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Of the almost 600,000 violation notices that have been sent since August, only one-half of 1 percent contained “errors in images” that would result in bogus toll-violation notices, she said.

* Washington Post: Illinois Governor Is In Courtroom in Spirit

Rezko is best-known nationally as a former fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), but Blagojevich is the most significant player not in the courtroom. The essence of the criminal prosecution is the alleged ability of Blagojevich’s close friends and advisers to enrich themselves by manipulating decision-making in a famously unsavory state capital.

* Natasha Korecki talks about the trial

* Star witness badly tarnished — again

* Daley off on motto but right about kids

* Court Delivers Blow to Chicago School Councils

* Daley Takes on Critics of His Children’s Museum Plan

* Daley defends naming rights for Children’s Museum

“This is not about Mayor Daley and Brendan Reilly,” the mayor said. “It’s about children. When he has children, he’ll understand.”

* Unfiltered: Chicago Mayor Daley Remarks on CTA Changes

* Green Party fills November ballots

* Greens will go the way of Solidarity and Washington (political parties, that is)

* IHSA vs. newspapers

* thecapitolfaxblog.com comments in the SouthtownStar

* Painting Illinois’ history

* Rest stops to get security cameras, phones

* Former state representative dead at 87

Former State Rep. L. Bruce Richmond died Sunday at home, surrounded by his family.

* Seals says immigration issues require mix of solutions

* Seals offers blueprint in 10th District: war, immigration

* A growing sense Dems could boost majorities on Capitol Hill

* Women Inch Closer to Parity in Congress

* Briefs: New head of Elk Grove GOP

* Senator Durbin meets with local officials and tours dispatch center

posted by Kevin Fanning
Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 8:29 am

Comments

“It is the customer’s responsibility to make sure we are in error,” Illinois Tollway mouthpiece McGinnis said.

Comment by What Arrogance! Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 8:40 am
As badly tanrished as rezko is, I am surpsied how none in the Media have shown where there is corroborating information from other witness’s and documents not subject to the whims of levines memory. For instance board memebrs saying that levine would deliver the marching orders of rezko!

Comment by Ghost Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 8:52 am
From the Washington Post story — a very odd sentence. Non sequitur upon non sequitur.

Comment by wordslinger Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 9:14 am
“DALEY: This is not about Mayor Daley and Brendan Reilly, this is about children. And when he has children he’ll understand that some day.

Reilly’s chief of staff said the alderman would have no comment. ”

Appropriate response by Reilly.

Comment by VivaLFuego Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 9:26 am
So, if you miss a 40 cent toll the Tollway sends you a bill for twenty bucks. (Whether or not you actually violated is another story)

Question: What happens if you owe the Tollway alot of money, BUT, you’ve conveniently sent a nice donation to Blagojevich’s campaign fund?

Answer: They let you slide. No penalties, no fines. In fact, you don’t have to pay hardly anything. Just ask the operators of the Tollway oases.

Comment by Just Send a Check Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 10:06 am
“famously unsavory state capital” Maybe this should replace the Land of Lincoln slogan.

Comment by Garp Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 10:22 am
Rich, thanks for posting the two stories regarding the Green Party. It’s interesting to see two pieces coming at the story from entirely different angles.

Comment by Squideshi Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 10:24 am
Bruce Richmond was good man and got me started in politics while I was attending SIU Carbondale.

Comment by Anon Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 12:06 pm
“This isn’t about Brendan Reilly, this is about the fact that he has no children.”

Hurray for that!! That’s one less Chicago politician trying to line his family’s pockets with city contracts and jobs.

Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 12:19 pm
LOL

Comment by Kevin Fanning Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 12:19 pm
wow, 16% women in the Senate and 17% in the House, we are oh so grateful, we can take of our
Annie Oakley outfits and let the menfolk keep getting elected.

pathetic, on the numbers score and Obama….

Comment by amy Monday, Apr 14, 08 @ 3:06 pm