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PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:33pm
Thu Nov 20, 2008

IL Immigrants Tell Stories Of Broken Families

Luis Gutierrez

Last Saturday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez held an event at a church on Chicago's West Side to highlight "the tragic, personal stories of countless U.S. citizens from Chicago and beyond whose families have been torn apart by an immigration system that values quotas over families...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:50am
Thu Nov 20, 2008

Stop The Skimming

Taxes

Money may be scarce these days.
But with a relatively simple shift in policy, the Prairie State could
bring in millions of dollars in extra revenue that big corporations take home each year for merely collecting sales taxes.

The way state
law is written, Illinois ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
10:30am
Thu Nov 20, 2008

Dart On Spread Of Foreclosures: "Utter Chaos"

Cook Co.

Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Sen. Dick Durbin's proposal to help struggling homeowners by allowing bankruptcy courts to renegotiate the terms of certain mortgages.  As we noted on Tuesday, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart flew to Washington to ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
9:13pm
Wed Nov 19, 2008
1 comment

Ald. Ocasio: Daley Admin "Believes Everything And Everyone Is Expendable"

Chicago City Council

Yesterday, the Reader's Mick Dumke wondered which Chicago aldermen would stand up to Mayor Daley and vote against his 2009 budget.  Ultimately, only one did so during the full city council meeting today, Ald. Billy Ocasio (26th Ward).  In his floor statement, Ocasio not only ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
5:40pm
Wed Nov 19, 2008
2 comments

Driving Mass Transit Riders Back To Their Cars

Transportation

Just as more and more
Illinois commuters were getting on board with mass transit, a stalemate over
how to pay for a $4 billion backlog of state bills threatens to force
thousands off the bus.

Last month, the Illinois Department of Transportation sent out a courtesy ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
2:40pm
Wed Nov 19, 2008
3 comments

Does New Group Have What It Takes To "Advance Illinois" Education?

Education

A prominent line up of public
officials—including former Commerce Secretary William Daley, former
Gov. Jim Edgar, and former House Speaker Dennis Hastert—along with some
deep-pocketed foundations rolled out the state’s latest education initiative yesterday.

For some ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
1:58pm
Wed Nov 19, 2008

Federal Employees, Take Heart

Jan Schakowsky

Undoing the damage wrought by
the Bush administration’s arrogance and incompetence will be one of
President-elect Barack Obama’s biggest challenges, whether in Iraq,
Wall Street, or the halls of Washington. For eight years, the Texas
Republican subjected the federal ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:20pm
Wed Nov 19, 2008

Blagojevich's Climate Change Summit

Rod Blagojevich

With grim economic news piling up, it's not surprising that Gov.
Rod Blagojevich chose to skip town for the West Coast. But Blago's trip to Southern California isn't just an escape --
it might actually be constructive.

Frustrated with the Bush administration's ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
10:14am
Wed Nov 19, 2008

Foster Care Checks Are In The Mail ... Almost

Springfield

On Monday, we reported
that Illinois officials were scrambling to find the funds for thousands of vouchers that parents and social
service agencies rely on to care for foster children across the state.

Well, the crisis has been averted.

We got word that ...