Today, the Housing Illinois coalition launched the third phase of its unprecedented affordable housing advertising campaign that began in February 2005. TV ads will air in the Chicago area during the Tonight Show, David Letterman, Nightline, Sex in the City and other shows through Dec. 11/2005. You can see the spots online here.
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Posted 31 October 2005
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A lot has been written about Rosa Parks - and I don’t know that I can do better. What strikes me about her most famous action, refusing to move to the back of a bus December 1, 1955 at about 6 PM after a day’s work at a department store, was how it crystalized […]
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Posted 30 October 2005
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I haven’t written about Darfur, Sudan in quite a while. A recent commentary suggests the genocide in Darfur is getting worse, not better. The unfortunate reality of the Bush Administration’s loss of political strength due to scandal and failure is that things aren’t likely to get much better through their efforts - genocide […]
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Posted 29 October 2005
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It’s worth noticing when former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay uses the same words as former President Bill Clinton, who decried the “politics of personal destruction” hours after being impeached by the U.S. House. And using these Clintonian words isn’t the first time for DeLay, a former bug exterminator known as “The Hammer” for […]
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Posted 29 October 2005
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[Hat tip to Sandra Verthein.] Congratulations to Debra Shore and her campaign for Debra making the cover of the Chicago Reader (pdf of story here)!
The story begins:
“Candidates for commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District usually don’t have Web sites, don’t march in the Gay Pride Parade, and don’t receive endorsements from Democracy for […]
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Posted 28 October 2005
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I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr. gets indicted and immediately submits his resignation which is accepted - making his the quickest resignation ever for a member of the Bush Administration. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers faces opposition before the Senate hearings and withdraws her nomination before even making it to the hearings. The Bush Administration does […]
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Posted 28 October 2005
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[Hi Mom!]
I appreciate Eric thinking of me. Now what you came for….
MOST SIGNIFICANT STORY OF THE MONTH
Rod Blagojevich’s All Kids healthcare proposal to cover all Illinois children.
WINNER OF THE MONTH
Chicago White Sox (with an honorable mention to Rebecca Adeline Klau and family). One took almost ninety years, the other almost 9 months - in […]
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Posted 27 October 2005
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It was July 2001 and Liz Chaplin was sitting outside reading a story in the local Sun newspaper as her three children played in a wading pool. The story was about underground chemical contaminants from The Lockformer Company that were found spreading east towards her home in Downers Grove. The Chaplin home used […]
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Posted 26 October 2005
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The Naperville Sun reports that Scott School teacher Naseem Ghouse helped organize a “Blankets for Babies” afterschool event that attracted over 100 first- through fifth-grade children, who made “no-sew” fleece blankets for recent earthquake victims in Asia. The blankets will be given to the United Nations for distribution. My daughter, one of Ms. […]
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Posted 25 October 2005
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Today the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) endorsed Governor Rod Blagojevich’s All Kids proposal to provide healthcare for all children in the state. They join the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA) in endorsing the plan along with over 400 other groups according to the governor’s office (see this for a caveat).
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Posted 25 October 2005
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