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Amtrak is betting millions of dollars to transform Union Station into an entertainment and tourist destination, complete with restaurants and outdoor cafes, retail, a hotel and even a grocery store, Getting Around has learned.
Great explanation of CPS’s limited options.
By: Mark Glennon* Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan went to court yesterday to stop state worker paychecks during the government shutdown or to allow payment of no more $7.25 an hour — the minimum wage. That action, together with the background story behind it — use of the courts to deliberately sabotage an agreement both workers and the state want — comprise one of the most sordid chapters of Illinois politics in recent memory. First, that background. As the July 1 deadline for a state budge approached, Democrats in the General Assembly sought to pressure Governor Rauner
Since wild bison were reintroduced to an Illinois prairie after being absent from the region for nearly two centuries, the animals have been multiplying a bit like another more prevalent prairie mammal: rabbits. Comment: Our feel-good story for the holiday weekend
The question of whether the state can pay employees during a no-budget shutdown became Thursday’s political football of the day.
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