*** UPDATE *** ‘’Clout Kids'’ Get Summer Jobs, Part 1 and Part 2
* State Supreme Court keeps lawyer list secret…
The list of lawyers licensed to practice in Illinois will remain secret under a ruling Tuesday by the state Supreme Court.
The court rejected a request for the list made by Avvo, a Seattle firm that grades attorneys and posts the results online.
* Weis says cops worry about suspensions
* Weis gets lesson in Chicago politics from aldermen
* Top cop grilled by city council committee
* Weis outlines crime tactics, talks about desire for strong relationship with City Council
* Carothers to Weis: I’m The Boss
* Weis Bringing Back SOS Unit
* Daley Calls Weis Headline “Fabrication”
* State says seat belt usage up in Illinois
* Peoria Pundit evicted from hosting service
* Loan program assists efforts to go green
State Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, said the new program is a smart way to help out Illinois businesses and simultaneously help the environment.
At a time when many are frustrated with state legislators’ slow progress in settling on a budget, the “Green Energy” is a proactive program that will help Illinois businesses and consumers, he said.
“This is exactly what government should be doing,” Koehler said.
* State to present funds to Cahokia Mounds site on Thursday
* Riders hop Amtrak, dodge gas prices
* New fair-housing group debuts with hearing in Chicago
* Proposed City Colleges tax hike draws fire
Civic Federation President Laurence Msall, who plans to testify Wednesday at a public hearing on the budget, says, “In a time of economic hardship for Chicagoans, exacerbated by enormous recent property and sales tax increases, the federation believes that governments should focus their efforts on reducing costs, not increasing taxes and student fees.”
* No resolution yet in mediated AFSCME contract talks
* Incumbents outraising challengers in suburban congressional races
* Foster revving up 14th District’s cash register
* Foster’s fine line
“Coming out of the blocks, Rep. Foster had to decide whether to take his lead from pro-business Melissa Bean or pro-union Phil Hare,” says William Lane, Washington director of government affairs for Peoria’s Caterpillar Inc., the biggest manufacturer in Mr. Foster’s district. “We would say he chose poorly.”
* Congressional candidates rake in millions
* U.S. Rep. Bean reports $1.5 million in campaign fund
* Kirk, Seals in big money race to 111th Congress
GOP Congressman Mark Kirk and Democratic challenger Dan Seals have already raised nearly $6 million since their first contest two years ago.
* Dan Seals: Looking for Love From New York’s Charles Rangel
* Rep. Roskam with big dollar lead over Democratic rival
* Halvorson ahead in election fundraising
* Durbin’s GOP foe with plenty of money woes