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* No break expected in Illinois jobless benefits
* Ald. Burke: Red light cameras a ‘money machine’
Burke has introduced an ordinance to mandate traffic school for drivers nabbed by red light cameras. He hopes teaching violators about the potential for a crash will do more than just a fine to convince them to stop.
* Daley to declassify names of aldermanic applicants
* Mayor Daley names Gery Chico to lead City Colleges board
* Gery Chico moving over to head City Colleges Board
* Daley Appoints Former Chief of Staff to City Colleges Board
* Selling one-day parking permits around Wrigley, the Cell could bring day in jail
* Is Daley Trying To Score 2nd NFL Team For Chicago?
It started when CBS 2’s Mike North on Monsters & Money in the Morning revealed that a former NFL commissioner was in town visiting Mayor Daley.
* Council panel approves two Wrigley shows in September
* Long-Standing Cook County Jail Decree Might End
* Ousted Security Boss: O’Hare is ‘Least Secure Airport’ in Country
* No Timeline for Decision on Closing Chicago Waterways
* 100 college prep seats set aside for top eighth-graders
The best-scoring eighth-graders from some of the city’s worst-scoring schools are being saved 100 seats at four elite college preps — including the top-scoring high school in the state — in the latest twist to this year’s controversial admission process.
* Students at Worst Schools Get Ticket to Elite High Schools
* U. of I. Springfield chancellor to get salary for 14 months after leaving post
The agreement, to be voted on by the university’s board of trustees at its meeting next week, comes as University of Illinois officials have repeatedly said they are under severe financial constraints.
* Ringeisen might retain salary after retiring
* Ikenberry: U of I tuition on rise
* SIU will not pull a U of I with tuition
* Poshard: No layoffs this fiscal year
* Cancer institute to open this summer — two years late
* DuPage Airport board, Schillerstrom ’save face’ in new budget deal
Airport board Chairman Dan Goodwin said the revised budget is a compromise that allows “both sides to save face” because it grants the tech park administration’s full funding request, but calls for the tech park to return $316,000 of the appropriation to pay off some of the $650,000 it owes the airport authority. The tech park’s large debt payback will cut into its $400,000 reserves, which Goodwin said both he and Schillerstrom agreed should not exist.
* [Kane] County ethics reform proposal gets warm reception
The changes would rewrite the code of conduct for county board members. If approved in its current form, the new laws would limit political contributions to no more than $1,000 per calendar year from anyone who does business with or seeks business with the county, or is appointed by the county board to a paid position. County board members would also be limited in their ability to take a paid appointment or receive a county job.
* Birkett pushes courtroom efficiency at Capitol
* Oswego tables water tap-on fees increase
* Needham steps down as Aurora Township clerk
* Alderman wants to ban ‘pants on the ground’
1st Ward Ald. Sam Cunningham said this week that he would like to see Waukegan enact an ordinance making sure that “young men don’t show their underwear” in public.
* Peoria to Google: Keep name; city wants speed
Peoria’s not going to change its name to Google, and Mayor Jim Ardis said he is not planning to bungee jump off the Murray Baker Bridge, but the floor is open for ideas to lure high-speed Internet to the region.
* East Peoria council acts on streets, jobs
* Woodford board OKs wind farm road plans
* Energy plant on horizon in Taylorville
* Sights lowered on levee repairs
Officials who formed the Southwestern Illinois Flood Prevention District in 2007 figured to collect enough from a quarter-cent sales tax to pay the $150 million cost for 500-year-level repairs. They figured on 65 percent reimbursement later from the Army Corps of Engineers, which shares flood protection responsibilities.
But estimates have soared to more than $300 million for 500-year protection, and more than $200 million for the 100-year level.
* Bergman won’t face charges in shoving incident, state police say
[Mayor] Bergman was accused of shoving Willie Brown, who is one of four people charged with vote fraud in connection with the village municipal election in April. Brown, who could not be reached for comment, told police that Bergman shoved him in the hallway where the Village Board was then meeting following a contentious regular meeting of the board.
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Thursday, Mar 4, 10 @ 8:40 am
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When the NFL expands, it will be to Los Angeles or San Antonio first. The lack of a team in the Los Angeles TV market is like a bone in the throat to the owners.
Daley would be better trying to snatch an existing team. He should have Reinsdorf call Al Davis — they went to the same high school in Brooklyn. Al is always, um, eccentric enough to make a deal.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Mar 4, 10 @ 9:30 am
Dear Alderman Burke:
Good luck mandating traffic school for red light violators, since the legislature and the City of Chicago neatly categorize them as non-moving violations, basically a $100 parking ticket.
That way, they don’t have to bother proving who was actually driving the vehicle, or offering things like due process.
Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Thursday, Mar 4, 10 @ 12:51 pm
So the former head of security at O’Hare says its the most unsecure airport in the country and offers a few observations to support that contention. The story appears in the media easily accessible around the world. O’Hare airport, the largest and busiest in the country, Obama’s hometown –this article all but dares terrorists to look at it as a target. God help us!
Comment by Cousin Ralph Thursday, Mar 4, 10 @ 3:20 pm
Take it easy, Cousin Ralph. The dude has an ax to grind. Recent history would suggest were pretty safe.
As far as “daring” the terrorists, I triple-dog dare them. They’re all 10-feet-tall and can do anything, whenever they want, right?
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Mar 4, 10 @ 4:17 pm