http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/il-news/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:28:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286561/posts Charlie Barlow plans to room with one of his best friends next semester at the University of Chicago: Lauren "Lulu'' Danzig. The two are among 50 students who will take advantage of a new policy allowing male and female undergraduates to room together -- something that was forbidden throughout the 117-year history of the Hyde Park school. Sun Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286561/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:28:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285968/posts Whether the name of Richie Urso ever makes it into the corruption trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich next June is anybody's guess. You've probably never heard of Richie Urso. But the FBI sure has heard of him. His is a classic Chicago story, about a beefy yet charming guy born on Grand Avenue, who got in trouble with the law as a kid, only to make political friends and become extremely wealthy. He was arrested once for jewelry theft in the '60s by the Outfit's top Chicago police detective, William Hanhardt. Urso's alleged partner in the theft was the... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285968/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285435/posts I have a question on Illinois Gun Laws. I have a FOID card, of course, and I own a Stoeger Cougar 9mm. My dad is in town from Florida. He obviously doesn't have a FOID since he isn't an Illinois resident. Is there anyway he can accompany me to an IL shooting range and shoot with me? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285435/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:11:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285010/posts Fourth of July Tea Party! QConline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285010/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284615/posts 7 more banks fail as FDIC seeks stronger rules for buyers of failed banks. BY STEPHEN MANNING and DAVID PITT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Six Illinois banks and one bank in Texas were shuttered Thursday as government regulators proposed new rules for private equity firms seeking to take over failed banks. That brought the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 52. That's more than double the 25 which failed in all of 2008 and the three closed in 2007. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was appointed receiver of all seven. The total cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund from... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284615/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 03:43:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284428/posts Another Chicago area resident, Fay Hartog-Levin, a longtime Democratic activist and fund-raiser and an early career supporter of Barack Obama, was tapped Thursday to be ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Her husband, Daniel Levin, is the chairman of The Habitat Company and the founder of the East Bank Club. Valerie Jarrett, before joining the Obama White House as a senior advisor, was the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Habitat Company. Levin's cousins are Michigan Democrats, Sen. Carl Levin and his brother, Rep. Sandy Levin. A Winnetka resident, Hartog-Levin is a senior consultant at the Res Publica... suntimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284428/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:40:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284310/posts America’s Independence Day Tea Party to Take Place in Chicago on July 4th at Navy Pier’s Gateway Park from 12-4pm Chicago, Il ReTeaParty.com have recently coordinated to host Tea Parties around the country on Saturday July 4th. The America’s Independence Day Tea Party Movement is a nationwide demonstration forum for any and all groups and individuals dissatisfied with the current governance of the United States, regardless of ideology, partisan identity, or political affiliation. On July 4th, 2009, we are asking Americans everywhere to re-declare our inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Chicago’s Tea Party will take... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284310/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:02:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284216/posts Attend our Tea Party in Northwest suburbs of Chicago July 4 at 12:30PM. Speakers, music, rally. Bring a sign. Be patriotic! Stop this Tax and Spend Goverment! Tea Party Palatine www.teapartypalatine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284216/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:08:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283803/posts Link only - Illinois starts first day of fiscal year without budget http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283803/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:40:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283589/posts Text Message and Email Scams There is an email and text message going around claiming to be Prairieland Federal Credit Union asking for credit card information. This is a scam do NOT give them your information. We will never ask for any credit card or account information. If you do give your information out contact us immediately! If you do not have an account with us, but gave your credit card information out, call that financial institution. If you do receive an email, please forward it to bmorris@notyournormalbank.com http://www.prairielandfcu.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283589/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:33:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283416/posts <p>The doctor was alone in her office in a medical professional building in the 2900 block of North Commonwealth Ave. near St. Joseph Hospital in the Lakeview East neighborhood about 6:30 p.m. when a man came in asking for directions to another office, said Police Officer Laura Kubiak.</p> Chicago Breaking News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283416/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:58:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283331/posts SPRINGFIELD -- State government limped into a new budget year Wednesday without a solid spending plan and rookie Gov. Pat Quinn threatened to drag the fight out all summer until he gets an income tax increase.For the third year in a row, Democrats who control Springfield failed to reach agreement on time, once again creating uncertainty for social service providers, public employees and others who count on the state paying its bills.Quinn scolded lawmakers in a rare joint session of the legislature and threatened to veto an admittedly underfunded spending plan passed by lawmakers in late May. But in a... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283331/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:57:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282306/posts The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence sharply criticized the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) and Illinois Carry for holding a public rally Friday calling for ending Chicago’s 27-year-old handgun ban only days after the tragic shooting of 9-year-old Chastity Turner who was gunned down while bathing her dog in front of her own home. Thirty-six Chicago Public School students were also killed during the ’09 school year in a continuing rash of gun violence. Most troubling is the language, tone and materials that pro-gun groups are using to promote their rally in downtown Chicago. Ralph Connor, an African-American conservative who... Opposing views http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282306/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:03:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282298/posts The Caseyville Rifle and Pistol and Pistol Club has weathered the storm of efforts by St. Clair County to close it, and the costly effort is far from over. The Caseyville Rifle and Pistol Club has spent the past four years battling for its survival in a legal war of attrition with St. Clair County. So far the gun club -- the owner of the metro-east's only outdoor rifle range -- has won every round in court. The most recent victory occurred June 5, when a St. Clair County Circuit judge dismissed the county lawsuit aiming to shut down the... St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282298/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:48:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282071/posts Climate Change: A switch of four Republican votes would have defeated Waxman-Markey, the Democrats' global warming legislation. But like the Clinton Btu tax, the bill could die in the Senate and turn the House over to the GOP.What were these RINOs thinking? The GOP is supposed to be the party of low taxes and free markets. Rep. Mike Castle, one of the eight offered an explanation right off of President Obama's teleprompter. "Nations around the world are surging ahead with emission reductions and developing new energy technologies," Castle, Delaware's at-large congressman, posted on his House Web site. "The United States... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282071/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:17:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282030/posts Climate Change: A switch of four Republican votes would have defeated Waxman-Markey, the Democrats' global warming legislation. But like the Clinton Btu tax, the bill could die in the Senate and turn the House over to the GOP. What were these RINOs thinking? The GOP is supposed to be the party of low taxes and free markets. Rep. Mike Castle, one of the eight offered an explanation right off of President Obama's teleprompter...Illinois Republican Mark Kirk, who has senatorial ambitions to replace the choice of impeached former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Sen. Roland Burris, demonstrates why GOP fortunes in the Land... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282030/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:36:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281613/posts Shootings claimed the lives of six men in the city over the weekend. The first shooting happened around 8:20 p.m. Friday, when Tijuan Edwards, 18, was talking to a 25-year-old man in the street at 1916 S. Trumbull Ave. when multiple gunmen approached on foot and shot both men. Edwards was dead on the scene, and the 25-year-old was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to the left arm, chin and thigh, police said. CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281613/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:23:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281535/posts There is much outrage in the 10th District where I live. My 10th District congressman, Mark Kirk, has the dubious distinction of being the only Republican member of the Illinois congressional delegation, and one of only eight Republicans nationwide, who voted on Friday, June 26, for the Waxman-Markey energy bill (HR 2454), commonly referred to as "Cap and Trade" or "Global Warming" bill. The bill narrowly passed the House with a vote of 219 to 212. I would imagine that the same outrage exists in the congressional districts represented by all eight of the renegade Republicans. It is frowned upon... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281535/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:26:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281340/posts If you are fed up with our Representatives in Congress ignoring our phone calls and emails, then it’s time to speak up in person. We are planning a Cap and Trade protest at both Congressmen Mark Kirk’s office and Melissa Beans office. Tell you friends, neighbors, and coworkers to be there and to also sign our online petition. http://lakecountyteaparty.com/2009/06/28/cap-and-trade-tea-party/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281340/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:01:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281101/posts Just two weeks after the federal government revived plans to build the FutureGen power plant in eastern Illinois, two of the experimental coal plant's financial backers said Thursday they are withdrawing. The exit of American Electric Power Co. and Southern Co. leaves the nine power and coal companies that are still part of what's known as the FutureGen Alliance searching for new partners to help cover building and startup costs they expect to reach roughly $2.4 billion. The Department of Energy said June 12 that it would provide just over a billion dollars in stimulus money as it agreed to... Yahoo! via AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281101/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:02:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280972/posts Due to the political assaults on the Declaration of Independence, The United States Constitution, and individual rights, I have decided to take a walk from my green house in Rockford, Illinois to a White House in the Kingdom of Washington D.C. I feel that the time has come for Americans to aggressively remind all those holding elected office, that it is We the People, not they, the elected, who ultimately decide the fate of this wonderful country. It would be an HONOR to stay with other true AMERICANS along the way so please contact me ASAP if you, or somebody... Walk the Walk website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280972/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:02:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280645/posts The Dupage County website made it sound like it was this Saturday as they never took it off their site. Please ignore my post earlier. Please forgive me for any in conviences I caused you. Thank You http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280645/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:25:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280348/posts CHICAGO—A former northwest suburban man who was arrested in March was indicted this week on federal charges for stealing trade secrets from his former employer, Valspar Corp., in Wheeling, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, David Yen Lee, was charged with five counts of theft of trade secrets in violation of the federal Economic Espionage Act in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, announced Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Robert D. Grant, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lee, 52,... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280348/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:01:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279906/posts Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents arrested two suspected white supremacists Thursday after a raid at a northern Illinois home, during which agents seized assault weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and purportedly racist materials. Twin brothers Dennis and Daniel Mahon, 59, were taken into custody by agents on firearms violations after arrest and search warrants were served at the Davis Junction, Ill., home. Dennis Mahon was frequently mentioned as a possible suspect but never charged in connection with the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279906/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:11:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279741/posts What does it cost to get an unqualified student into the University of Illinois law school? Five jobs for graduating law students, suggest internal e-mails released Thursday. The documents show for the first time efforts to seek favors -- in this case, jobs -- for admissions, the most troubling evidence yet of how Illinois' entrenched system of patronage crept into the state's most prestigious public university. They also detail the law school's system for handling "Special Admits," students backed by the politically connected, expanding the scope of a scandal prompted by a Chicago Tribune investigation. In one e-mail exchange, University... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279741/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:39:01 GMT