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Madigan opponent calls him 'weed' in garden
An outspoken, 25-year-old woman from trying to oust House Speaker Michael Madigan. Michele Piszczor says that Madigan "is the root of all evil here in our state." more
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Madigan opponent calls him 'weed' in garden
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February, 03, 2012
Michele Piszczor is standing in the driveway of her Southwest Side home, pointing to a dent on the driver’s side door. "My driver door is basically dented in," says Piszczor, pronounced PIZE-er. "There’s like a narrow mark here symbolizing maybe a narrow tube or a crow bar of essence that... more
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Motorola settles class action suit for $200 million
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February, 03, 2012
Suburban-based Motorola is settling a years-long securities fraud lawsuit brough by company shareholders.Motorola Solutions has agreed to pay $200 million to settle a class action lawsuit investors brought against the company in August 2007. The lawfirm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, which... more
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Durbin praises bill banning Congressional insider trading
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February, 03, 2012
Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is praising the Senate for passing a bill that would ban insider trading among lawmakers and other government officials.Durbin said Friday the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act, was taken up in November after an episode of CBS's 60 Minutes... more
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Schools fear Quinn idea to shift pension costs
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February, 03, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Cash-strapped Illinois could save more than $1.3 billion a year if it passed off its portion of public teacher retirement benefits to schools and colleges, but administrators say it could mean ruin for some school districts.Gov. Pat Quinn has expressed support for shifting the... more
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Brizard discusses teachers' pay, longer days
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February, 03, 2012
Schools on the Line is the name of a call-in show WBEZ airs during the last Thursday of every month. It is a chance for listeners ask Chicago Public School chief Jean Claude Brizard their questions. There are certainly no shortage of issues facing schools, parents, teachers and administrators.... more
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Items left at U.S.-Mexican border reveal hidden history of migration
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February, 03, 2012
Millions have crossed the dangerous, high-security border between Mexico and the U.S. But we rarely hear about the actual, visceral experience of crossing. What do migrants bring? What do they eat and drink? How do they survive in the middle of the desert?This curiosity is what led Jason De Leon to... more