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by Josh Kalven
6:40pm
Mon Jan 19, 2009
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IL-5: Filing Deadline Passes

IL-5

At 5 p.m. today the filing deadline passed for candidates interested in replacing Rahm Emanuel in the 5th Congressional District.  In total, 26 candidates filed, including 15 Democrats, six Republicans, and five Greens (see the full list below).  None of the candidates we've ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:01pm
Mon Jan 19, 2009

"A Radical Revolution Of Values"

Words we choose to remember today:

I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world
revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We
must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a
&...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
4:38pm
Mon Jan 19, 2009

Housing Vouchers, Please

Housing

Even those most upbeat about the nation’s ability to recover from a decade of disastrous economic policies concede that things will probably get worse before they improve.

Unemployment
could top nine percent by next year, some economists predict. And it seems ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
1:58pm
Mon Jan 19, 2009

The Short End Of The Stimulus

Stimulus bill

When the U.S. House rolled out an initial summary of its recovery package last week, transit advocates at the state and national level
were closely monitoring the amount of resources the feds planned to devote
to green transportation initiatives.

Illinois PIRG ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:09pm
Mon Jan 19, 2009

Rep. Miller "Determined To Pass A School Reform Bill"

State Legislature

Chicago Public Radio's Natalie Moore ran into State Rep. David Miller (D-Dolton) at a party in D.C. Friday night and reported this tidbit:

Even with Blago’s impeachment troubles and the tumult down in Springfield, Miller says he’s determined to pass a school reform ...

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by Angela Caputo
11:26am
Mon Jan 19, 2009

Putting The "All" In "All Kids"

Health Care

We’ve been beating the drum for comprehensive health care reform for the better part of a year now. Some new figures out last week show that even though national policy appears to be moving in the right direction, piecemeal reforms at the state level continue to fall ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:10pm
Sun Jan 18, 2009

IL-5: Internal Poll Shows Quigley With Early Lead

IL-5

A poll commissioned by Cook County Comm. Mike Quigley shows that, among the less than half of respondents who favor a specific candidate in the 5th Congressional District race, he holds an early lead.  From Greg Hinz's latest column in Crain's:

According to a poll ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
7:57pm
Fri Jan 16, 2009
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Shimkus' Misguided Climate "Battle"

John Shimkus

Just a week into the 2009 congressional session, Rep. John Shimkus is wasting no time drawing a line in the sand on energy policy. Too bad that line is far to the right of most sensible lawmakers. During the first House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on climate ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:49pm
Fri Jan 16, 2009

IL-5: A Tantalizing Tidbit From Hinz

IL-5

I've been wondering when the first poll would surface in the 5th Congressional District race.  This passage from Greg Hinz's latest blog post indicates we'll be seeing some numbers in the next couple days:

Check my column in the edition of Crain's Chicago Business ...