Nov
25
Here’s a sneak peak at what’s going on in Chicago with Rahm Emanuel’s open congressional seat.
-crossposted from ANALYSIS & OPINION BY RUSS STEWART
The Northwest Side is known as “Hog Heaven,” and for good reason. It [...]
Nov
22
Obama’s Most Telling Appointment
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Proft’s latest featured commentary on Don Wade & Roma:
Click here to listen to an .mp3 of this commentary as heard on this morning’s Don Wade & Roma Morning Show on WLS AM-890.
Nov
13
Kane County Furthers Open Space in Dundee Township
Category: Algonquin, Carpentersville, Kane County | Leave a Comment
-crossposted from the Courier News
Kane gets $1.4 million clean-energy grant
The Kane County Forest Preserve District’s largest land acquisition in history will be paid for in part by its largest grant in history, officials have announced.
The district recently received a $1.46 million grant from Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to help offset the costs of the [...]
Nov
13
-crossposted from the Chicago Tribune, by John Kass
Tolerance fails T-shirt test
As the media keeps gushing on about how America has finally adopted tolerance as the great virtue, and that we’re all united now, let’s consider the Brave Catherine Vogt Experiment.
Catherine Vogt, 14, is an Illinois 8th grader, the daughter of a liberal mom and a [...]
Nov
12
Chris Robbling on Public Affairs
Category: Education, federal, video | Leave a Comment
Chris Robbling’s criticism of the McCain campaign seems a bit extreme, like an arm-chair quarterback chewing up competing political consultants, but overall it’s a good show…
I don’t see how anyone can criticize Rick Davis’s TV ads as being un-memorable. The Obama/Hollywood ad was the most memorable of the season…
Nov
12
State Tax Revenues Slump
Category: Budget, State, State Government | Leave a Comment
-crossposted from Crain’s Chicago Business
The declining economy has begun to deliver a big hit to Illinois tax receipts.
According to the state Department of Revenue, Illinois is on track to see a roughly $800-million revenue hole this fiscal year, based on receipts for the first four months of fiscal 2009, which began July 1.
“And if the [...]
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