* Are there 700,000 more people in poverty in Illinois?
* Chicago’s working poor struggle to get enough to eat, study shows
* Judge tosses suit challenging city cell phone driving ban
* Union League Club of Chicago/ University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs to Sponsor Debate on “Whether an Illinois Constitutional Convention Should Be Called?”
* CTA rail safety questioned in RTA study
* CTA driver gives us an inside look at bus bunching
* CeaseFire Responds to South Shore Murders
But Hardiman says state budget cuts have hurt CeaseFire’s ability to do its work. A spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Human Services says the state is putting $150 million into anti-violence programs. She says the state wants to spread that money out to give other anti-violence groups a chance.
* $40 Million Health Care Campaign to Launch in Illinois and Nationwide
* Media: GateHouse can’t afford to stay open on Monday anymore
* Secrets from the Rezko files
Twice, Rezko violated the home-confinement terms of his bail, formerly sealed court files show, by making “social calls” — including last September to the home of former top Cook County official Orlando Jones after Jones committed suicide.
* Clout Corner: Inside the Halls of Power
* Wacky Wednesdays won’t fly, State suggests
* Where’s Schock?
State Rep. Aaron Schock . . . where are you?
“Schock could not be reached for comment” is becoming a trend in Journal Star stories.
* Kirk, mayors urge continuation of suspended Buffalo Creek reservoir project
* Bean’s record on wiretapping consistent despite donations