSL in Boston last week, you might find this article enjoyable…http://gazette.net/stories/081707/polinew23615_32363.shtml
It does raise a very interesting question, “Where do the nudists wear the pins they pass out at their exhibit booth?”

Comment by sine die Friday, Aug 17, 07 @ 10:25 am
mayor of Minooka arrested on domestic battery charge. he lost his race to defeat State Rep. Careen Gordon (D-Morris) last year. http://www.subur
banchicagonews.com/heraldnew
s/news/513992,4_1_JO17_BRI
SCOE_S1.article

Comment by Morris Redskins Friday, Aug 17, 07 @ 11:06 am
What is it with the City of Chicago and its feud against anyone – even somebody who somebody sent – wanting to do some “unsanctioned” swimming in the Lake? Los Angeles can figure out how to let people surf in the Pacific; New York City is happy to have people swim in the Atlantic. I really would think that Chicago – out of second city anxieties if nothing else – would be embarrassed at the way it discourages people from making the greatest possible use of the City’s great, natural recreational resource.

Comment by Ivory-billed Woodpecker Friday, Aug 17, 07 @ 12:38 pm