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Meeks Abandons Third-Party Governor Run
(AP)
State Sen. James Meeks abandoned his third-party run for governor on Friday, saying he was satisfied with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's new, still unreleased plan for Illinois' schools.
Meeks said he had been briefed on the governor's plan but would not release any details. He referred all questions to the governor's office, which is scheduled to unveil its plan Tuesday."I'm saying I'm off the ballot. Forget it," Meeks said. More.....
Retailers hit big-box minimum wage idea
Tribune
Opponents of two proposed ordinances that would set a minimum wage for employees of big-box retail stores contended Thursday that passage would hurt the very people the measures are intended to help, give Chicago a black eye in the business world and set the city up for a defeat in court.The competing ordinances differ in some details, but each would require a minimum hourly wage of about $10 and at least $3 an hour in fringe benefits. Stores with more than 75,000 square feet would be affected.No vote was taken Thursday by the City Council Finance Committee, which plans to study the matter further. More....
New Program Calls For Ending Gay Harassment
Medill News Service
A new program to help end harassment of gay, lesbian and transgender students in Illinois schools was announced this week in response to nationwide data that show more than 70 percent of these students have been harassed, threatened or physically assaulted in school.In Chicago, a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender student in a public high school is three times more likely to attempt suicide than other students, according to a 2003 survey by the Chicago Public Schools and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.More....
New Cabrini homeowners fight to keep skyline view
Tribune
The Cabrini-Green neighborhood, it seems, has arrived.
If the opening of a nearby Starbucks didn't say it--or the Dominick's supermarket and Blockbuster video store--a local fight expected to spill into City Hall Friday does.
Homeowners who recently bought townhouses near the soon-to-be demolished Cabrini-Green public housing high-rises plan to head downtown, but not to complain about what was once a national symbol of urban despair on the Near North Side.
Instead, in part, they want to defend their glistening view of the nearby Gold Coast skyline. More....
City Employees Campaigned On City Time
Medill News Service
Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief handed out political marching orders to an army of city employees who did campaign work on city time, a former hiring official testified Wedmesday. Mary Jo Falcon said that Robert Sorich routinely sent her out before elections to round up volunteers from the city's payroll who would canvass mostly North Side precincts on behalf of candidates such as Daley, Lisa Madigan, Al Gore, Rahm Emanuel, and Glenn Poshard.Falcon headed a group of Asian-American city employees who supported Daley. More....
Grant Helps Create 150 New Jobs In Little Village
Medill News Service
More than 150 new jobs have been created in Little Village thanks to a $750,000 grant from the state of Illinois.The grant will reimburse local manufacturer Global Material Technologies for $675,000 of the $4.5 million in costs incurred during the company's relocation and expansion of its facility at West 31st Boulevard and South California Boulevard.
The remaining $75,000, will be used to purchase and renovate community headquarters on 26th Street for the Little Village Chamber of Commerce, officials said Wednesday.The chamber aids local businesses in the near Southwest Side community and provides job training for area residents. More....
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Meeks Abandons Third-Party Governor Run
(AP)
State Sen. James Meeks abandoned his third-party run for governor on Friday, saying he was satisfied with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's new, still unreleased plan for Illinois' schools.
Meeks said he had been briefed on the governor's plan but would not release any details. He referred all questions to the governor's office, which is scheduled to unveil its plan Tuesday."I'm saying I'm off the ballot. Forget it," Meeks said. More.....
Retailers hit big-box minimum wage idea
Tribune
Opponents of two proposed ordinances that would set a minimum wage for employees of big-box retail stores contended Thursday that passage would hurt the very people the measures are intended to help, give Chicago a black eye in the business world and set the city up for a defeat in court.The competing ordinances differ in some details, but each would require a minimum hourly wage of about $10 and at least $3 an hour in fringe benefits. Stores with more than 75,000 square feet would be affected.No vote was taken Thursday by the City Council Finance Committee, which plans to study the matter further. More....
New Program Calls For Ending Gay Harassment
Medill News Service
A new program to help end harassment of gay, lesbian and transgender students in Illinois schools was announced this week in response to nationwide data that show more than 70 percent of these students have been harassed, threatened or physically assaulted in school.In Chicago, a gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender student in a public high school is three times more likely to attempt suicide than other students, according to a 2003 survey by the Chicago Public Schools and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.More....
New Cabrini homeowners fight to keep skyline view
Tribune
The Cabrini-Green neighborhood, it seems, has arrived.
If the opening of a nearby Starbucks didn't say it--or the Dominick's supermarket and Blockbuster video store--a local fight expected to spill into City Hall Friday does.
Homeowners who recently bought townhouses near the soon-to-be demolished Cabrini-Green public housing high-rises plan to head downtown, but not to complain about what was once a national symbol of urban despair on the Near North Side.
Instead, in part, they want to defend their glistening view of the nearby Gold Coast skyline. More....
City Employees Campaigned On City Time
Medill News Service
Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief handed out political marching orders to an army of city employees who did campaign work on city time, a former hiring official testified Wedmesday. Mary Jo Falcon said that Robert Sorich routinely sent her out before elections to round up volunteers from the city's payroll who would canvass mostly North Side precincts on behalf of candidates such as Daley, Lisa Madigan, Al Gore, Rahm Emanuel, and Glenn Poshard.Falcon headed a group of Asian-American city employees who supported Daley. More....
Grant Helps Create 150 New Jobs In Little Village
Medill News Service
More than 150 new jobs have been created in Little Village thanks to a $750,000 grant from the state of Illinois.The grant will reimburse local manufacturer Global Material Technologies for $675,000 of the $4.5 million in costs incurred during the company's relocation and expansion of its facility at West 31st Boulevard and South California Boulevard.
The remaining $75,000, will be used to purchase and renovate community headquarters on 26th Street for the Little Village Chamber of Commerce, officials said Wednesday.The chamber aids local businesses in the near Southwest Side community and provides job training for area residents. More....
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