Chicago Current archives
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Dave Delrose, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1028 – which represents union employees at the office – said the sewage-like smell comes and goes and “some days it's very overwhelming.” After workers ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Ross Hyman, a researcher and community organizer with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, pressed Cahill on the issue of Kraft's executive compensation package, which allows officers who quit to receive two to ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Rod Blagojevich. Her ballooning campaign fund has stirred talk about her intentions and raised questions about her father — a man often compared to a chess master for his ability to quietly outmaneuver rivals. After 42 years in the House, Michael ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Rod Blagojevich conviction: President-elect Obama said “I was not aware of what was happening.” Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Obama said “I wasn't aware of his statements, God damn America. Those statements were not ones that I knew about until the story ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Rod Blagojevich looked like an exception. A genuine D-grade celebrity, Blagojevich achieved national fame because of his attempt to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat and, let's be honest, because of his hair. Because of that, he was able to peddle his ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Not if your name is Scott Flood and your daddy is Sam Flood, the former St. Clair County Clerk and liaison for former governor and current inmate Rod Blagojevich. And, despite state investigators' revelations of these infractions committed by Flood ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
After the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
After making sure all students were inside, he quickly put the school into lockdown. He then heard shots fired, he told the BBC. The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is called in when officers are involved in shootings, confirmed it was ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
A bill that would provide more working opportunities for disabled people sailed through the Illinois General Assembly last week with the leadership of Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston). The Senate unanimously voted May 14 to send The Employment First Act ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
May 22, 2013 (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- The Illinois General Assembly has overridden Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of legislation that addresses so-called Smart Grid technology. The Illinois House voted 71-41 Wednesday to again approve the legislation. The Senate ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Pat Quinn, to boost the limit by 5 mph. The Senate previously approved Senate Bill 2356, also by a veto-proof majority. “The governor will carefully review the bill once it reaches his desk,” Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said. However, the ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday honored an Evanston police officer who dove into the Des Plaines River and rescued a 7-year-old boy while off duty. Officer Sean O'Brien was given the state health department's Hero Award, which is handed out every ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
The historic vote on Wednesday to shutter 50 schools has served as a rallying point for the Chicago Teachers Union as its president vows to field a challenger against Mayor Rahm Emanuel's 2015 re-election. But while nine aldermen showed up at the ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
Today is a day of mourning for the children of Chicago. Their education has been hijacked by an unrepresentative, unelected corporate school board, acting at the behest of a mayor who has no vision for improving the education of our children. Closing ...
May 23, 2013 @ 7:03 AM
CHICAGO — The Chicago Board of Education is expected to take a final vote on whether to close 53 schools. The board is scheduled to meet Wednesday to consider a plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and schools CEO ...
