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City Hall is planning another subsidy for Block 37 — this time a three-phased bailout of an el station under construction there that’s running more than $100 million over budget.

* Sketchy transportation plans drag down Chicago’s Olympic bid

* Olympian quest: Buff city’s image

* Obama makes cameo at Daley Plaza Olympic rally

* McCain backs Olympic bid, but watch spending

* Third grandchild joins Daley clan

* Prominent blogger defends subjective, secretive plans to squander taxpayer money

* Jackson County Mass Transit awarded grant for new vehicle

* Commuters: Get ready for I-270 makeover and lane closings

* So Much For Not Blowing

* Bernard Schoenburg: Cahnman pushing a ‘FAB’ idea for county board

* Dear Guv, About my bill: Never mind.

* Gaming News

* State Capitol Notebook: A look at the week that was in state government

* Fairmount welcomes ruling requiring casinos to share revenue with tracks

* Thomson lawyer seeks to unseat incumbent Boland

* Case with Walgreens a drop in the budget hole

* A commuted sentence, and a life reborn

* 2008 Competitive U.S. House races chart

* A Campaign Lacking a Sense of Proportion and Lying

* Lobbyists Are Citizens, Too

* New Democratic committeeman promotes Aurora in D.C., Springfield

* Illinois politics in D.C.

* “And don’t get me started about my daughter-in-law…”

* Oberweis Asset Management:” Recession fears meant a tough quarter for U.S. stocks, but “we’re not seeing that in China, at least not yet”

* Bean poses open voting record bill

“Why is it easier to get a consumer guide to get a home appliance or consumer electronics … than it is to see if your representative is voting in a way that represents your values?” Bean said.

posted by Kevin Fanning
Monday, Jun 9, 08 @ 4:32 am

Comments

Two biggest developments of the weekend were the GOP COnvention platform plank against gambling expansion. That will mean Cross who has statewide hopes will bail out of the capital plan. Watson cannot afford to stick with the casino guys either.

The ties to Rezko-Halverson-Peotone are shocking too. Wonder if the real media (if they still exist) will cover this one?

Comment by Gomer GOP Monday, Jun 9, 08 @ 9:28 am