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“There’s plenty of talk about IT talent gaps and developing the next generation of tech pros. Here’s how several Chicago companies walk the walk — locally.” http://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/executive-insights-and-innovation/nurturing-its-next-generation-chicago-style-/d/d-id/1252693?piddl_msgid=216089#msg_216089
The Civic Federation, a business group, says we can’t afford another stunt to buy votes in an election year. http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25509135/gov-quinn-homeowners-to-get-tax-rebate
Gore decrees that it’s warming skeptics, not believers, whose minds are closed by enforced orthodoxy. Got that, you science-hating, Koch brothers-financed, rapacious baggers? http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Al-Gore-Global-Warming-University-of-Chicago-video-259078631.html
By: Nancy R. Mathieson* The 2014 enrollment period for Obamacare health insurance was Oct. 1, 2013 to April 19, 2014. Open-enrollment for 2015 begins November 15th. Here’s a recap for Illinois: Who signed up? The federal government reports more than 217,000 people in Illinois enrolled, with no differentiation made between those who bought and those who bought and paid. Of that total, 104,000 or nearly half enrolled between March 1st and April 19th. A new McKinsey survey reports a large majority of people signing up in the U.S. are now paying for their coverage (83%). The survey also
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http://www.publicsectorinc.org/2014/05/chicagoans-let-somebody-else-pay-for-our-pension-mess/
Chuck Templeton founded OpenTable and was Chairman at GrubHub, among his other ventures. Comment: He was a also a sniper in the Army Rangers. He shoots straight. http://bluesky.chicagotribune.com/originals/chi-chuck-templeton-impact-engine-bsi-20140512,0,0.story
Soaring college tuition plus chronic, high unemployment equals financial disaster for many people here in Illinois. It’s a serious issue for graduates who because of interest and penalties, now owe far more than they originally borrowed. http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25497749/illinois-students-being-buried-in-college-loan-debt
Good beer and good cheer is in good supply in the Chicago area these days. http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/25497555/craft-beer-explodes-in-chicago
The deal, between the State Universities Annuitants Association and the attorney general, could put a stop to a surge of retirements at Illinois’ public universities. http://wuis.org/post/deal-reached-university-pensions
“We fell behind in our street maintenance,” Mt. Prospect Mayor Arlene Juracek explains. “So as your revenue sources are limited and your costs are escalating, you start to make the tradeoffs. … One of the most escalating costs is the pension costs.” http://www.wbez.org/news/chicago-suburbs-grapple-their-own-pension-crisis-110166
Illinois Republican Mark Kirk is a fiscal hawk, warning about U.S. debt while serving in the House, but in a new book, former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Kirk went too far when he told Chinese officials not to buy U.S. debt. http://politics.suntimes.com/article/washington/geithner-slammed-delusional-kirk-warning-china-us-debt/mon-05122014-918am#bmb=1
Sales of Chicago-area commercial properties jumped in the first quarter to their highest level since 2008, fueled by rebounding rents and occupancies and a pickup in lending. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20140512/CRED02/140509733?template=mobile
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