State gov. checks Strogers' power with veto bill

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:57:04 -0600

Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law a measure making it easier for Cook County commissioners to override County Board President Todd Stroger, who has repeatedly used his extraordinary veto power to protect an unpopular sales tax increase.

newsblogs.chicagotribune.com

Friday's Child: 11.8.09 Dogs up for Adoption

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:36:02 -0600

This week's line up of Chicagoland shelter dogs.

examiner.com

President Obama Signs Bill that Assists 40,000 Illinois Workers

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:58:41 -0600

Governor Pat Quinn today hailed U.S. Congressional action to extend unemployment insurance benefits an additional 20 weeks for thousands of Illinois workers who otherwise would have lost that financial support. President Obama signed the legislation into law today.

chicagopressrelease.com

Naked college students, beer soap and 10-foot pot plants -- Recent Chicago weird

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:50:32 -0600

I think the title speaks for itself. Hopefully this can be an entertaining distraction for someone out there.

trueslant.com

Abbott Labs Hard Sell Earns Prosecutorial Inquiry

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:03:41 -0600

Chicago north suburban-based Abbott Laboratories has drawn a flag on the marketing field for its promotion of its bipolar disorder & epilepsy treatment drug--Depakote. Desparate acts in the face of declining market share or trumped up government concerns?

chicagotribune.com

Sammy Sosa Re-emerges As Shiny-Suited Latino Zombie

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:49:53 -0600

I have no idea what strange transformation Mr. Sosa is going through, but it's obvious that, yes, something is seriously messed up with Slammin' Sammy's pigmentation.

deadspin.com

Democrats Need to Get Scrappy to Win Gov Game

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:04:54 -0600

Fielding enough candidates to suit up two basketball teams, Democrats may need a cub reporter's lust for a great news story to retake the Governor's mansion, so opines Chicago Sun Times columnist Carol Marin.

suntimes.com

I'ts Good to Be Me and Molar Free - on the lower left Jaw

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:43:31 -0600

Big Red is a particularly tastey cinnamon flavored jaw popping dental delight that wakes up the flavor buds and on the second bite down splits the last molar on the the lower-left jaw of my periodontal challenged mug. The Big Red jingle is sung by Hip-hop artiste Ne-Yo -no less.Toxic Abcess, Batman! The Pain was better than 24-Hour Loop Tape of Pete Seeger doing The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

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Tech Gurus Ask: Is Motorola's New Droid Adroit?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:18:37 -0600

Being the market's best Google operating system software mobile device may not prove distinction enough for Motorola handset division's last gasp--The Droid. Who wants to take it for a test drive, fellow Windy Citizens?

chicagotribune.com

The importance of veto override thresholds

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:54:03 -0600

Trust me, it's way more interesting than its very technical title betrays. And with Gov. Quinn checking Stroger's power in the Cook County board through his long-anticipated veto override bill signed today, it's as timely as ever.

trueslant.com

Avoid Tickets: New service sends text alerts the night before your street gets swept

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:29:27 -0600

This is a great idea. I think he should charge more for the service though. I'd pay $20/year for sure.

stopparkingtickets.com

Bolingbrook man among Ft. Hood massacre victims

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:48:47 -0600

Michael Pearson, 21 was preparing for deployment to the Middle East Thursday when he was gunned down at the Fort Hood Army base near Killeen, Texas by a renegade soldier. Pearson is one of two Chicago-area soldiers who were victims of the massacre. Franchezka Velez, also 21, had recently discovered she was pregnant.

abclocal.go.com

Reese turned down for historic label as the city is tearing it down

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:12:00 -0600

Knuckling under to the Daley administration, the city's landmarks commission Thursday rejected a recommendation that the former Michael Reese Hospital campus on the Near South Side be designated a historic property.

suntimes.com

Chicago Flag ranks 2nd in national design competition

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:43:34 -0600

"Chicago is the standard by which all US city flags should be judged," said one commenter. The survey of 150 city flags by the North American Vexillological Association actually took place a couple of years ago. But it was news to me... I also learned what a vexillologist is.

nava.org

Another crop progress report from the Corn King: Harvest moon over Wrigley

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:27:12 -0600

Much like American farmers’ harvesting efforts this fall, I’m behind on posting fresh crop updates here. Unlike the farmers, I don’t really have a good excuse.

As Chicagoans know, our year-long monsoon season resumed again in October. That kept combines parked in their sheds most of the month, and as a result, the U.S. harvest is running far behind the usual pace.

wrigleyvillecornking.wordpress.com

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