Bad Housing Policy Discriminates Against Poor People – Points & Figures
September 11, 2019
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Illinois approves 26 businesses to offer safety training to marijuana sellers – ABC Chicato
September 11, 2019
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Chicago Looks for Revenue With Fewer Residents Footing Bill – Bloomberg
September 11, 2019
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Dismantling Madigan’s Capitol – IOP
September 11, 2019
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Despite the power Madigan holds, there does seem to be some political will and momentum in changing the way Illinois draws its legislative map. Gov. Pritzker campaigned on Fair Maps and although he hasn’t given specifics he vowed to veto any map that is politically gerrymandered.
Former AG Lisa Madigan joins Kirkland & Ellis – Chicago Sun-Times
September 11, 2019
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Labor attorney says Comptroller prevailing wage order leaves questions for businesses – Center Square
September 11, 2019
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“We have created a system under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act where you can use taxpayer money and the government to go after your enemies,” he said.
The withholding of payment against a business could be used as leverage against a business that’s not seeing eye-to-eye with a local labor union, Risch said.
15 shot, 2 killed Tuesday in Chicago shootings – Chicago Sun-Times
September 11, 2019
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Comment: In a sense, this isn’t actually “news,” and it’ not among the topic we cover, but it somehow seemed like murder is worth an occasional mention.
Chicago Prepares to Unclog a Transit Bottleneck – Next City
September 11, 2019
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The Chicago Tribune reports that work will begin this fall on the largest modernization project in CTA history, a $2.1 billion reconstruction project that goes by the name of Red-Purple Modernization (RPM). The overall project, which will take a total of four years to complete, will modernize the signaling and train controls and rebuild four stations on the North Side elevated, on which Red, Purple and Brown line trains operate.
Watch The Democratic Debate In Chicago At These Bars – CBS Chicago
September 11, 2019
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Chicago City Council members, community groups call for reinstatement of corporate head tax – ABC Chicago
September 11, 2019
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Watchdog accuses County Clerk Karen Yarbrough of running ‘illegal patronage’ operation, wants court oversight – Chicago Tribune
September 11, 2019
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Less than a year into office, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough faces potential federal court oversight of hiring amid a watchdog’s accusations that she’s “running an illegal patronage employment system.”
Veteran anti-patronage attorney Michael Shakman said in a new legal filing that Yarbrough has put the politically connected into jobs that are supposed to be free from such influence, asked her employees for campaign contributions on their private cellphones and transferred certain supervisors to far-flung offices in hopes they’ll quit.
Chicago Republican Party chairman: Contract agreement with AFSCME workers is ‘legalized bribery’ – Chicago City Wire
September 11, 2019
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Illinois Comptroller’s Office Doubles Down, Calls Wirepoints’ Critique “Fringe, Apocalyptic Ranting:” Our Response.
September 11, 2019
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Calling us “fringe” indicates more about the perspective of Illinois’ political establishment than it says about us.
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