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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:25am
Thu Jan 29, 2009

Every IL Republican Votes Against House Stimulus Proposal

Stimulus bill

Over the past week, we provided a wealth of data on how the House version of the economic recovery package could aid Illinois -- in both dollars spent and individuals affected.  You can argue over whether the various provisions do enough, but the fact is that the state stands ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
6:59pm
Wed Jan 28, 2009

Union Membership Inches Up In 2008, But EFCA Still Needed

Congress

Organized labor may have weathered a long storm of declining membership, but according to an annual union membership report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today, 2008 saw some gains.

In
all, there were 16.1 million union members on the employment rolls ...

PI Original
by Progress Illinois
4:16pm
Wed Jan 28, 2009
2 comments

Mr. Blagojevich Heads To Springfield

Rod Blagojevich

After days and days of talking only to the media, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has finally decided to address the lawmakers who are inching closer to removing him from office.

During the trial proceedings just now, State
Senate President John Cullerton dropped a bombshell: ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:04pm
Wed Jan 28, 2009

Rough First Day

Chicago

A taste of Ron Huberman's first day on the job as the head of the Chicago Public Schools, from the Tribune: Newly-installed Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman today was booed by a crowd of parents, teachers and community officials upset about plans to ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:32pm
Wed Jan 28, 2009
1 comment

Digging Deeper Into Illinois' Share Of The Stimulus

Labor

Over the past week, we've been using the data trickling out of D.C. to determine how much of the economic recovery package is directed Illinois and where exactly those funds will flow.  Using figures from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, we broke down ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
1:21pm
Wed Jan 28, 2009

Revving Up The Clean Cars Act

Environment

Last year, Illinois came within striking distance
of raising tailpipe-emission standards, but the debate got mired in
regressive Bush-era environmental politics and the Illinois Clean Cars
Act never came up for a vote in Springfield.

With a new powerful ally in the ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:26pm
Wed Jan 28, 2009

A "Nascent Progressive Pressure System"

Congress

Read David Sirota on an emerging dynamic in D.C., in which progressives in Congress are pushing President Obama from the left:

Yes, as Buffalo Springfield would say, there's something happening here. And sure, what it is ain't exactly clear - but it is progressive in ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:29am
Wed Jan 28, 2009
3 comments

IL-5: Claypool Endorsement, Geoghegan Settlement, Feigenholtz On Fair Pay, And More ...

IL-5

Here's the latest news from the race to replace Rahm Emanuel in the 5th Congressional District. Crain's Greg Hinz reported last night that Forest Claypool plans to endorse his fellow Cook County commissioner Mike Quigley today.  Two weeks ago, Quigley conducted a poll ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
6:02pm
Tue Jan 27, 2009
3 comments

IL-5: Local Minutemen Leader Faces Petition Challenge

Immigration

All of the anti-immigrant rhetoric and fearmongering spread by Rosanna Pulido of the Illinois Minutemen Project appears to be catching up with her in her GOP bid for the 5th Congressional District seat. Pulido’s sloppy nominating petitions -- which allegedly contain ...