Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar

Morning shorts

Posted in:

Illinois

* 105-0: House OKs audit of gov’s $1 mil. church pledge

* Madigan: Cut Illinois American water rates

Madigan and state Rep. Renee Kosel (R-New Lenox) have joined forces to oppose Illinois American’s rate hike request, but the ICC has a history of being generous with utility companies.

* Gov’s ex-aide: I gave Rezko cash

* Ali Ata testifies he paid Rezko, donated to Blagojevich

* Blagojevich got gifts from fundraiser now under indictment

* Rezko trial: ‘He was being watched’

* Hoffman’s name comes up at Rezko trial

* Political threats, hired lobbyists and ward organizing - Children Museum supporters, opponents in high gear

* EPA official ousted while fighting Dow

* Voters and ID cards

* Big splash over probe of suburban mayor’s pool house

* Burt’s back: Natarus now lobbying City Hall

* Stellar public servant should need no defense

* Summer jobs, new city park programs aim to curb youth violence

City Hall will spend $1.5 million to provide 1,000 summer jobs for young people in 10 impoverished neighborhoods with the highest levels of teen violence, the mayor said.

* Daley speech focuses on teen jobs, violence

* Daley ready to slice city spending again

* Public Defender Takes Stroger to Court

* Failed clinic operator on county’s health board list

* Cook Co. commissioner has his say over meeting

“I was there with my vote when they really needed me,” Goslin said. “I voted against 13 different tax increases.”

* Friday Beer Blogging: Bud Lime Edition

posted by Kevin Fanning
Friday, May 2, 08 @ 9:11 am

Comments

Looks like another win win day for old Rod.
Leading by example!

Comment by Ethics Test Joke Friday, May 2, 08 @ 9:17 am
If a 0-107 vote on the GRT was a “victory” for Gov. Goodhair, I wonder how he’ll spin this 105-0 vote in his favor?

Comment by What planet is he from again? Friday, May 2, 08 @ 9:21 am
State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Collinsville - No wonder he’s been defending Governor No-Ethics so strenuously.

Comment by Wacker Drive Friday, May 2, 08 @ 9:22 am
Who is this “Gregg Goslin” guy?

;)

Comment by Rob_N Friday, May 2, 08 @ 9:40 am
I give Reilly his props for hanging tough. Lot of money behind that museum.

Comment by wordslinger Friday, May 2, 08 @ 11:51 am
I agree that fruit should never be combined with beer,even with Corona. Although I understand that a lime helps disguise the taste of that horrible product. I believe no fruit in beer is already a man law.

Comment by taxmandan Friday, May 2, 08 @ 12:09 pm
Now, now don’t be such a snob. The Belgians have been brewing beer with fruit for a long time. They created such delicacies as lambic kriek (sour cherry), lambic fraise (strawberries) and the idea has sprouted on this side of the pond too with lambic cranberry (Sam Adams). The difference is, the fruit (or sometimes just fruit juice) is added after the first fermentation and then ferments in a secondary fermentation prior to bottling, which may involve a tertiary fermentation in the case of natural conditioning. This would differ from Bud Light lime in that I doubt any real limes are actually used and if they are, they’re probably not fermented.

Comment by cermak_rd Friday, May 2, 08 @ 1:41 pm
So sad that Bush threw Mary Gade and the pitiful citizens of Michigan under the bus. She did a good job as IL EPA director. She wasn’t political, unlike Doug Scott, the current director. Its not hard to predict what he would do if he were in her shoes. He’d fall over his feet to make political hay.

Comment by Fed UP Friday, May 2, 08 @ 7:00 pm