* High court clears path for O’Hare expansion
Ending years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Chicago to acquire and relocate a cemetery needed for the continued expansion of O’Hare International Airport.
* Lawmaker wants state to cancel lease with firm linked to Rezko
“It looks like we should terminate the lease and ask for the $3.4 million since it was fraudulently represented,” said Schoenberg.
* Rezko defense rips Levine as ‘Pinocchio’
* Rezko replay
* Corrupt mastermind or victim of frame-up?
* Prosecution: Rezko consumed with enriching himself, friends
* Rezko Closing Arguments
* Grant Park idea panned
The Metropolitan Planning Council announced Monday that it could not support the proposed move of the Chicago Children’s Museum to Grant Park, citing unanswered questions and a lack of “thoughtful” public discussion about the controversial project.
* Children’s Museum collects another opponent: MPC
An MPC spokeswoman said the organization’s position represents the stance of the entire board, not just President MarySue Barrett, formerly a member of Mr. Daley’s administration. Mr. Daley appointed Ms. Barrett in 1993 to head his policy office.
* Latest renderings shine light on proposed Children’s Museum
* Not just ‘filthy rich’ who object to lawmakers’ pay hike
* Throw it into reverse
“There is no comprehensive improvement plan. There is a series of projects and lists,” Msall said. “You owe it to the public — and the General Assembly should demand — that they know what priorities are before they approve the extraordinary borrowing against the future revenue stream, which is what the lottery is.”
* Lawmakers return with long list of unfinished business
* RTA chief chastises state leaders for failure to fund transit and roads
“As a citizen and as someone who has been involved in some of the largest public works projects in recent history in this area, I am really disturbed about the timid nature of the current debate about capital,” Reilly said. “We say we’re a world-class city, yet we in transit will be very lucky if we get enough money just to maintain what is basically a late 19th Century and early 20th Century system.”
* Good idea on transportation funding
* IDOT low on gas
* Why all the potholes? City blames the state
* City Council panel OKs $50M fire settlement
A City Council committee on Monday signed off on a $50 million settlement — the largest in Chicago history — for survivors of a 2003 Loop high-rise fire and relatives of six victims trapped in smoke-filled stairwells that locked behind them.
* County GOP honors LaHood at Lincoln Day event
“I believe in bipartisanship, and that has gotten me in trouble,” LaHood told about 400 people at the $75-per-plate event at Northfield Inn Suites & Conference Center. “And I know this is a Republican gathering.”
* Andy McKenna: Time for change in Illinois