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PI Original
by Adam Doster
10:08am
Fri Dec 19, 2008

Durbin, Davis Bills Make Top Ten List

Dick Durbin

Here’s a reminder that, while
Illinois may be synonymous with corruption these days, the state is also home to some solid, progressive policymakers.

In it’s annual list
of “The Best of Public Policy,” the Drum Major Institute -- a New
York-based think-tank -- ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
7:17pm
Thu Dec 18, 2008

Planned Parenthood Confident "Plan B" Rule Will Prevail

Rep. Choice

Over three years ago, Gov. Rod
Blagojevich put pharmacists on notice by requiring that they make the morning-after pill (also known as "Plan B") available to patients regardless of their
religious or political beliefs. Later that year, two pro-life ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
5:20pm
Thu Dec 18, 2008
1 comment

Chicago Charity Loses Big In Madoff Scheme

This morning, President-elect Barack Obama unveiled a financial oversight team tasked with “crack[ing] down on the culture of greed and scheming” that’s pulled the rug out from under the American economy.

Thanks to Bernard Madoff, this kind of corruption is fresh ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
3:47pm
Thu Dec 18, 2008
2 comments

Looking Under LaHood

Ray Lahood

Reactions and additional reporting on Rep. Ray LaHood’s apparent appointment as Barack Obama’s Transportation Secretary keep rolling in. Yesterday we noted his guarded support for rail funding as one potential asset the Peoria legislator could bring to the department. But the ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:01pm
Thu Dec 18, 2008

Day 3 Of The Impeachment Hearings

Rod Blagojevich

Gov. Blagojevich's attorney, Ed Genson, already made some news at the impeachment hearing this morning, asserting that the federal wiretaps of his client were illegal and therefore inadmissible. Rep. John Fritchey pushed back against this line of argument, according to CF...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:58pm
Thu Dec 18, 2008
1 comment

Obama To Tap Rep. Solis For Labor Secretary (UPDATED)

Barack Obama

Just out from the AP:

A labor official says Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be nominated as labor secretary by President-elect Barack Obama. The
Democratic congresswoman was just elected to her fifth term
representing heavily Hispanic portions of eastern Los ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:17pm
Thu Dec 18, 2008

Aldermen Zero In On Republic Windows TIF

Tax Increment Financing

The owners of Republic Windows and Doors are a sneaky bunch. First, they tried to leave Chicago for the pastures of Iowa on three days notice without paying severance and vacation obligations to more than 200 workers. A courageous six-day sit-in by the laid-off employees ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:27am
Thu Dec 18, 2008

Needless Delays

Immigration

We’re not sure what to make of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USICS) ombudsman Michael Dougherty’s recent finding (PDF) that many immigrants who had gone through the arduous naturalization process this year were denied the citizenship oath in time to ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:20am
Thu Dec 18, 2008

Live From IL-5: Emanuel Staying Out Of It

Rahm Emanuel

When rumors surfaced in mid-November that Rahm Emanuel was hoping to find a placeholder to sit on his House seat until he finished up a stint as White House chief of staff, it left a lot of folks -- including myself -- scratching their head.  The idea that Emanuel would ...