The paper says it has come to doubt the value of candidate endorsements, given the multitude of information sources that allow even a casual voter to be better informed than ever before. "Research on the matter suggests that editorial endorsements don’t change many votes, especially in higher-profile races," the paper says.
Vitally important traffic tools are vanishing in Chicago, which prides itself as being one of the most walkable and bicycle-friendly cities in America. Thousands of pedestrian crosswalk bars, vehicle lane lines and bicycle-lane stripes have faded with time or become covered in grime. City transportation officials say a stepped-up pavement-marking program will take place in 2012.
Although it never shared the notoriety of Miami, Los Angeles and Phoenix during America’s foreclosure crisis, the Chicago area now has the nation’s largest inventory of foreclosed homes.
That's because it is harder to unload troubled properties here than in most other metropolitan areas.
Barack ObamaFor those of you who think President Barack Obama hasn't spent enough time in Chicago since he went to the White House, don't despair.
Word is that the president's team is already ramping up a re-election campaign, and an early prediction is that it will be headquartered in Chicago with many of the usual Windy City suspects.
Our friends at Politico got the scoop. From Mike Allen: Read more...
President Obama has followed up quickly on his "state of the union" pledge to support high-speed rail, awarding $1.23 billion to projects in Illinois.
"There’s no reason Europe or China should have the fastest trains," Obama said in his address to Congress last night.
Illinois' funding will mostly pay for new high-speed infrastructure for service between Chicago and St. Louis. Read more...
