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by Adam Doster
3:53pm
Mon Dec 1, 2008
6 comments

Schock's Holiday Mailer

Aaron Schock

Congressman-elect Aaron Schock isn’t asking for much this holiday season. After ousting
Democrat Colleen Callahan by a healthy 20-point margin in the 18th
congressional district race, the 27-year-old Republican sent a letter
to supporters on November 21 requesting for a ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:25pm
Mon Dec 1, 2008

Sun-Times Endorses Jackson Jr.

Rod Blagojevich

Time is ticking for Gov. Rod Blagojevich to name Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate successor. The state’s chief executive -- who may have showed his hand on Thanksgiving Day by calling Rep. Danny Davis “Senator” on two different occasions -- insists he will go public with his ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
11:06am
Mon Dec 1, 2008
3 comments

Illinois Has $831 Million In Ready-To-Go Infrastructure Projects

Economy

At Barack Obama’s press conference last Tuesday, ABC 7’s
Andy Shaw told him that across the country “mayors and county board
presidents and governors are facing hemorrhaging budgets and … are
wondering, to paraphrase the late, great Mike Royko, ‘Where’s ours?’”
In his ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:14pm
Sat Nov 29, 2008
1 comment

Stroger: A Living, Breathing Case For Better Recycling Programs

Todd Stroger

The waste and excess exhibited by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's administration is extensive.  But the most embarassing item on the list has to be ... paper. 

Yes, paper.

This week, Stroger's staff released its 2009 budget document, only to find ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:55pm
Fri Nov 28, 2008

Eliminating The New Poll Tax

Election Reform

Two days before Americans went to vote this year, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow described
Election Day lines as “a poll tax.” Considering the opportunity costs
of waiting around to cast a ballot on a work day, the description
seems apt. It’s possible that the historical parallel...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:16pm
Wed Nov 26, 2008

Demand For Food Stamps Surges

Hunger

Most Americans will spend Thanksgiving Day feasting on turkey and stuffing with loved ones. Unfortunately, a healthy, home cooked meal is out of reach for a growing number of families, as the Washington Post explains: Fueled by rising unemployment and food ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:00pm
Wed Nov 26, 2008

Spilling Ink: Clemency For Ryan?

George Ryan

At a Springfield news conference on Tuesday, Dick Durbin said he believes that George Ryan “has paid a price for his wrongdoing.”
With that in mind, the Illinois senator is mulling whether to
support clemency for the imprisoned former governor, who has served 13 months of
...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:53pm
Wed Nov 26, 2008

Chicago Bike Fed Changes Name, Expands Focus

Environment

For almost 25 years, Windy City cyclists have relied on the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation to promote bike safety and advocate for bike-friendly public policy. Now those that use mass transit or their own two feet to traverse the region can call the 6,100-member ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:25am
Wed Nov 26, 2008
14 comments

Rachel Maddow Highlight's Kirk's UAW Comments

Labor

Last night on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow aired a clip -- posted by Progress Illinois last week -- from GOP Rep. Mark Kirk's recent appearance on local radio in which he said, "I worry that unless properly structured, this is a bailout of the
United Auto Workers, not General ...