Moylan Raises More Than $100K
Sweeney has $3,356 cash; Moylan has $93,086 cash.
Government
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Dold, Schakowsky Spar on Women's Health
Evanston Congresswoman calls Dold’s recent proposal on women’s health a political ploy. He accuses her of partisanship.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) accused Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) Tuesday of introducing legislation merely to cast himself as a political moderate, while Dold replied Schakowsky is unwilling to act in a bipartisan fashion. Schakowsky made her remarks during a telephone news conference Tuesday with Deerfield management consultant Brad Schneider, Dold’s Democratic opponent in the Nov. 6 general election, to explain why Dold’s record on women’s issues is unsatisfactory. Earlier: Dold Proposal Would Help Women’s Health Schakowsky was particularly critical of a bill Dold introduced last week prohibiting discrimination against health care providers participating in certain government programs from excluding services like contraception …
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Despite Concerns, Plans for Higgins/Mannheim Development Approved
Proposed parking garage, restaurant may open in 2014; hotel to follow.
Plans for a major development at Higgins and Mannheim roads that includes a parking garage, restaurant and hotel moved one step closer to becoming a reality on Monday. Planning Commission members voted, 3-0, in favor of approving a temporary site plan, and recommending to city council the developer’s proposal for a special zoning classification that outlines construction criteria called a planned unit development. The proposed development includes a parking garage with 2,350 stalls with shuttle bus service to O’Hare International Airport, a 4,000 square-foot restaurant with an option to add a drive-through lane and a hotel to be built at a later time. The approval and recommendation followed a series of questions from commissioners to the …
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Poll: Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?
President Barack Obama said that he supported gay marriage this week, while Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman.
Gay marriage came to the forefront of the 2012 presidential campaign this week. President Barack Obama said on ABC's Good Morning America that he personally supported gay marriage. "You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples. There have been times where Michelle and I have been sitting around the dinner table and we’re talking about their friends and their parents and Malia and Sasha, it wouldn’t dawn on them that somehow their friends’ parents would be treated differently," Obama said in the interview with ABC. Obama's support for gay marriage came one day after North Carolina passed an amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, the Huffington Post Reported. Republican …
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Bob Blinick
2:10 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
I think we all need to understand that we're dealing with inter-related interests and ideas. "God" is related to, but separate from "religion", which is related to but separate from "the church". We each define the above according to how we were raised, and how we have learned. I doubt that many of us have the same exact definitions of each of the above. We are dealing, among other things, with … more ›
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Fountain Blue Party Tent Permit Status in Limbo
Noise complainant: No citizen in the city of Des Plaines should ever be treated this way.
Fountain Blue Banquets and Conference Center owners may have to tone down party events in their outdoor tent after several neighbors complained about late night noise. The owners re-applied for a conditional use permit so they can continue booking events into 2013. Residents voiced objections at the city council meeting on Monday. “Our whole summer has been ruined,” said Bill Dillon, a resident that lives near the facility. “No citizen in the city of Des Plaines should ever be treated this way.” Earlier: Stolen purse, drinking in public, more. Dillon and his wife, Sandy Dillon, were among a group of residents at Monday night’s city council meeting that said the owners and aldermen had not addressed their complaints. Sandy Dillon said …
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MARIGOLD
10:19 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Lets not be silly grown-ups, People have a right to the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of their homes at night, maybe someone should move up stairs or down stairs from you and disturb you day and night, then maybe you will understand when wearing someone Else's moccasins more ›
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Kirk Speaks, Walks on Video
Senator releases video thanking citizens and showing his rehab effort.
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Highland Park) released a video Tuesday thanking the citizens of Illinois in his own voice for their support during his rehabilitation from a stroke suffered Jan. 21 and three resulting surgeries. Kirk left the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Friday to continue his recovery from the stroke at the home of family members. Earlier: Kirk Heads Home From Rehab Center “I want to thank everyone especially for the patience they have given me to recover from a big stroke," said Kirk. "(And also) to the people of Illinois for granting me the honor to represent them in the United States Senate. I cannot wait to get back to work to vote to spend less, borrow less and tax less to fix our economy." Kirk made it clear in the video …
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McCloud
10:20 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Your point is made every day, record unemployment, record foreclosures, record debt, record bankrupcies, no need to post for you anymore. more ›
Postal Workers Set to Collect Food on Saturday
Letter carriers celebrate 20th ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ drive this Saturday.
Local postal workers and volunteers expect to collect more than 20,000 pounds of donated food on May 12 in Des Plaines and Rosemont to support the Self Help Closet and Food Pantry in Des Plaines. City Council members showed their support for the cause by holding up their "Stamp Out Hunger" T-shirts at their meeting on Monday. The National Association of Letter Carriers will celebrate its 20th national “Stamp Out Hunger” drive this Saturday, the largest single day food drive in the country. More than one billion pounds of food have been collected since the food drive started. To participate, residents can leave non-perishable, non-expired food items near their mailbox on Saturday, and postal workers will pick it up. Download a postcard to …
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Schakowsky Power Lunch Draws 1,500
Congresswoman stresses the power of women voters in the 2012 elections at political event.
More than 1,500 women and a long list of elected officials attended U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky's Ultimate Women's Power Lunch Friday at the Hilton Chicago. The 9th District Democrat, whose district includes much of the northern suburbs, held the event to mobiize women for the upcoming fall election. The elected officials attending included Governor Pat Quinn, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and Democratic Congressional candidates Tammy Duckworth, Brad Schneider, Cheri Bustos, Bill Foster, David Gill, Dennis Anderson and Leslie Coolidge. In introducing the seven Democratic candidates for Congress in Illinois, Schakowsky said, "Illinois is ground-zero for putting the Speaker's gavel back in the hand of Nancy Pelosi. We have many great …
JD
7:24 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
schneider rails on moderate Bob Dold and then says he likes occupy wall street and hangs out with hyper partisan schakowsky more ›
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Poll: Should We Tax Soda To Discourage Obesity?
Chicago is considering a tax on soda as a way to raise revenue and combat obesity.
Chicago held hearings this week on whether to tax soda to fight obesity. Alderman George Cardenas proposed a tax of 15 to 35 cents on sugary drinks. Cardenas proposed the tax as a way to fight child obesity rates. The tax also would raise about $129 million in revenue. Childhood obesity in the U.S. has more than tripled in the last 30 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC states that in 2008, a third of U.S. children were overweight or obese. The percentage of children 6 to 11 defined as obese rose from 7 percent in 1980 to almost 20 percent in 2008. “We know that taxing at the right level can reduce consumption of sugary drinks and that reducing consumption will help reduce the prevalence of obesity,” Fox Chicago …
Jon Skulemowski
10:35 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
That's a little disingenuous. They're not banning soda. And this is not a "nanny state" issue. This is a win-win, 25 cents more on your 99 cent soda from 7-11. Tax revenue is raised on the sale of a popular product and obesity is discouraged. No one likes to pay taxes and this is what you're really talking about. I don't like to pay taxes either, but our state needs them badly to remain solvent, … more ›
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Preckwinkle: Unincorporated Areas Should be Annexed
In past, annexing unincorporated areas of Des Plaines has been on a case-by-case basis.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday she wants municipalities to annex the roughly 62 total square miles of unincorporated areas in an effort to reduce the cost to the county for providing key services such as law enforcement, the Chicago Tribune reported. Preckwinkle made the statement at a press conference where she presented the recommendations of a task force she formed to study the issue. In the past, Des Plaines has annexed unincorporated parcels in a case-by-case basis. Scott Mangum, senior planner for Des Plaines, said a portion of unincorporated land was annexed as part of a residential development, Lexington Woods, in 2007. Most of the development was located in the city, and there was a part of the plan …
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RB
1:10 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Personally, I'm against pledges. However, since he signed the Norquist pledge and has not recanted...I'm all for him signing the Support of Planned Parenthood pledge. Good idea. Maybe you can email him. He no longer reponds, other than form toe letters....bet he doesn't have a form letter for our idea yet. Mention Norquist and you get no reponse at all... more ›