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* Week begins with more gun violence in Chicago
* Report: Overcrowding Correlates with Violence at Cook County Jail
* Atheist aims new weapon in his crusade
Sometimes it just took one phone call,” Sherman said. “But now [my threats to take legal action] aren’t just a bluff. I can back them up.”
Why? Because last year, Sherman said, he inherited from his mother a sum that he characterizes as “a multimillion-dollar amount . . . more money than I can ever spend.”
* City seeks ideas for new O’Hare terminal
* City may spend $2 million on O’Hare art exhibit
“Every penny that comes out of the airport’s discretionary funds is less money available for necessary projects that keep the terminals, runways and facilities in [good] operating condition.”
* AT&T refunds $1.5 million in Illinois settlement
* Illinois: AT&T agrees to refunds
Madigan’s office said the phone company quietly made the refunds last October and November. The refunds amounted to about $40 for each AT&T customer across the state, a Madigan spokeswoman said.
* Department of Natural Resources launches Web site
* State pension plans adjust strategies
* Oberweis stresses diversification necessary to reduce oil costs
“It’s really clear to me that we can bring the cost of energy down by encouraging more American-made energy,” Oberweis said.
* Foster finds border security needs enhancement while on fact-finding mission
* Rep. Foster Travels To U.S.-Mexico Border
* Feds want to slap $10,000 fine on Aviation Dept.