* Zorn: Killings of students provides a grim tally
* Caterpillar institutes rolling layoffs
* Bloomington looking at many job cuts
* After Years of Shrinking, Union Ranks Edge Up
After years of decline, Illinois union ranks in 2008 grew by 97,000 workers. That’s according to a recent federal report.
* The Big Chill: Chicago’s Condo Market Is Now on Ice
* Family refuses to give up home without a fight
* Chicago Tribune names biz editor
* Railway agrees to quiet zones in suburban Chicago
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski helped broker an agreement with Canadian National Railway to establish quiet zones through Riverside, North Riverside and Berwyn.
A statement Monday from the Illinois Democrat’s office says Montreal-based CN will upgrade crossings so trains won’t blare their horns as they pass. It didn’t provide cost estimates.
* Chicago’s potholes: Lack of funding leaves gaping holes
* Early Voting Begins For House Seat Of Rahm Emanuel
* Quigley’s D.C. trip not a ‘victory lap’
* Durbin Defends Earmarks
* Lake Michigan shoreline: Sen. Dick Durbin, Mayor Richard Daley defend earmarks
* If she hit him, he probably deserved it
Obviously, what Eni Skoien allegedly did wasn’t very smart. Now she will need a skilled lawyer to get the protection order lifted.
That’s why violence is never a solution.
Still, in a situation like this, a few whacks might be the only way a woman can hold onto her dignity.
* Hispanics leaders: We can work with Burris
* Playing race politics as a zero-sum game
* Burris’ son got state job fairly, Quinn says
* Hiring of Sen. Roland Burris’ son: Review by Gov. Patrick Quinn’s office finds no misconduct
* Bensenville village president wins ballot fight:
* Judge says Geils can stay on ballot in Bensenville
* Candidates spending big bucks in Des Plaines mayoral race
* I competed with Sanchez to get city jobs: witness
* Chicago hiring fraud trial: Prosecutors rest their case
* Ill. Supreme Court removes Vrdolyak from attorneys list
* Vrdolyak’s name off Illinois attorneys’ roll
* Cleaning firm sues over loss of Soldier Field contract
* Art Institute pricing itself out of public domain