Business
Highlights - 01 Sept 2010- Royal Polish Nail Salon
- Health Claim Assistance, Inc.
- NorthStar Credit Union branch
West Chicago
High School
- SENIOR PARENT NIGHT
- FRESHMAN PARENT NIGHT
- JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT
- College Of DuPage COLLEGE FAIR
- JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT
Mexican
Independence Day"This year, to accommodate the expanded entertainment schedule, an additional stage has been added. The main stage will be located on Galena Street, with a second stage on Main Street at Washington Street. Among the performers will be Sonido Imperio Azteca, Alerta Musikal de West Chicago, Impacto del Norte, Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, and Fuzion Musical. The second stage will offer Mariachi, Los Venados and the Kids’ Soccer Camp."
"He was united in marriage on February 3, 1968 to Diane Duvall. John was an accountant and business manager for many years and had a passion for sports. He coached basketball and girls softball for West Chicago High School as well as youth baseball, football, and basketball. John enjoyed many years on the Ambro Dukes softball team with his sons. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church, Knights of Columbus Fr. Gaffney Council 1555 and American Legion Post 300 of West Chicago."
Candidates
talk about solutions to state deficit""It gets kind of redundant after a while," said state Rep. Darlene Senger, of Naperville. "We have representatives who have solutions to the state budget problems, but we're not given the opportunities to bring those solutions forward." But challengers questioned the legitimacy of the incumbents' solutions. "Put those out there and let people see what you're suggesting," said Greg Brownfield, a Democrat from Bartlett challenging incumbent state Rep. Randy Ramey, who was not in attendance. "You can't just hide behind your minority status and say, 'Gee, we can't get our bills to the floor.'" ... West Chicago Republican state Rep. Mike Fortner was also there along with his Democratic challenger Maria Owens, who is a Winfield resident."
DuPage
County $70 mil capital plan up for vote"The 30-year borrowing plan will ultimately cost taxpayers $125 million, but would provide funding for a number of initiatives including flood control programs, new technology and road improvements. The county board will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to hash out any remaining concerns about the proposal before a scheduled vote."
Foster
has empathy for working class - Peter Culver, Elgin"No bad idea seemed to be off limits when Hastert and the Republican majority party attempted to privatize Social Security. This scheme pushed by our former president and the Republican Party would take away the only safety net for working folks and change it into a huge resource of assets for investment managers to place more bets. There is a strong reason to believe that Republican candidate Randy Hultgren will support the same types of misguided policies."
Cheap
fun: Plenty of music, festivals on tap over the long weekend
- Old-fashioned fun"Explore a re-created old-fashioned fair at Kline Creek Farm's Country Fair. See artifacts and oddities in the Tent of Wonders, and watch the Amazing Flea Circus. Gun spinner Garret Popek presents his wild west moves. Guests can play old-fashioned games, ride on a hayrack and more. Runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, and Sunday, Sept. 5, at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. Free admission. (630) 933-7200 or dupageforest.org."
Fab
Lab offers tech to turn ideas into reality"The Fab Lab can be used to make prototypes out of recycled materials and create custom objects that can be mass produced. MIT students demonstrated how a circuit board, custom-fit prosthetic feet, wind turbines, custom furniture that fits perfectly together without nails or glue, and a blood test can all be made using the technology... U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, who helped arrange the Fab Lab's visit, Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner and Waubonsee President Christine Sobek introduced the lab in an opening program Thursday morning."
Senate
poll: Giannoulias, Kirk neck and neck"The softness in support opens the door for third-party candidates to play a spoiler role in the close contest. LeAlan Jones, the Green Party candidate, had 6 percent and Libertarian Party candidate Mike Labno had 3 percent in the survey. The poll has an error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Many Republican-leaning voters are undecided about the previously little-known Kirk, whose ability to push his credentials has been hampered by revelations that he embellished his military record. Kirk, who has not been warmly embraced by conservatives, could lose much-needed support if Labno can raise his name recognition among disaffected voters."
Carp
barrier work will shut canal for 5 days"Maintenance on the underwater barriers near southwest suburban Romeoville will be performed to limit the spread of the electrical current in the water, according to a release from the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee. The Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, a popular water corridor for recreational boaters and cargo vessels, will be closed to all traffic while work crews are on site."
Illinois'
summer among hottest, wettest on record"State Climatologist Jim Angel reports that the statewide average temperature for June through August was 76.4 degrees, 2.7 degrees above normal. That made it the seventh warmest summer on record according to records that date back to 1895. Meteorologists count June through August as what's known as meteorological summer."
Kirk
calls for new controls on federal spending
"
The Illinois Republican also said he would back a constitutional amendment
requiring a balanced budget and a “super-majority” vote before Congress
could approve excess spending. The congressman’s focus on fiscal
discipline comes as Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias calls attention
to Kirk’s support for deficit spending under President George W. Bush.
Kirk voted for Bush-era budgets that steadily increased the annual
deficit, which reached nearly $459 billion by the fall of 2008 and hit
$1.2 trillion before President Barack Obama took office."
Durbin
supports Tenaska project" Brushing aside cost concerns, U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin on Thursday endorsed a controversial power plant proposed for Taylorville and suggested that the low-emissions plant could get rid of carbon via a government-funded sequestration project known as FutureGen 2.0. Durbin, D-Ill., said he has asked officials of Tenaska, which hopes to develop the Taylorville Energy Center, whether they had considered secreting carbon deep beneath the earth’s surface via FutureGen, a federally funded project now slated to pipe carbon dioxide generated by a Meredosia power plant into the earth."
Quinn,
Brady on Illinois' minimum wage" The question is what, if anything, Brady would do to change that if he's elected governor. His statements have been confusing. In June, he said he supported "equaling, adopting the federal minimum wage" — a position that implied he would cut the state rate. He and his staff quickly said that wasn't what he meant. They said Brady meant that Illinois should freeze its minimum wage until the federal level climbed to $8.25 and there was no longer a mismatch."
[There is no doubt that Brady wants the Illinois minimum to be as low as Alabama and Mississippi can make theirs. Illinois should be better than that. - Bob]
Why
True Conservatives Should Vote for Me"First, his [bRADY'S] math his wrong. A 10 percent cut in the operating budget won’t close the currently $9.3 billion budget deficit (the latest figure after Governor Quinn’s devastating cuts imposed in July). You would need a nearly 40 percent cut in spending to manage that. Second, the spending cuts already enacted by the General Assembly and the additional cuts imposed by Quinn have already had a devastating impact on our public schools, colleges and universities and basic services for people with disabilities, the elderly and children in need. The far more drastic cuts proposed by Brady would be result in more of the same. It would be catastrophic, not only to education, social services and public safety but to employment, resulting in the loss of over 120,000 jobs.'
The
Battle For The Statehouse"Still, 2010 is not a typical election year. Illinois Statehouse News identifies 15 races this cycle as competitive, nine for open seats and six in districts that lean Republican, but which Democrats won over the past decade. The GOP would need to win 11 House races to take back control of the lower chamber. Read about some of the pick up opportunities here."
AFL-CIO
president to Sarah Palin: Change or be linked with McCarthyism
- Christian Science Monitor
"Mr.
Trumka’s comments about his strained relations with Ms.
Palin came at a Monitor-sponsored breakfast for reporters, where he was
asked how his previous critical words about the 2008 GOP vice-presidential
nominee squared with his call for
union
members to save their anger for “corporate lapdogs” and
Senate Republicans... He continued, “If she doesn’t change her ways, then
Palinism will be equated with other forms of McCarthyism that fomented
division among the populace and acts of hatred among the populace.”"
Sex-Assault
Case Offers Glimpse of an Amish Community - NY Times"Social roles are clearly defined here, and transgressions are swiftly punished, either with the back of a hand, or in more serious matters, with excommunication and ritual shunning. “We tried to work with it ourselves,” said Joseph Wagler, the bishop for a neighboring church. “We punished him, and he owned up to it. We put him away from the church, as a community.”"
Judge:
'Birther' Docs Are Irrelevant To Army Doctor's Refusal To Deploy
- TPM Muckraker"She also said that according to military law, the personal beliefs or convictions of a soldier are not enough for the soldier to deem an order illegal. She said the soldier must have "no rational doubt" that such an order is illegal in order to ignore it, CNN reported. Lind also said that military court was not the proper forum for determining the eligibility of the president. A recent poll found that 27 percent of Americans and 41 percent of Republicans doubt that the president is an American citizen.
- Durbin: Training Grant Will Help Workers Find Jobs in Renewable Energy
- Durbin Says Illinois Must Seize Opportunities for Clean Energy Jobs
- Durbin and Illinois Congressional Delegation Call on President to Provide Federal Relief for Thirteen Illinois Counties
- Governor Quinn Appoints Acting Director to Lead Illinois Department of Corrections
- Governor Quinn Welcomes Home Returning Servicemembers
- Offices Closed Sept. 6 to Observe Labor Day
- West Chicago Park District Senior Citizen Social Gathering
- West Chicago Sister Cities Movie Night
- West Chicago Park District is holding an ILCHIP
- West Chicago Historical Society Ice Cream Social
- Operation Phoenix Rising
West Chicago
High School
"The evening Adult Education program of Community High School District 94 in West Chicago will conduct free classes which will prepare students for the General Equivalency Development Exam (GED)."
"Walgreens of West Chicago will be offering flu shots (a combination of both the seasonal and H1N1 vaccines) at West Chicago Community High School on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. during the High School Open House."
"The West Chicago Police Department announced today they will be joining hundreds of other law enforcement and highway safety agencies across Illinois in the STEP Grant program. It has received a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation for the sum of $77,400."
"An exhibit including mono-prints, paper quilts, assemblages, canvas weavings and other mixed media works will be on display throughout September at Gallery 200, 200 Main Street, West Chicago. A collection of art by women from all walks of life, “Women’s Wisdom Artworks 2010” highlights the art program of the People’s Resource Center in Wheaton, Illinois."
Photos
on display at Fermilab Art Gallery"This convergence of art and science occurs daily in the Fermilab Art Gallery. It is a space for art exhibitions, chamber music concerts and where the top quark and big bang are debated over coffee. It is also a quiet space for contemplation and beauty. Bach describes the exhibit showing "flying machines built between 1919 and yesterday.""
Expanded
Idea Garden Opens at Cantigny Park"“We wanted to make the garden a more hands-on experience that allows your senses to take flight,” said Liz Omura, Idea Garden curator/horticulture education and volunteer coordinator. “Our formal gardens are fabulous but they are hard to replicate at home. The Idea Garden is a place where adults can learn how to use different plants and design concepts in their own gardens and where children can learn about horticulture in a fun and interactive way.”"
Allstate
survey says Chicago dangerous for drivers"Out of 200 U.S. cities, Chicago ranked 167, Allstate said today. The company's data show that the average driver in Chicago will experience an auto collision every 7.6 years. This is a marginal improvement over the 7.3 figure in the 2009 survey, but still puts Chicago behind other cities such as New York (159) and San Diego (103)."
Durbin:
FutureGen will be built in Illinois""Let me tell you, nothing's easy and nothing is fast, as we've learned the hard way with FutureGen. But I feel good about it," he said. "I've been working on this a long, long time. I've taken some praise and a lot of lumps. At the end of the day I think we're going to get this research into our state and we're going to lead the nation.""
State
corrections chief stepping down " A report last month said the Department of Corrections failed to consider possible dangers to the public when it tried to save money by granting early release to prisoners, some of whom were violent. Quinn has heaped most of the blame on Randle, and Randle has said Quinn ordered that violent offenders not be part of the program."
Rep.
Foster Announces $250,000 in Grants to Prevent Youth Drug Use in Bureau
County and DeKalb"“Preventing and reducing substance abuse leads to safer and healthier communities that we can all enjoy,” said Foster. “This renewed funding will help the Bureau County Health Department and the Ben Gordon Center to save young lives and mobilize our communities to come together for a common goal.”"
Durbin
And Giannoulias On Debt, Stimulus, And Timing"Alexi Giannoulias, the Democratic candidate for Illinois' U.S. Senate seat, gave a speech in Chicago today focusing on fiscal policy and the federal budget. According to a write-up of the address by Crain's columnist Greg Hinz, Giannoulias said that cutting the national debt "should be our No. 1 fiscal priority when we arise out of the current recession.""
IllionoisSenate
Republicans
"“Due to Springfield’s failure to stabilize Illinois’ finances, Illinois residents will pay nearly 21 percent more for one year of borrowing than they would have if the State had maintained its credit ratings,” said Civic Federation President Laurence Msall. “This report demonstrates that our State’s inability to come to terms with the continuing fiscal crisis has a large and measurable cost which is in addition to the obvious toll the crisis has taken on service providers.”"
[I wish there were a couple specific proposals that the Republicans could convince some Democratic legislatures were a good idea... or even someone trying to do so. Instead it is alwas, THEY are to blame. - Bob]
"To showcase the strength, solidarity, diversity of our unions, we’re asking celebrities—along with anyone else who wants to show their union pride—to join us by sending a tweet with the hash tag #unionmember during Labor Day weekend. It’s a great opportunity to have well-known public figures frame unions in a positive light through a fun and influential medium"
Illinois
Supreme Court Won't Hear Abortion Notification Appeal -
Chicago Public Radio"Earlier this year, a Cook County judge decided the law requiring parental notifications was constitutional, but he delayed enforcing the law until the appeal process played out. The anti-abortion group Thomas More Society wanted the Illinois Supreme Court to interfere, but to no avail."
"“If you want to talk about building a society that is family-friendly,” Schmitt said, “you need to have universal health insurance. You need to have some reform in the ways we deal with paid time off, including paid sick days, paid vacation time and paid parental leave.” Clearly, economic stress -- not cultural liberalism -- is placing a heavy burden on family life in the United States. And unless present economic trends are reversed, the U.S. will continue to be a harsh place to raise a family."
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Poll:
Mitt Romney tops Sarah Palin in Alaska - Politico
"Only 17 percent of the 805 Alaska Republicans surveyed by Public Policy Polling said they would back Palin in a 2012 GOP primary, the same percentage who voiced support for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Romney led the field, garnering 20 percent. “Fortunately for Sarah Palin, Alaska decides few convention delegates, and coming more than a month after Super Tuesday, she may not survive the race to be embarrassed on her home turf,” said Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling." - Emails Reveal McCain Campaign Misled The Public About Palin’s $150K Plus Shopping Spree - Think Progress
- Durbin
Announces $500,000 in Funding for Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
- Durbin Says U.S. Can Cut Deficit and Spend on Needs - Bloomberg
- APOL, For-Profit Ed Fall: Durbin Proposes Schools Share Default Risk - Barron's
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Statement
from Governor Quinn on the Resignation of Department of Corrections
Director Randle
- Liquor Control Commission August Underage Compliance Report
- Illinois community college leaders express concerns over taxpayer support for proprietary schools
- Illinois Department of Insurance Disciplinary Report for August 2010
- Illinois Department of Transportation and Lake Michigan Interstate Gateway Alliance Unveil Enhanced Travel Website to Help Steer Midwest Motorists
- September Is College Savings Month
