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Obama book filled with surprises, insights, author claims
There’s more to former President Barack Obama than meets the eye, according to the new book Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama.
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Gun bill won't stop crime but could kill business for many shops, one owner says
A bill ostensibly meant to curtail crime will actually end up targeting small gun store owners, one such shopkeeper argued on a Chicago-based radio program recently.
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Property taxes on Chicago's North Side, once lowest, aiming higher
In 2014, Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza and her husband paid $471,000 for their newly-renovated 3,500 square-foot three bedroom in Portage Park, on Chicago’s far northwest side.
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Study: Seven in ten City of Chicago employees earn $100K+
Some 70 percent of City of Chicago employees earn more than six figures, according to an analysis of Illinois municipal compensation by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).
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Reporter breaks down protest in Heritage Foundation lobby
A Chicago-based organization called People’s Action stormed the lobby of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, on Tuesday.
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Denying diplomas no way to help high school grads, political writer argues
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel needs to go back to the chalkboard and map out a better way of improving public education than holding high school diplomas hostage, a political writer said on a radio talk show recently.
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On the West Side, inflated county assessments tax away home equity
In sixteen square blocks of Chicago’s West Side Austin neighborhood, between Cicero Ave. on the east and Laramie Ave. on the west, Chicago Ave. on the north and the Green Line El tracks on the south, there have been exactly seven home sales in the past six months.
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Cook County Assessor: "We stand by our assessments"
The Cook County Assessor says its home values are accurate and it stands by them.
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Should Illinoisans be more worried about Rod Blagojevich, or A.J. Bibbs?
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich learned earlier this month that, barring a surprise clemency, he’ll be in a federal prison until 2024. A.J. Bibbs? He’ll be eligible for parole on May 21, 2021, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).
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South Side home values fall, as property taxes continue rising
West Pullman, on Chicago’s far south side, has two real estate markets. There’s the actual market, set by what buyers will pay and what sellers will accept. And there’s the government one, with home values dictated by Cook County Assessor’s office.