* Illinois commission expects earful on prison plan
* Seals targets Kirk on women’s rights, pay equity vote
* Plan to sell railway picks up some steam
U.S. Rep. Daniel Lipinski will announce on Thursday that he is backing the controversial sale.
* Congressman backs CN takeover of EJ&E
* Clear choice awaits voters in Illinois’ 11th Congressional race
* Chicago-area counties among 14 in state not meeting air-quality standards, EPA says
* Daley scoffs at worries of political purge
“A layoff is done because of union rules. I don’t know where you get that” concern about firings based on politics, Daley told reporters after a firefighters graduation ceremony at Navy Pier.
* Daley dodges issue of police, fire layoffs
* Firefighters graduate as possible layoffs loom
* Daley insists layoffs will not be political
* Who calls the shots in your back yard? Not you.
In the ongoing “Neighborhoods for Sale” series, the Tribune has documented an insiders’ game in which aldermen rake in millions of dollars in campaign cash from developers, zoning lawyers and architects while often overriding the concerns of homeowners and city planners. Out-of-scale buildings leave existing homes in their shadows, the result of nearly 6,000 council-approved zoning changes in the last 10 years that have transformed neighborhoods.
* CTA Presents Orange Line Extension Options
* SD 228 board welcomes new state law
It calls for districts to receive state funds through 22 payments over the course of a fiscal year instead of the traditional 24. The new law went into effect Aug. 1.