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Re-Opening Closed Cases
Remember, they can keep these open for seven years thanks to Bill Nolan and the old Board: Off Topic: Has anyone else heard of J-Fed reopening exces…
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23,000 Jobs on the Line
Caterpillar has been based in Illinois for decades. It is one of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies. And now, thanks to Governor Quinn, all…
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So Who's the Deadbeat?
Remember - Earned not Given, (Even if You're so Incompetent, You Can't Stay Afloat Financially:) Did anyone see the AMC that came out revisin…
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Doors are Racist?
Just another sign that pfather phleger has lost his mind : Watch for activist priest the Rev. Michael Pfleger to lead a protest Friday morning at the…
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Stop Play! Stop Play!
Of course, this only works if everyone is on the same page : Indianapolis - A Metro police officer is on desk duty after being injured while breaking…
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No Punishment for Guns?
So this "gun bill" Special Ed has been pushing is plodding through Springfield , a political hot potato because it will require offenders, …
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Now THIS is Fetal
Something that has been discussed for years here , but no where else for some reason: Hundreds of police officers at one of the country's busies…
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Ethics Schmethics
Time for that old tired saw - Ethics Testing, the test that every city employee supposedly has to pass, but every city politician seems to have no …
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Brilliant Observation
Yesterday we linked this dumb idea from Aldercreature Cardenas : A non-resident fee would allow Chicago to generate income without repeatedly adding…
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Death of the Traffic Stop
We've noticed that when a CFD engine pulls up on a scene, the first thing that many ( if not all ) of the firefighters are doing is donning that …
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Boxing Championship Tidbit
From someone in the know evidently: SCC , just heard this amazing bit of news. In order to cover the security for this worldwide event and Olympics …
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Expired Equipment
We were taking an inventory of our personal gear and discovered what some of our readers have already noted in the comment sections: Gas mask filters…
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The Story Changes?
Quite a difference in the past 18 hours : In the early hours of Wednesday morning, at the intersection of Sheffield and Addison, the woman tells inv…
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Tax Tax Here, Tax Tax There
Lovely Illinois would see the largest tax increase in its history under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's plan to provide health care for the uninsured and…
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Back to the Beat?
Another wonderful idea: News that isn't being circulated: J-Fed wants to put dicks in uniform for the summer. Rumor has it one week a month. Supp…
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How to Steal 75 Cars
Snowflake Car Rentals learned a valuable lesson : April 15, a Monday, should have been sleepy this year for the Chicago team at Car2Go, a car-sharing…
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Dart Wins in Landslide (UPDATE)
Is this the only guy running against Dart? Off topic but important. Dominic IZZO who is running for Cook County Sheriff needs to go! Now we are in…
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Send in the Scooter Lawyers!
As predicted: Reports of scooter-related accidents and injuries in Chicago are mounting. At least ten people went to emergency rooms in the first six…
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