Whew. And I thought Alderman Bernie Stone’s defense of a $5,400 taxpayer-funded shower was bad.
No, the most ridiculous statement of the month — hands down — goes to Cook County Commissioner (D-Chicago) Deborah Sims who, in defending Cook County President Todd Stroger’s plan to make Chicago’s sales tax the highest among big U.S. cities, stated:
“This [...]
“Who cares? What’s wrong with that?” asked Ald. Bernard Stone (50th). “These guys who work 14, 15 hours a day — that doesn’t bother me.”
Quote origin linked here.
Showergate, for those of you unaware, is the latest scandal (I use that term somewhat loosely) to break out of Chicago, involving an alleged $5,400 taxpayer-funded shower in [...]
Got one of these in the mail the other day…more than a month after the alleged violation. Eh…make that the confirmed violation.
Yes, it’s a ticket. A red-light camera ticket. And unlike the curbside 5-o, this method of traffic enforcement is really covert, and thereby, really effective. But really effective at what? Reducing accidents? Or just [...]
Chicago alderman got a cost-of-living pay increase January 1st. I’m not sure what that makes their salary now but, according to the Better Government Association, it was $100,971 in ‘07.
But, no joke, the raise is totally necessary! I mean, how else are they supposed to afford all the new taxes they sign into law? Like [...]
First thing I like to do when visiting my folks in the ‘burbs is pick up the local paper, the Northwest Herald, and see what’s going on around the old stomping grounds.
Ah yes, McHenry County. It’s a swell place. Easy going. Often cited as the last bastion of conservatism in Chicagoland. Don’t interpret that as [...]
Coming from the CTA Tattler: “Funding woes got you down? Ride the Santa Train!”.
Really?
Riding the Santa Train will help alleviate my CTA-related worries? Supporting a completely unnecessary expenditure — cited in 2004 to cost about $200,000 by then-president Frank Kruesi — will extinguish my concerns of the endless doomsday-bailout-doomsday-bailout cycle?
Or, maybe just inflate them…
Call me [...]
Halfway to the “el” (Chicago’s elevated subway) I realize I forgot reading material for my morning commute. Dang.
25 minutes without anything to occupy my mind? Nothing but my imagination and/or observations of my immediate surroundings? I’d rather not.
So, in a somewhat defeated act, I picked up a RedEye. The RedEye, for those of you unfamiliar, [...]
At the Sam office, everyone is squealing with excitement, anxiously awaiting tomorrow’s manifestation. Imagine a bunch of 6-year olds on Christmas eve.
Being the new guy, frankly, I’m a little freaked out. However, after giving some thoughtful reflection to the matter, I think I understand what all the hoopla is about.
No, it’s not The Office [...]
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