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by Josh Kalven
5:50pm
Thu Apr 9, 2009

Mental Health Clinics Saved By The Stimulus

Chicago

That's what Chi Town Daily News is reporting:

The mayor's office said this afternoon four mental health centers that
appeared to be closing today would stay open. Federal stimulus dollars
will be used to fund the centers.

Back in March, we noted that ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
3:48pm
Thu Mar 26, 2009
1 comment

Education Funding Takes A Ride

Stimulus bill

Those concerned about Illinois education have found themselves on quite the roller-coaster as of late, watching historic school funding opportunities
repeatedly surface, then slip away.

First, the original draft of the federal stimulus plan included over $4 ...

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by Angela Caputo
10:27am
Fri Mar 20, 2009
1 comment

Aldermen Call Out Daley's "Pattern Of Secrecy"

Richard Daley

In typical fashion, Mayor Daley sent top-tier staff to a Chicago City Council hearing yesterday on his $1 billion stimulus wishlist to make clear that they are “satisfied”
with the plan and it’s not open for discussion. But that didn’t stop many of the assembled aldermen ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:52pm
Wed Mar 11, 2009

Moore To Mayor Daley: "Come Clean" On Stimulus Wishlist

Stimulus bill

In the past month, we've written repeatedly about Mayor Daley's obstinate refusal to release the details of Chicago's stimulus wishlist, noting that calamaties haven't befallen the numerous other big-city mayors who've disclosed this information and highlighting efforts by Ald...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:30am
Wed Mar 11, 2009
1 comment

Daily Herald Editorial Flies Off The Rails

Stimulus bill

Transit advocates cheered Sen. Dick Durbin and Gov. Pat Quinn’s announcement Monday that the two plan to fight for federal stimulus funds to upgrade the existing Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis. The Daily Herald, however, wasn’t too pleased with the news. This ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
12:41pm
Fri Mar 6, 2009
1 comment

Aaron Schock (R-Hannity)

Stimulus bill

If you’ve been watching Fox News’ Sean Hannity recently, GOP Rep. Aaron Schock's comments on WIND yesterday may sound all too familiar. Listen:

Internal mp3

SCHOCK: [L]et’s not forget
the stimulus package had quote-unquote no earmarks in it either. And I
don...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
11:43am
Fri Mar 6, 2009

A Glitch In The Stimulus Bill's "Prompt Pay" Requirement?

Health Care

Last month, WBEZ tipped us off
to a provision in the stimulus bill that will force the state to catch
up on its backlog of bills to Medicaid providers and stop its
longstanding practice of delaying such payments. In our follow-up post,
we noted
legislation proposed ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
6:08pm
Thu Mar 5, 2009
8 comments

A Look At The Transit Wishlist In Chicagoland

Chicago

This week, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) posted the most comprehensive list to date of how mass transit systems in the six-county metropolitan region will benefit from the federal stimulus package. Anyone hoping to get their two-cents in ought to act ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
5:03pm
Fri Feb 27, 2009
3 comments

What Is Mayor Daley So Afraid Of?

Chicago

Although pressure is building on Mayor Daley to release the details of Chicago’s stimulus wish-list, there’s no indication that he plans to disclose the specifics to
either the City Council or the public in the near future. When initially pressed on why this public ...