edited by: Douglas Welch,
Illinois Editor
Look at this beautiful method of public transport, as different from a CTA bus as day is from night! I came across the picture during a morning project, while searching for whether I could recycle those pesky CD cases. While I couldn't find an answer (no' [...]
All of those twentysomethings who voted for Barack Obama last year are about to experience the change they haven't been waiting for: the return of income tax bracket creep. Buried in Nancy' [...]
The killer chart. Huge job losses, millions losing current coverage, $730 BILLION in new taxes, CBO estimate (certainly low) $3 Trillion over 10 Years, jailtime for non-compliance, rationing care, slush funds. Debate on C-Span now. GOP twitter updates here. NRO updates [...]
While the bill will slash Medicare funding, it will also direct billions of dollars' [...]
The House of Representatives is in a rare Saturday session, where it is poised--or not poised--to vote on its health care reform bill that will see federal government eventually take over one-sixth of our economy.
Smart Girl Politics is featuring a list from Congressman Eric Cantor of the 69 U.S. Reps who reportedly remain "undecided" on the Pelosi health care plan. Three of those listed are from Illinois: Jerry Costello, Bill Lipinski and Debbie Halvorson.
Halvorson must be telling associates something different that she told [...]
UPDATE, 8:10a: Here' an email from a House source, sent in the wee hours, that offers an excellent explanation of what's happening:
After a very long day, the House leadership acquiesced to pro-life Democrats led by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) who have demanded a vote on the pro-life Stupak-Pitts amendment. [...]
by Noam N. Levey and James Oliphant
With a historic floor vote looming on their healthcare bill today, House Democratic leaders secured an 11th-hour compromise late Friday night to settle a long-simmering debate over how to restrict federal funding for abortion.
The deal appeared to clear the way for a vote [...]
I can't think of any scenario that sums up more fully what has happened to our country than the news of the last day. There was President Obama on TV yukking it up with conference attendees before reflecting on an act of domestic terrorism that' [...]
by Mark Silva
President Barack Obama, who has ordered feeral flags lowered to half-staff until Veterams Day for the soldiers killed and wounded in an Army psychiatrist's rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, honors the fallen, their families and their comrades today in a weekly address that also honors the [...]
by Phyllis Schlafly
No sooner had we celebrated the exit of Barack Obama's Green Jobs Czar, Van Jones, because of his Communist connections, another off-the-wall Administration embarrassment surfaced. President Obama nominated for commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) a woman who signed a radical manifesto endorsing polygamy.
We [...]
Fix Wilson Yard Shelves Lawsuit … But Keeps the Door Open
By LORRAINE SWANSON, Editor
Blaming limited financial resources, Fix Wilson Yard withdrew its lawsuit against the City of Chicago and a private developer on Thursday, putting further litigation on hold for one year.
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For those fallen in Fort Hood and all over the world. We must never forget that it is the soldier that gives us our freedom.
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An 86-year-old man went to his doctor for his annual check-up…
The doctor asked him how he was feeling, and the 86-year-old said, “Things are great and I’ve never felt better. I now have a 20-year-old bride who is pregnant with my child! So what do you think [...]
1. If you are choking on an ice cube simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat. Presto! The blockage will instantly remove itself.
2. Avoid cutting yourself slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold while you chop.
3. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting [...]
I really do hate Hootie, but they do a good cover of Led Zeppelin
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A reader writes: "Letting you know that the streetlights have been out around the intersection of Hazel and Windsor all night. If more people can call 311 for this, it would be great (I was told by the operator that the fixing of streetlights will take" [...]
South Park on Scientology.
Enjoy the video. This is what Scientologists really believe.
I know some may consider this harsh coming from Turning Left. However, it all seems to be true.
This is what Scientologists really believe.
I have yet to hear differently.
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Although many view Michigan's Upper Peninsula as paradise, there is even a town on the U.P. named Paradise, but that doesn't guarantee an easy living up north.
That's tomorrow at the St. James Lutheran Church @ 8000 S. Michigan Ave between 12 Noon -1:30 PM. Here's the flyer embedded below!
Earlier this week, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the Wal-Mart Foundation kicked off a $32 million holiday giving initiative. 
Am listening to the Illinois GOP candidates for governor debate on WLS radio--and looking at these recipes. The Pioneer Woman Cooks! (Maybe tomorrow:) [...]
Some clarification today from the ACLU:
Dear ACLU Supporter,
Acts of courage on civil liberties should be rewarded. In 2001, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. courageously voted against the Patriot Act—a significant political risk at a time when few others dared to stand up for constitutional rights.
In an email yesterday, through a [...]
WASHINGTON--You betcha, she's coming. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin--on book tour to promote her memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life" will headline the Gridiron Club winter dinner here--along with Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.).
Palin, the outspoken 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, will be the Republican speaker at the Dec. 5 [...]
by Mark Silva
Those East Coast media who are always "making things up'' may not be the best friends of Alaskan Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican nominee for vice president, but Palin is expected at one of the Washington media's most elite gatherings:
Parents who breathed a sigh of relief last month, thinking they were rid of union thugs knocking on their doors and calling them at home shouldn't relax yet.
SEIU is back. And with a vengeance.
This week, Illinois' Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed a complaint with the American Arbitration Association saying [...]
by Jim Tankersley
Perhaps nothing illustrates the challenges of government efforts to curb global warming more than the chain of events that unfolded this week on opposite sides of the Atlantic.
In Washington, the Senate environment committee approved sweeping limits to the United States' emissions of the heat-trapping gases scientists blame' [...]
Two weeks ago, state lawmakers wrapped up the fall veto session and headed home with hopes that Illinois' financial crisis wouldn't follow them back to their own districts. So far, the bad budget news has trickled in slowly enough that many have been able to distance themselves from the severity of [...]
from the Dundee's Stop Light Camera
East Dundee resident Allen Skillicorn is tired of local government corruption, lack of fiscal transparency, and the encroachment of civil liberties. In response, Skillicorn founded Grassroots Revolution, an organization designed to enable average citizens to take back control of their government, including the removal of' [...]
An all too common sight in American politics these days is the fiscal conservative who works diligently to protect the interests of the wealthy -- no matter how costly those protections are. The fight over the estate tax (imposed on the assets of a deceased person) perfectly embodies this phenomenon. And that [...]
Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
A Little Less Choice
Prairie
State Blue's Jeff Smith writes about the exit of progressive activist
Andrea Raila from the Cook County assessor's race.
Stalling Justice
The lead editorial in The Nation
this week criticizes the [...]
Earlier this week I blogged on the movie "Call Northside 777" and touched on the true story behind the 1948 film classic shot in Chicago.
On that post, the son of the real-life prison inmate on whom the story turns, left an extended comment, which I'll re-publish here along with [...]
I may not be posting as much here, due to the fact that I will be the Editor for all things Geeky at 73 Wire’s Business and Tech blog. So do not be alarmed of the lack of posts here.
Also go on over and check out [...]
from the Dodge for Comptroller campaign
Thursday night, the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization unanimously endorsed Jim Dodge, Republican candidate for the Office of Illinois Comptroller. Michael Adelizzi is the township chairman.
“An official nod from this highly respected organization over my opponents (Judy Baar-Topinka and Bill Kelly) is more [...]
Evidently serial sex killer Brian Dugan is taking a pass on the opportunity to testify at his own sentencing hearing. Tsk. After he tried so hard to speak out at one of his court dates, after he had a note slipped to the media, after he tried to arrange for [...]
There are two new campaign ads out this afternoon.
First up, Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias' campaign has a new web video slamming GOP frontrunner Mark Kirk for seeking Sarah Palin's support:
On a related note, the Sun-Times editorial board criticized the North Shore Republican this morning in a piece headlined [...]
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