Sen. Matt Murphy: Nibbling at the Margins Has Not Delivered Prosperity – The Illinois Observer
April 19, 2015
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The Big Idea: California Is So Over – The Daily Beast
April 19, 2015
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Comment: California is an opportunity for Illinois, not competition, IF Illinois can get its act together.
Our View: Township consolidation is a small but key step – Northwest Herald
April 19, 2015
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Would consolidating units of government save money and reduce property taxes? Unless it is done with breathtaking incompetence, it’s difficult to see how it could not.
Chinese electric cars hit Chicago’s streets with Uber – FOX Chicago
April 19, 2015
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Comment: Importantly, Uber reportedly also is in talks to merge with the massive Chinese hailing app monopoly, Yidao Yongche.
$54M Dixon theft now subject of college courses – A.P.
April 19, 2015
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The theft and the trial that sent Rita Crundwell to prison are being taught in accounting and forensic accounting classes at DePaul and Northern Illinois universities as well as at several colleges outside Illinois.
A big deal is brewin’ – Quad-Cities Times
April 19, 2015
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The fact the Davenport and Bettendorf casino operations are now moving onto land — quite possibly simultaneously — could be a big deal for the Quad-Cities.
A Frightening Week Awaits CPS and All of Chicago – WP Original
April 19, 2015
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By: Mark Glennon* There’s no point in sugarcoating this. The financial crisis at the Chicago Public School District may come to a head this week, and the impact will extend beyond the school system. A CPS bond sale is scheduled for Tuesday, which is widely seen by financial markets as a test of whether it has a pulse. Here is a summary of key points from various sources: • CPS is just about out of cash, and its cash could be entirely wiped out on 48-hour notice, according to the Sun-Times. Specifically, the banks owed on $228