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3 charged in meth busts
Tribune -Three men were charged with felonies Saturday after they were arrested Friday in drug busts involving more than 300 grams of methamphetamine at a North Side apartment and at the Palmer House Hilton in the Loop, Chicago police said.
About 6:30 p.m. Friday, officers entered an apartment on the 4200 block of North Broadway, where they arrested Dickenson and Krauss and seized about 260 grams of meth, authorities said. More....
Body Found In Lake Michigan Off North Campus
Daily Northwestern-Divers pulled a body out of Lake Michigan just north of the soccer and field hockey fields on Northwestern's Evanston campus, officials said Friday.A man kayaking observed a fully clothed body floating facedown in the lake, said Samuel Hunter, division chief of training at Evanston Fire Department. The man flagged down roller-bladers who called 911 at about 11 a.m. More....
City rewriting its plans for the Loop
$400 million in bonds would bankroll transit, LaSalle Street rehab
Crain's- Key business and civic figures familiar with the budding plans generally support what the city wants to do. But some caution that they will demand a much bigger voice in spending decisions than they've gotten in the past."If we're going to have to pay for it, we should be more involved in the governance and budget," says Gerald Roper, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. "That's a deal breaker.
"A variety of factors are driving the action, including the city's need for cash after last year's failure to win approval of a special downtown property tax and the impending sunset of the Central Loop tax increment financing (TIF) district. The TIF has served as a cash cow for dozens of downtown projects for two decades and now provides nearly $100 million a year for development, but it's due to expire at the end of 2007. More....
Labor Union Officials Discuss Immigration Rights
Medill- "Labor unions are actually torn about immigration rights," said Charles Lipson, a political science professor at the University of Chicago. "Economically, they usually benefit from restricting immigration. After all, more workers here only bids down wages. On the other hand, unions must be sensitive to the political views of their members so unions with large numbers of Mexican-American workers must tread softly." More...
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3 charged in meth busts
Tribune -Three men were charged with felonies Saturday after they were arrested Friday in drug busts involving more than 300 grams of methamphetamine at a North Side apartment and at the Palmer House Hilton in the Loop, Chicago police said.
About 6:30 p.m. Friday, officers entered an apartment on the 4200 block of North Broadway, where they arrested Dickenson and Krauss and seized about 260 grams of meth, authorities said. More....
Body Found In Lake Michigan Off North Campus
Daily Northwestern-Divers pulled a body out of Lake Michigan just north of the soccer and field hockey fields on Northwestern's Evanston campus, officials said Friday.A man kayaking observed a fully clothed body floating facedown in the lake, said Samuel Hunter, division chief of training at Evanston Fire Department. The man flagged down roller-bladers who called 911 at about 11 a.m. More....
City rewriting its plans for the Loop
$400 million in bonds would bankroll transit, LaSalle Street rehab
Crain's- Key business and civic figures familiar with the budding plans generally support what the city wants to do. But some caution that they will demand a much bigger voice in spending decisions than they've gotten in the past."If we're going to have to pay for it, we should be more involved in the governance and budget," says Gerald Roper, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. "That's a deal breaker.
"A variety of factors are driving the action, including the city's need for cash after last year's failure to win approval of a special downtown property tax and the impending sunset of the Central Loop tax increment financing (TIF) district. The TIF has served as a cash cow for dozens of downtown projects for two decades and now provides nearly $100 million a year for development, but it's due to expire at the end of 2007. More....
Labor Union Officials Discuss Immigration Rights
Medill- "Labor unions are actually torn about immigration rights," said Charles Lipson, a political science professor at the University of Chicago. "Economically, they usually benefit from restricting immigration. After all, more workers here only bids down wages. On the other hand, unions must be sensitive to the political views of their members so unions with large numbers of Mexican-American workers must tread softly." More...
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