Responsible action necessary to solve state's budget crisis

One View

12/01/2010

Much conversation in our state has centered on the budget crisis in Illinois and the possible solution through budget cuts, revenue enhancements or both. Unfortunately, every day that we continue to talk without any resolution to this growing problem, the families of Illinois continue to suffer.
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How things have changed in the South Loop

11/24/2010

When I moved to my house at Roosevelt and State more than 16 years ago, we used to say, "Things will be great around here when it’s safe enough to walk to Chinatown."
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The meaning of the 2010 election

11/17/2010

In 2010, Republican electoral waves crashed over Illinois Democratic rocks. The government pendulum, which had swung heavily to Democratic control, swung back. But this is not necessarily a permanent shift. As opinion waves roll in, they roll back out. The pendulum of voter unhappiness could swing back again in the next election.
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Reality of top down power

Citizens lose

11/17/2010

As the paper goes to print Wednesday morning we are being told by good sources that two major issues dealing with the inequities of this great city are being bumped from expected action by the Chicago City Council and the Board of Education.
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Community left out of school inequity issue

11/17/2010

As this week’s Chicago Journal goes to print, the Chicago Board of Education may be voting on a recommendation by outgoing CEO Ron Huberman to expand Andrew Jackson Language Academy (Jackson) into the unused Jefferson school building on West Fillmore.
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Pass Sweet Home Chicago Ordinance

11/10/2010

It seems like a shoo in for the Sweet Home Chicago Ordinance to pass a full vote by the Chicago City Council Wednesday, providing the TIF funded law offered up by Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. (27) makes it through a committee vote set for Monday.
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Take care of those Chicago festivals

Summertime blues

11/03/2010

Recent stories in newspapers throughout the city have been stuck on the idea that the Mayor’s Office of Special Events (MOSE) will reduce the size and scope of summer festivals that have been summer highlights for a generation of Chicagoans.
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Keep chambers

11/03/2010

Budgets are tight across the board. From municipalities and cities to corporations and non-profits, economic recovery is slow. Businesses from Halsted Street to State Street are in need of support.
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CTA should clean emissions

11/03/2010

Recently, it was announced that Chicago Transit Authority will receive $2.2 million in funding through the Department of Transportation’s TIGGER II and Clean Fuels grant programs. CTA plans to purchase two new all-electric, battery-powered buses.
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Daley is green

11/03/2010

Mayor Daley has done much to create a green Chicago. Millennium Park, a cultural gem, was built over unsightly rail tracks. Our lakefront is gorgeous. We have green rooftops and flowers everywhere.
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