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* State lawmaker will serve in Iraq
State Rep. Jim Watson, R-Jacksonville, is being deployed to Iraq as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
“We know that our unit has been mobilized,” Watson said Thursday. “I will be heading out to California around the 17th or 20th of January.” […]
Because he is an elected official, Watson said, his deployment will be for 270 days - a limit established by the Defense Department.
* At 114, daughter of sharecroppers may be oldest to register in state’s history; more here
“I just have to make sure you’re over 18,” Chicago Board of Election Commissioners Chairman Langdon Neal quipped Thursday.
Crammed into the tiny living room of Call’s Bronzeville apartment for her birthday party — she was born Jan. 4, 1894 — were officials of the election board and Ald. Pat Dowell’s (4th) office, and myriad TV cameras.
* Have you registered to vote in Illinois?
* Openlineblog: Hastert endorsement boosts Oberweis poll numbers; Lauzen endorsed by Peter Fitzgerald
* Team America: Debate showdown week approaches for Seals and Footlik
* Alderman wary of Wrigley deal
Former Gov. James Thompson, chairman of the authority, has said that such a transaction would be “very challenging and complex,” but added he believes it could be done without using tax dollars.
Tunney, however, said he’s still “worried about any use of tax dollars.”
* Editorial: Something must be done to handle traffic at O’Hare
* Sun-Times Editorial: Fermilab funding cuts don’t make sense
* Officials hear few reports of smoking ban violations
* Immigrant influx to Chicago suburbs spawns foreign language schools for kids
* For What It’s Worth: Blog with commentary, information on Cook Co. judicial races
* U of I Global campus debut a dud
University of Illinois officials expected that their Global Campus project would start small. But when online classes began Wednesday, there were fewer than 15 students enrolled, far lower than the 75 students predicted last year.
Officials attribute the low enrollment to having little time to market the project after a four-month delay in getting it approved by university trustees. U. of I. President B. Joseph White, who has predicted that online enrollment will eventually exceed the 70,000 students at the university’s three traditional campuses combined, has banked his reputation on the project’s success.
* Chicago Public Radio: Illinois stands with California in admissions fight
posted by Paul Richardson
Friday, Jan 4, 08 @ 9:14 am
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“Emissions” not “admissions.” And good for us. MA v. EPA opened the door for these kinds of actions and more states should be taking advantage.
Comment by Bill S. Preston, Esq. Friday, Jan 4, 08 @ 9:51 am
Glad that was pointed out. I was looking some story re: colleges.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jan 4, 08 @ 10:06 am
Glad that was pointed out. I was looking for some story re: colleges.
Comment by Anonymous Friday, Jan 4, 08 @ 10:06 am
Thanks for mentioning my blog, For What It’s Worth.
The thing I think may be most helpful for Cook County voters are the statements that the judicial candidates are themselves submitting. My hope is that voters will be able to ‘comparison shop’ among the candidates and make informed choices on February 5, 2008.
Comment by Jack Leyhane Friday, Jan 4, 08 @ 12:04 pm
Godspeed, Jim Watson.
Comment by Fan of the Game Friday, Jan 4, 08 @ 1:39 pm
“University of Illinois officials expected that their Global Campus project would start small. But when online classes began Wednesday, there were fewer than 15 students enrolled, far lower than the 75 students predicted last year.”
Doh! Raise your hand if you even knew that this existed.
Comment by Squideshi Saturday, Jan 5, 08 @ 10:44 am