Chicago Hoped To Generate Millions With Expensive City Sticker Tickets. It Didn’t Work. – WBEZ
July 26, 2018
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Mitch Daniels: These American states are drowning in ‘irretrievable’ debt – Fox Business
July 26, 2018
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Comment: We’ve been saying “insurmountable,” but “irretrievable” will do. His Op-Ed in the Washington Post on this is linked here.
Enjoy the good times, CPS. But beware the next crisis. – Editorial – Chicago Tribune
July 26, 2018
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Rauner skips Trump’s first presidential visit to Illinois – ABC Chicago
July 26, 2018
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Plan to allow bets on ‘historical’ races at horse tracks moves ahead despite legal questions – Chicago Tribune
July 26, 2018
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Citing desperate times, the Illinois Racing Board moved ahead Thursday with plans to introduce a form of video gambling at horse racing tracks. The board agreed to develop a set of rules to govern “historical horse racing” at the racetracks — despite questions about whether the latest proposed expansion of gambling in Illinois could be introduced without approval by state lawmakers.
Trump touts tariffs during speech at Illinois steel plant – INN
July 26, 2018
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Trump talks trade to steelworkers in Illinois — live updates – CBS News
July 26, 2018
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Chicago among top convention cities – Chicago Business Journal
July 26, 2018
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Abused by students, failed by adults – Chicago Tribune
July 26, 2018
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A continuation of the Tribune’s outstanding series of special reports on Chicago public schools.
Nearly a third of property tax revenue in Chicago is diverted into 143 TIF districts – IL Policy
July 26, 2018
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An alderman wants to let area residents invest in $500K ward-level bonds, have locals vote for neighborhood projects online – Chicago Tribune
July 26, 2018
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Chicago-area residents would be able to invest in bonds to pay for $500,000 of ward-level projects that locals would vote on, under a plan an alderman envisions helping increase local involvement in how public money gets spent.
Northwest Side Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th, says “It could be like participatory budgeting, where residents attend a meeting with their alderman to discuss different possible projects — say a playground, street repaving or a baseball field for a school — and then they vote online on which one they want to fund.”
Chicagoist Helped Make the Media Landscape that Chance the Rapper Hates – Chicago Magazine
July 26, 2018
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UIUC takes in most state student financial aid in Illinois – IL Watchdog
July 26, 2018
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Rauner: Will no longer contribute to candidate’s foundation – A.P.
July 26, 2018
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How public sector employers are working to reduce their pension liabilities – Employee Benefit News
July 26, 2018
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No mention of Illinois, of course.
Hearing is only ‘a start’ toward confidence in tollway hiring – Editorial – Daily Herald
July 26, 2018
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Tollway officials told a state Senate committee that they would “set the record straight” about questions of transparency, favoritism and conflicts of interest, but at best their appearance Tuesday was just, to quote Democratic Sen. Laura Murphy, of Des Plaines, “a start.”
Illinois congressional delegation requests election security briefing because state was a ‘major target’ in 2016 – Chicago Tribune
July 26, 2018
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Illinois’ entire U.S. House delegation is asking federal officials for a briefing about election security, given that the state was a “major target” of Russian hackers in the 2016 election.
Illinois farmers welcome $12 billion in aid, but prefer trade: ‘There’s no magic crop out there’ – Chicago Tribune
July 26, 2018
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llinois soybean farmers caught in the middle of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China might see some short-term relief from $12 billion in aid announced Tuesday, but they’re still worried about losing their best customer.