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by Josh Kalven
5:22pm
Mon Jan 12, 2009
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Sen. Roland Burris (UPDATED)

Roland Burris

It's official:

Senate Democratic leaders today cleared the way for Roland W. Burris to
be seated as a senator from Illinois, after more than a weeklong
spectacle surrounding a corruption scandal in the state and the
questioning of Mr. Burris’s credentials...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:46pm
Mon Jan 12, 2009

Flores On The Republic Windows TIF: "Bad Public Policy"

Tax Increment Financing

An attempt to recoup the nearly $10 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) subsidies that the City of Chicago handed over to Republic Windows & Doors died quickly in the City Council’s Finance Committee today. The effort to go after the defunct company (whose owners ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:50pm
Mon Jan 12, 2009
1 comment

Burris Ordeal Comes Full Circle ... Again

Roland Burris

A senior Democratic aide told CNN today that the swarm of confusion surrounding Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate is a "mess."  Indeed, every time it seems to be nearing a resolution, there's another twist and the trail of tangles grows. Maybe there was ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
1:35pm
Mon Jan 12, 2009
2 comments

Fox Chicago’s View Of Copyright Law: Unfair And Imbalanced

YouTube dispute

Since my last post on the ongoing Fox Chicago/Progress Illinois dispute over our use of clips from their news broadcasts, there have been some interesting developments.  For one, the station responded last week stating that they are willing to discuss the establishment of ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:01pm
Mon Jan 12, 2009
3 comments

Kirk's Idea Of Diplomacy: "It's Time To Take Out The Trash" In Gaza

Mark Kirk

While Israel’s recent incursion into Gaza is a thorny issue and one beyond our purview here at Progress Illinois, I think there's one thing we can all agree on:
in times of crisis, when bombs are flying abroad and innocent civilians are being killed and maimed, diplomacy is ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:24am
Mon Jan 12, 2009

Bus Lanes Back On The Table?

Chicago

Chicago’s bus lane proposal may not be dead after all. On Thursday, we noted that the city was forced to forfeit $153 million in federal funds to create 10 miles of special bus service because officials in the U.S. Transportation Department refused to allow more time ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
10:50am
Mon Jan 12, 2009

Roskam Brings Anti-Tax Dogma To Ways And Means Committee

Peter Roskam

Republicans in Washington must
think pretty highly of 6th District Rep. Peter Roskam. After holding
back a Democratic challenger to win his second term in Congress, the
House GOP leadership decided to reward him with a choice committee
assignment. The Daily Herald’s ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:12pm
Sun Jan 11, 2009

We Must Proudly Support Community Organizers

Our historic presidential contest has finally opened the door for a
long-overdue discourse on the important role of community organizing and why
foundations should invest in these efforts.

Regardless of what transpires over the next four years, President-elect
Barack ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:12pm
Sun Jan 11, 2009

Durbin And Burris On Face The Nation

Roland Burris

This morning on CBS' Face The Nation, both Sen. Dick Durbin and Roland Burris appeared to discuss the ongoing saga over Illinois' vacant Senate seat.  Watch:

So did Durbin "soften his stance" since Friday, as the AP reported following the interview?  You ...