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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
6:54pm
Thu Jan 8, 2009

"Phew!": House Committee Officially Recommends Impeachment

State Legislature

Following Burris' testimony this afternoon (more on that later), the 21 members of the House special investigative committee recommended that Gov. Blagojevich be impeached.  From the Tribune:

"This
is a very sad day in the state of Illinois," said Rep. ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
6:20pm
Thu Jan 8, 2009

Chicago Bus Lanes Go Down

Transportation

In a post yesterday about Mayor Richard Daley’s attempt to secure direct stimulus dollars from the federal government, we mentioned that the city’s inability to provide matching funds could be a major impediment. Today brought news from the Sun-Times that the city already ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:57pm
Thu Jan 8, 2009

Stern: Pass The Main Street Bailout Quickly

Congress

Like labor activists locally, SEIU International President Andy Stern
wants to make sure legislators in Washington have the interests of
America’s working people at heart during these tough economic times.
The labor leader released a statement today calling on Congress to ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:18pm
Thu Jan 8, 2009

Burris Appears Before The Impeachment Committee (UPDATED)

Impeachment

Roland Burris is currently testifying before the House impeachment committee about how he came to be appointed by Gov. Blagojevich to fill Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.  You can listen here or attempt to watch the hearing via CBS 2's feed. 

UPDATE: Burris ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:11pm
Thu Jan 8, 2009

More Coverage Of Our YouTube Dispute

YouTube dispute

In addition to MediaPost's article on our ongoing copyright dispute with Fox Chicago, Mashable editor-in-chief Adam Ostrow picked up the story this morning.  Here's his take:

Ignoring the copyright issue – where ProgressIllinois would seem to
be in the right anyhow...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:57pm
Thu Jan 8, 2009
4 comments

Roskam: History Will Be Good To Bush

Peter Roskam

Here's GOP Rep. Peter Roskam, speaking about President Bush's legacy on WLS' Don Wade & Roma Morning Show yesterday morning:

Internal mp3

ROMA: By the way, will Bush ever get credit for being the
most ocean-friendly, the most ecological president ever...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:07am
Thu Jan 8, 2009

MediaPost Covers FOX Chicago's YouTube Takedown

In an article today, MediaPost's Wendy Davis covered our dispute with Fox Chicago over the use of their video content on YouTube:

A Fox Chicago spokesperson said the media company issued the takedown
notice because it believed the material violated its copyright...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:39am
Thu Jan 8, 2009

House Panel's Draft Report Recommends Impeachment

Rod Blagojevich

The House "special investigative committee" released a draft report this morning recommending the impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich.  An excerpt:

For all the reasons stated in this report and the evidence contained in
the record before the committee, ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:34am
Thu Jan 8, 2009
2 comments

Windy Economic Outlook In Central Illinois

Energy

Like other parts of the
Midwest, Illinois’ Macoupin County has struggled to redefine itself in
a fast-changing economy. For three straight years, unemployment rates
steadily ticked up. Then, two nearby mines closed last year, pushing
the unemployment rate above 10 percent...