What: March and Rally for Good Government When: Monday, November 9, 5:15-6 p.m. Where: Assemble at Lincoln & First Street; march to the Municipal Building on South Fourth More: Bring signs if you can, and a smile for the cameras. Place sign ideas in comments if you like, and help us go viral with the…
A Call for ‘Ethical Capitalism’
In 2004 — just about the zenith of the “greed is good” decades-long Wall Street feeding frenzy — Cambridge economist Noreen Hertz published The Debt Threat: How debt is destroying the developing world…and threatening us all. Here’s a great article about her experiences. Since the early 90s she’s been often ignored and sometimes attacked for…
Fox Guards Henhouse in Chicago
Friday balm for weary goo-goos (emphasis added): The city watchdog agency charged with rooting out City Hall corruption sued Mayor Richard Daley’s administration on Wednesday, accusing it of thwarting an investigation into possible wrongdoing by current and former employees. The inspector general’s office wants Daley’s top lawyer, Mara Georges, to hand over documents relating to…
Free FOIA Seminar in DeKalb
NIU will host the first of about a dozen November seminars covering key changes to Illinois transparency laws on Monday, November 9, in the Holmes Student Center. The informational seminars, offered by the Illinois Attorney General’s office, are free and intended for both public officials and other residents who are interested in changes to the…
Mayor Goes After Crime
Literally. Mayor ‘Boris’ of London chases would-be muggers with an iron bar. Enjoy!
Gallagher’s Got Some News
[Update 11/4: The Plan Commission closed the public hearing last Wednesday but will consider the matter at its next meeting, which they’ve reset to November 18 to avoid meeting on Veterans Day. Says the city’s acting planner Sue Guio: A primary reason for postponing action was to allow Staff time to research whether the product…
Conflict of Interest
This is a major conflict of interest: Crain’s Chicago link We pay for the City Manager’s subscription. Perhaps the Mayor can borrow a copy?
Lunch with the Good Guys
No, I did not have lunch with the White Sox or Hawk Harrelson.
If I Were Queen
If I were Queen of DeKalb for a day, my first act would be to run Victor Wogen out of town on a rail. The man is congenitally incapable of following the rules. Just last Monday he parked in a 30-minute visitors’ spot for 3-1/2 hours. I hope he gets ticketed the next time he…
News from CB Reader on Wogen’s Domestic Battery Proceedings
I’ve no idea who Anson McDonald is, nor was I able to attend the proceedings today, but here you go.