Monthly Archives: April 2012

Chicago Public Schools chief administrative officer Tim Cawley said Wednesday that the district plans to redirect $130 million in funds to principals to use at their discretion as they add a longer school day next year. But almost immediately critics … Continue reading →

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn believes that the change in financing Illinois’ health care system should include a $1-per-pack tax hike on cigarettes. In the past, Quinn has claimed that the Medicaid program in Illinois will collapse if the state doesn’t … Continue reading →

An Oregon company that once hired Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s transportation commissioner as a consultant got the go-ahead Friday to offer 4,000 bikes for rental at 400 stations for the next fifteen years, providing the “missing link” in Chicago mass transit. … Continue reading →