* `Dumbest Idea Ever’ Used as Pensions Plug Deficits
Pension bonds are making a comeback, as states and cities from Alaska to Philadelphia bet they can use the proceeds to help fill deficits in their retirement funds and still generate a higher return than what they pay in interest.
* Hell freezing over?
* Rep. Fritchey: It Must be Snowing in Hell
* Ill. lawmakers reach agreement on reforms
* State targets ‘pay to play’
* ‘Pay to play’ prevention gets unlikely OK
* Ethics bill near passage
* Clout HMO pops up in Rezko case
* Rezko trial: U.S. seeks to limit questioning
* Rezko Trial Resumes With Last-Minute Witness
* Secretary of State worker accepted bribes
According to court documents, an unidentified confidential informant told a Secret Service agent in February that he had met Beler a couple of years ago when he applied for a vanity plate. He eventually started asking Beler for information in exchange for money.
* Documents at the State Board of Elections
* Free CTA rides for military start Thursday
* IDOT fails to see humor in Oak Lawn’s quirky stop-sign campaign
“I thought that was a very harsh response to an effort to promote safety,” Heilmann said. “I truly believe the signs were making an impact. They were around schools and heavily trafficked areas. The community loved them, and we heard from all over the country about how thinking outside the box was a good way to reinforce the message that people need to stop.”
* Rules on securing vacant buildings delayed
* Sen. Barack Obama, meet your new neighbors
* Bush gets bill to set up Lincoln heritage area