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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
7:41pm
Wed Jan 7, 2009

More On The Fox Chicago Dispute

YouTube dispute

In response to Progress Illinois' dispute with Fox Chicago over our use of brief clips from their news coverage, some have asked me exactly how many YouTube videos we create that included WFLD footage.  Here's the answer: a sweep of our coverage during the past ten months ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
6:30pm
Wed Jan 7, 2009
2 comments

Day 6 Of The Impeachment Hearings

Rod Blagojevich

The House impeachment committee resumed work today and at center stage were the
juicy details of former Illinois Inspector General Zaldwaynaka Scott’s previously confidential report on some
dubious political hiring.

It turns out that Gov. Blagojevich apparently used ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:31pm
Wed Jan 7, 2009

Daley Seeks Stimulation

Richard Daley

Like most Illinois politicians,
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley doesn’t trust the state’s embattled
governor. This is particularly true when it comes to Blagojevich's ability to dole out stimulus dollars effectively. Yesterday, Daley intensified his efforts to
engineer a ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:12pm
Wed Jan 7, 2009

White And Madigan: "Nothing Remains To Be Done" On Burris Appointment

Roland Burris

As we noted this morning, Senate Democratic leaders have asserted that no further steps can be taken on the Burris appointment until the Illinois Supreme Court decides whether to force Secretary of State Jesse White to sign the certificate of appointment (as Burris has asked ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:33pm
Wed Jan 7, 2009
2 comments

California Company Interested In Reopening Republic Factory

Some more good news may be on
the horizon for the former Republic Windows workers. Ald. Scott
Waguespack (32nd Ward) tells us that a new manufacturing business could
open at the vacated Chicago plant in a matter of weeks, putting some of
the laid-off Republic employees ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:55pm
Wed Jan 7, 2009

IL-5: What's With The O'Connor Buzz?

IL-5

Thanks to a strange little article by the Sun-Times' Fran Spielman yesterday, there seems to be an impression out there that Ald. Patrick O'Connor (38th Ward) is the front-runner for the 5th Congressional District race. Case in point, Chicagoist ran with this headline: "...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:17pm
Wed Jan 7, 2009

Giannoulias Rolls Out Website Detailing Pension Proposal

Alexi Giannoulias

After State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias proposed merging the state’s five pension funds into one last month, we quoted
this response from AFSCME Council 31 spokesman Anders Lindall: “When
it comes to ethics and transparency, we support [the treasurer’s]
goals. Whether this ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:37am
Wed Jan 7, 2009
2 comments

Sen. Burris To Be Seated (UPDATED: No Deal Reached)

Roland Burris

UPDATE (10:37 a.m.): Sens. Reid and Durbin are just concluded their press conference on Capitol Hill.  They have not agreed to seat Burris, as the AP reported this morning.  To the contrary, they emphasized the importance of having Secretary of State Jesse White's signature ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
7:00pm
Tue Jan 6, 2009

Citizen Media Law Project Highlights Our YouTube Case

YouTube dispute

Yesterday, I described how Fox Chicago's short-sighted reaction to our use of clips from their news coverage recently resulted in the suspension of our YouTube account.  Today, the Citizen Media Law Project (CMLP) at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet & ...