Illinois Senate President John Cullerton today turned thumbs down on Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to withhold nearly $100 million a month from Chicago and other towns to pressure lawmakers to let him borrow billions of dollars to pay overdue bills.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Shows might go if McCormick rules don’t remain
The legal battle to keep McCormick Place labor reforms in place was ratcheted up this week as six major trade show customers stated in court filings that a rollback would be devastating and could lead to an exodus.
Maggie Daley out of the hospital
Maggie Daley is back home today after spending one night at Northwestern Memorial Hospital with flu-like symptoms.
Disbarred attorney admits writing bad checks
A disbarred divorce attorney was given 4 years of probation and ordered to repay $50,000 after he admitted writing a series of bad checks to repay a debt to an associate, authorities said today.
2 prison inmates charged in 2008 slaying
Two convicted robbers were charged today with the 2008 slaying of a West Side restaurant manager who was beaten and shot while going to get change for the register.
Man accused in arms sales to Taliban extradited
Oded Orbach, the Highland Park man accused of attempting to sell advanced weapons to the Taliban, made his first appearance in a U.S. court Friday after being extradited from Romania.
Man attempts to kidnap woman in Tinley Park
The Cook County Sheriff’s Police today released a sketch of a man they believe attempted to kidnap an 18-year-old Tinley Park woman who was walking alone in an unincorporated area near the southwest suburb at about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Palatine man sentenced for terrorizing family
The second man convicted of terrorizing a Carpentersville family during a home invasion was sentenced today to 24 1/2 years in prison.
50 years for South Side serial rapist
A South Side man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after admitting he sexually assaulted three women in 2008.
Quinn releases 2010 tax returns
Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn took out $50,000 from a retirement account last year as he ran a tough campaign for his first full term in office.