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Blagojevich Trial: Is Blago Too Unserious for Jail Time?

The jury remains out, and observers are starting to get antsy, jumping when the jurors ask a question. Here's a theory as to why they're taking so long: the jury has to deal with the interpretation of a statute that's currently vexing legal scholars.

Posted June 22, 2011, at 5:34 p.m.

CPS Bureaucrat Salaries and Income Inequality

The Sun-Times is reporting that, for the second year in a row, various CPS bureaucrats will see substantial raises over their predecessors' salaries. It makes no sense... and perfect sense.

Posted June 22, 2011, at 3:22 p.m.

New Chicago Blogs of Note

Grid Chicago reports on sustainable transportation in the city; The Steppes of Chicago takes an on-the-streets look at Chicago architecture.

Posted June 20, 2011, at 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Crime Roundup

The cost of wrongful incarceration and the city's immense legal-settlement costs; Chicago's new gun law seems as ineffectual as the gun ban that preceded it; a Sun-Times reporter gets caught in the line of fire and returns to figure out why; and more

Posted June 20, 2011, at 1:39 p.m.

Study: It’s Harder to Get Medical Care If You’re a Kid on Medicaid in Chicago

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that children on Medicare and SCHIP face longer waits and more rejections for medical care.

Posted June 17, 2011, at 3:04 p.m.

Your DVR Is an Energy Hog

File under things that I knew somewhere deep in my head but probably just didn't want to think about: DVRs consume an enormous amount of electricity.

Posted June 17, 2011, at 12:10 p.m.

Chicago Teacher Salaries: The Long View

The Board of Education rejected Chicago teachers' "automatic" four-percent raise, portending a showdown between the Chicago Teachers Union and the mayor, or at least more tension. Setting aside whether teachers are "overpaid" or "underpaid," let's take a look at how they've been historically paid.

Posted June 16, 2011, at 8:27 p.m.

New Evidence Surfaces in 18-Year-Old Tricia Pacaccio Murder Case

Will the grand-jury testimony of two new witnesses finally prompt Cook County prosecutors to charge their prime suspect?

Posted June 15, 2011, at 12:01 p.m.

People Love the Chicago Cubs… Too Much

What happens when you actually put money on waiting 'til next year, by the numbers. Plus: Wrigley's a dump, but that's not really the point.

Posted June 14, 2011, at 6:10 p.m.

McCormick Place, Trade Shows, and Unions: The Latest Labor Battle

Another big expo has decided to skip Chicago for Las Vegas, citing the cost of labor and the uncertain status of legislation meant to curtail it. But a Crain's investigation complicates the picture. Why's it so expensive to do a trade show at McCormick Place?

Posted June 14, 2011, at 2:20 p.m.

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