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* Maybe they could do one for ghost buses, too…
"Tonight, you will be visited by three ghost trains!" — Jacob Marley, Chicago, Illinois. https://t.co/YaKqaZzR0M
— đŽđ¸đŽđ đśđđđ˛đżđđŽđđđş (@akaMisterJayEm) December 7, 2022
* Roundup…
* Bond Buyer | Smoothing cushions the worst in Illinois 2022 pension funding report: The actuarially based unfunded liability tally that smooths the impact of investment returns improved slightly to $139 billion from $139.9 billion last year, propped up by the notable double-digit 2021 returns, according to the General Assembly’s Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability’s newly published review of the system’s actuarial reports for fiscal 2022.
* Vandalia Radio | Witness slips stacking up as Illinois House committee set to hear more gun restrictions Monday: As of Thursday, a subject matter hearing in a House committee scheduled Monday morning shows 7,300 witness slips in support and more than 13,400 in opposition. If the bill is enacted, opponents say they plan to file a lawsuit immediately. The Illinois State Rifle Association said Thursday there is no part of the bill they think is constitutional.
* Belleville News-Democrat | Tax credits, prison reform pass Illinoisâ veto session. Lame duck session set next month.: Illinois lawmakers last week passed significant legislation dealing with electric vehicle manufacturing incentives and the availability of hygiene products for prisoners in the stateâs correctional system. But some weightier issues, including a possible assault weapons ban, will wait until a lame duck session scheduled for early January.
* WTVO | SAFE-T Act: Body cameras required for all Illinois police officers by 2025: The countdown to the day all police officers in Illinois will be required to wear body-worn cameras is underway now that the Illinois SAFE-T Act has been signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
* Sun-Times | Illinois sets record with more than $1 billion wagered on sports in October: Illinois casino sportsbooks came out ahead for the month of October with more than $102 million in revenue, cementing the stateâs status as one of the nationâs most bet-hungry sports markets.
* Herald and Review | Rodney Davis is lone Illinois Republican to support same-sex marriage protections: “I voted for the Respect for Marriage Act because itâs the right thing to do,” Davis said in a statement. “Nobody should face discrimination or be subject to a different set of rules because of their race or sexual orientation. This is about equal protection under the law for all families regardless of where they live.”
* Injustice Watch | Chicago police denied scores of undocumented crime victims a path to citizenship: A U visa offers temporary legal status and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who were victims of certain crimes and who are considered to be helpful or likely to be helpful to law enforcement. Congress created the visa program in 2000 to encourage undocumented immigrants to report crimes and help law enforcement better serve immigrant communities.
* Journal Star | Pekin mayoral candidacy under review as 2 residents contest nomination petition: According to information from Pekin City Clerk Sue McMillan, Pekin residents John Burns and Timothy Latronico said that Cloydâs petition did not include required circulatorâs information at the bottom of each page. Additionally, Burns claimed that some of the signatures on the petition came from people who do not reside within Pekinâs corporate city limits.
* Crainâs | Let’s see a public safety New Year’s resolution from city leaders: As Chicago continues to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic and celebrates the holiday season with skating in Millennium Park and the CTA Holiday Train, the city’s improved finances are also worth celebrating. Less worth celebrating, however, is the city’s progress toward public safety and police reform.
* WTTW | Scrap Plans for New Chicago Gang Database, Interim Police Oversight Board Urges: Chicago Police Department officials should scrap plans to launch a new system to track Chicagoans they believe to be members of gangs, members of the interim Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability urged late Wednesday.
* SJ-R | Dick Austin, former Sangamon County board chairman and top GSA administrator dies at 74: The Springfield native was chairman and chief executive officer of the Sangamon County board from 1978 to 1986. He was first elected to the county board in 1970. Austin served as a regional administrator in the General Services Administration under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He was nominated to the post in Chicago by then-U.S. Rep. Bob Michel, R-Peoria in 1986.
* Streets Blog | Vasquezâs ordinance to allow towing of bike lane blockers gets final vote next Wednesday: Frustratingly, Chicagoâs recently approved 2023 budget actually lowered the fine for illegally parking in bikeways from $500 to $250. This was done in order to comply with an August Illinois Appellate Court ruling that standing and parking tickets canât be higher than $250.
* Crainâs | More customers are shunning ComEd rivals: The number of households in northern Illinois getting their electricity from a supplier other than Commonwealth Edison is at its lowest level in more than a decade. Over the year that ended Oct. 31, residential customers of non-utility suppliers fell nearly 30% to 650,892 from 914,120 in ComEd’s territory, according to data tracked by the Illinois Commerce Commission. That amounts to less than 20% of the 3.7 million households in the region.
* SF Gate | Tracy ready to represent new, but familiar territory: Tracy was re-elected to the Senate on Nov. 8 after representing the 47th District, north of Interstate 72. Tracy will be inaugurated Jan. 11 to represent the 50th District, which lies mostly south of the old 47th District. The northern border of the new district is relatively close to the former southern border of the old 47th District. The new district includes all or parts of Morgan, Scott, Greene, Pike, Cass, Brown, Schuyler, and Jersey counties. To the south, it stops just north of Alton and the Metro East.
* Tribune | Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez gets $10,200 raise: The Chicago Board of Education has approved three changes to Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinezâs employment contract, including a 3% raise and the ability for future annual raises to be given without a board vote.
* Sun-Times | How glassblowing is helping Chicago youth cope with trauma: The Project Fire program in East Garfield Park teaches glassblowing to victims of violence to help them heal. On Saturday, their works will be for sale at a holiday market.
* Crainâs | Chicago landlord selling portfolio in $600 million deal: Chicago-based Pangea has agreed to sell the properties it owns here to Emerald Empire, a real estate investment firm based in suburban New York, the two companies confirmed. Emerald is paying in the ballpark of $600 million for the 400-property portfolio, according to a person familiar with the sale.
* Sun-Times | 100 years of wisdom: Sister Jean, matriarch of Loyola University Chicago, to publish a memoir : Guidance from the beloved Catholic nun who became known nationally as Loyola University Chicagoâs biggest athletics booster will come in the form of a memoir titled: âWake Up with Purpose!: What Iâve Learned in My First Hundred Years.â
* NBC Chicago | Candace Parker, Chicago Sky Players React to Brittney Griner’s Release: First, there was Sky general manager/head coach James Wade releasing an effusive statement that called Thursday a “monumental day” and promised to “continue to keep her (Griner) uplifted” as she assimilates back to her regular life:
* Sun-Times | U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy urges COVID boosters during Chicago visit as cases rise again: The nationâs top doctor said during a Near North Side appearance that he does ânot expect this winter to be as bad as last winter when we had the omicron variantâ â but thatâs dependent on people using the pandemic resources that are available to them.
* CBS Chicago | ‘Not in the normal conditions’: Sen. Duckworth wants to change how airlines downsize seats, evacuation plans: Airlines have been downsizing their seats for years which led the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to set new standards, to ensure passengers can evacuate a plane in 90 seconds or less. But that testing has been widely criticized for not taking people with disabilities into account. CBS Correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth is looking to make changes.
posted by Isabel Miller
Friday, Dec 9, 22 @ 8:15 am
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Perhaps they can do one for metra that uses different colors depending on the delay cause: Switch failure, manpower issues, PTC….
Comment by OneMan Friday, Dec 9, 22 @ 9:23 am
These morning roundups make life so much easier - especially as Twitter falls down on itself. Thank you, Millers!
Comment by Barton Lorimor Friday, Dec 9, 22 @ 9:34 am
That’s high praise coming from you Barton.
Maybe she could create an app called Isabel that curates just the stories that people need to read.
Comment by Ok Friday, Dec 9, 22 @ 10:05 am
What reporter is going to write the story about Naperville mayor race petition challenge, with update being Ancel Glink is representing the mayoral candidate pro bono? Who is behind the petition challenge âŚ
Comment by Dupage Whisperer Friday, Dec 9, 22 @ 10:54 am
Actually I’m thinking this would be a cool story. The first ghost train goes into the past, rides past scenes from the person’s life and people from that time board the train at certain stops. Then a train from the present and it’s full of merry partiers and such and scenes from his assistant could be seen from the train. Then the train to the future that goes through a cemetery.
Comment by cermak_rd Friday, Dec 9, 22 @ 10:55 am
First, if you arenât checking out MisterJayEmâs Twitter, you are sorely missing out. Flat out fun, good stuff too.
To the incredible (daily dose, so great) post,
Yes. Thank you, Rodney Davis.
===â⌠because itâs the right thing to do.â===
Yeah, since 2017 that hasnât been your switch often enough, and you got âMary Miller-edâ anyway.
Still, I appreciate the vote.
Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Dec 9, 22 @ 11:27 am