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Stroger out of hospital
Tribune
Cook County Board President John Stroger was quietly taken Thursday to a downtown condominium from the rehabilitation center where he spent six weeks recovering from a stroke.The shroud of secrecy that has surrounded Stroger since he suffered a stroke the week before winning the March 21 Democratic primary continued, with his family offering little information about his condition, his future in politics or even his new home in a high-security, high-rise compound. More.....
Far from border, but not from issue
Arrest of 20 immigrants highlights local pipeline
Tribune
As the debate over illegal immigration plays out in Washington and along the U.S.-Mexico border, a chance encounter on the North-South Tollway this week offered a glimpse into the daily flow of illegal immigrants into Illinois and the risks they face.
It began when a federal immigration agent Tuesday noticed a pickup truck with Arizona plates and a cap with blacked-out windows, sagging under the weight of its load.The agent followed the truck to a Tri-State Tollway oasis. There he discovered 20 illegal immigrants--including a 4-year-old boy--who had been riding for three days, emerging only for periodic bathroom breaks, a little water and a daily fast-food burger, officials said.
More.....
More E-voting Concerns Surface
with State Primaries Underway
The New Standard
With another election season around the corner,
activists are concerned that electronic voting machines
supplied by a handful of American corporations are
bug-ridden and easily tampered with, but the
road to redress is rough and windy.
From serious security flaws that could allow hackers easy
access to electronic voting systems, to routine computer
malfunctions and undelivered software, state and
local officials are one-by-one joining voter-access groups
and computer scientists in questioning the reliability
of the three major suppliers of electronic voting machines.
More.....
Field's exit sign a reverent red
Macy's makes nice with a plate of events
Tribune
Macy's is planning to dazzle Chicago with a long list of celebrities, parties and shopping events in September that it hopes will take some of the sting out of the decision to retire Marshall Field's venerable name in favor of its own.On Sept. 7 Field's forest green will be officially changed to Macy's red. The next day, Macy's will unveil a Chicago designers' shop in its State Street store. That weekend, Sarah Jessica Parker, of "Sex and the City" fame, is expected to make an appearance. More....
Health care bill for small businesses reaches impasse
Medill
Five votes short of the necessary 60 votes for an immediate debate, a controversial health insurance bill aimed to help small businesses provide care for employees was halted Thursday evening in the U.S. Senate and will be put on hold indefinitely.
The Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005, originally sponsored by Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo., has caused a stir among legislators and health care advocates nationwide. The bill would give small businesses the ability to pool resources and negotiate with insurers to create low-cost health plans for employees.More.....
Proposed immigration reforms could erode civil rights
Medill
When Henoc Moukoulou arrived at O'Hare Airport in 1998 seeking political asylum from his native Republic of Congo he instead was immediately sent to the DuPage County Jail, where he spent the next four months.
Thursday, Moukoulou joined other immigrants, as well as members of advocacy groups, to speak out against current immigration reform proposals that they said will result in more people being detained and an erosion of the human rights and civil liberties of immigrants.
A Brighter Bryn Mawr
Pioneer
Celery fields, crashing waves, band instruments and a big hat in homage to late alderman Kathy Osterman were just a few of the ideas Edgewater residents came up with for transforming a blighted Lake Shore Drive underpass into a colorful mural.
Residents recently met to brainstorm ideas for the mural on the north wall of the Lake Shore Drive underpass at Bryn Mawr Avenue that is part of an ambitious plan to transform unloved, blighted infrastructure into dazzling works of public art.
"The basic idea is to take unloved spaces and try to clean them up and make them, if you will, not just forgotten pieces of infrastructure but spaces that have some humanity to them," said Alderman Mary Ann Smith, D-48th. More....
Grant money still there
Pioneer
So far only two businesses have taken advantage of the Chicagoland Entrepreneural Center's offer of up to $5,000 in matching grant money to help small merchants ride out the Brown Line renovation.
"But we'll give them another chance," said Alderman Eugene Schulter, D-47th, who plans to host a second meeting in the next month or so for business owners who missed the first one he held earlier this year.
Share Wear Consignment, 4703 N. Damen, and Dilani Shoes, 3440 N. Southport Ave., are the only merchants who have applied for the grant money.
"It's a great opportunity," said Albany Park Chamber Director Liz Griffiths, who suspects the lack of applicants could be something as simple as the inability of smaller business owners to get to meetings without closing their stores. More.....
ACLU seeks Independent monitor for county juvenile lock-up
Medill
The 7-year-old battle between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center may be nearing an end as the proposed settlement goes before a federal court judge for review Thursday.
District Judge John Nordberg is expected to review the guidelines designed to improve conditions at the Hamilton Street location. The ACLU has alleged that substandard condition and staff abuse have put the children in the center at risk. More.....
First Step for City Riverwalk
Chicago Sun-Times
A five-block stretch of a Wacker Drive riverwalk that Mayor Daley hopes will someday rival San Antonio's will be open to the public next month, thanks to $800,000 worth of basic amenities now being installed. More.....
Poll: How do you feel about the allegations that the women's soccer team
was hazing? Results....
.
Stroger out of hospital
Tribune
Cook County Board President John Stroger was quietly taken Thursday to a downtown condominium from the rehabilitation center where he spent six weeks recovering from a stroke.The shroud of secrecy that has surrounded Stroger since he suffered a stroke the week before winning the March 21 Democratic primary continued, with his family offering little information about his condition, his future in politics or even his new home in a high-security, high-rise compound. More.....
Far from border, but not from issue
Arrest of 20 immigrants highlights local pipeline
Tribune
As the debate over illegal immigration plays out in Washington and along the U.S.-Mexico border, a chance encounter on the North-South Tollway this week offered a glimpse into the daily flow of illegal immigrants into Illinois and the risks they face.
It began when a federal immigration agent Tuesday noticed a pickup truck with Arizona plates and a cap with blacked-out windows, sagging under the weight of its load.The agent followed the truck to a Tri-State Tollway oasis. There he discovered 20 illegal immigrants--including a 4-year-old boy--who had been riding for three days, emerging only for periodic bathroom breaks, a little water and a daily fast-food burger, officials said.
More.....
More E-voting Concerns Surface
with State Primaries Underway
The New Standard
With another election season around the corner,
activists are concerned that electronic voting machines
supplied by a handful of American corporations are
bug-ridden and easily tampered with, but the
road to redress is rough and windy.
From serious security flaws that could allow hackers easy
access to electronic voting systems, to routine computer
malfunctions and undelivered software, state and
local officials are one-by-one joining voter-access groups
and computer scientists in questioning the reliability
of the three major suppliers of electronic voting machines.
More.....
Field's exit sign a reverent red
Macy's makes nice with a plate of events
Tribune
Macy's is planning to dazzle Chicago with a long list of celebrities, parties and shopping events in September that it hopes will take some of the sting out of the decision to retire Marshall Field's venerable name in favor of its own.On Sept. 7 Field's forest green will be officially changed to Macy's red. The next day, Macy's will unveil a Chicago designers' shop in its State Street store. That weekend, Sarah Jessica Parker, of "Sex and the City" fame, is expected to make an appearance. More....
Health care bill for small businesses reaches impasse
Medill
Five votes short of the necessary 60 votes for an immediate debate, a controversial health insurance bill aimed to help small businesses provide care for employees was halted Thursday evening in the U.S. Senate and will be put on hold indefinitely.
The Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005, originally sponsored by Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo., has caused a stir among legislators and health care advocates nationwide. The bill would give small businesses the ability to pool resources and negotiate with insurers to create low-cost health plans for employees.More.....
Proposed immigration reforms could erode civil rights
Medill
When Henoc Moukoulou arrived at O'Hare Airport in 1998 seeking political asylum from his native Republic of Congo he instead was immediately sent to the DuPage County Jail, where he spent the next four months.
Thursday, Moukoulou joined other immigrants, as well as members of advocacy groups, to speak out against current immigration reform proposals that they said will result in more people being detained and an erosion of the human rights and civil liberties of immigrants.
A Brighter Bryn Mawr
Pioneer
Celery fields, crashing waves, band instruments and a big hat in homage to late alderman Kathy Osterman were just a few of the ideas Edgewater residents came up with for transforming a blighted Lake Shore Drive underpass into a colorful mural.
Residents recently met to brainstorm ideas for the mural on the north wall of the Lake Shore Drive underpass at Bryn Mawr Avenue that is part of an ambitious plan to transform unloved, blighted infrastructure into dazzling works of public art.
"The basic idea is to take unloved spaces and try to clean them up and make them, if you will, not just forgotten pieces of infrastructure but spaces that have some humanity to them," said Alderman Mary Ann Smith, D-48th. More....
Grant money still there
Pioneer
So far only two businesses have taken advantage of the Chicagoland Entrepreneural Center's offer of up to $5,000 in matching grant money to help small merchants ride out the Brown Line renovation.
"But we'll give them another chance," said Alderman Eugene Schulter, D-47th, who plans to host a second meeting in the next month or so for business owners who missed the first one he held earlier this year.
Share Wear Consignment, 4703 N. Damen, and Dilani Shoes, 3440 N. Southport Ave., are the only merchants who have applied for the grant money.
"It's a great opportunity," said Albany Park Chamber Director Liz Griffiths, who suspects the lack of applicants could be something as simple as the inability of smaller business owners to get to meetings without closing their stores. More.....
ACLU seeks Independent monitor for county juvenile lock-up
Medill
The 7-year-old battle between the American Civil Liberties Union and the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center may be nearing an end as the proposed settlement goes before a federal court judge for review Thursday.
District Judge John Nordberg is expected to review the guidelines designed to improve conditions at the Hamilton Street location. The ACLU has alleged that substandard condition and staff abuse have put the children in the center at risk. More.....
First Step for City Riverwalk
Chicago Sun-Times
A five-block stretch of a Wacker Drive riverwalk that Mayor Daley hopes will someday rival San Antonio's will be open to the public next month, thanks to $800,000 worth of basic amenities now being installed. More.....
Poll: How do you feel about the allegations that the women's soccer team
was hazing? Results....
.
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