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Silent During Budget Debate Amid Cushy Appointment

What: Action Now will demonstrate outside of New Beginnings Church of Chicago to put pressure on Pastor Corey Brooks to utilize his relationship with Governor Bruce Rauner during the budget debate.
Members are demanding that Pastor Brooks step down from his appointment to the Illinois Tollway Board, and begin fighting for progressive revenue solutions to fix the budget crisis.
A list of demands will be left for the pastor in order to make community and congregation members aware of his broken promises.

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Posted on July 28, 2015

Rahm’s Pension Crisis Coming Along Nicely

By Steve Rhodes

“A law aimed at shoring up two of Chicago’s financially shaky public worker retirement systems violates pension protections in the Illinois constitution, a judge ruled on Friday,” Reuters reports.
“The ruling is a setback for Mayor Rahm Emanuel who has repeatedly said he will not raise taxes without pension reforms.”
Gee, where have I heard that before?

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Posted on July 25, 2015

Justice, Chicago Style

Uploaded To YouTube By Amaho

“2015 Ahamo Journalism Excellence Pick: Interview with Rob Warden about a book he co-authored entitled Greylord: Justice, Chicago Style.
“The book was about the undercover investigation of corruption in the Cook County circuit court that resulted in the convictions of more than 70 former judges, lawyers, policemen and other court personnel by the FBI.”

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Posted on July 23, 2015

Blago Ruling Indicts Media

By Steve Rhodes

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals could not have been any clearer on Tuesday when it handed down its ruling on Rod Blagojevich’s appeal of his 18-count indictment: The evidence against the former governor was overwhelming, his lawyers’ arguments were frivolous, and, while there were some technical issues to clarify, a reduction in his sentence was unlikely.
And yet, several journalists and news organizations got it wrong, trumpeting headlines about overturned counts, a vacated sentence, a possible retrial and a victorious day for Blago. One put a call into Blagojevich’s brother, who declared that justice had been served; others “analyzed” Blago’s “winning” case.
I took to Twitter immediately to correct the record, but at one point I was so exasperated I tweeted this:


Let’s take a look at the ruling itself, which you can read for yourself here, and the corresponding coverage.

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Posted on July 22, 2015

Big Money Dominated Chicago Mayoral Elections

By The Illinois Public Interest Research Group

Ninety-six percent of all money raised by the Rahm Emanuel and Chuy Garcia mayoral campaigns came from donors giving $1,000 or more, according to Illinois PIRG Education Fund analysis of fundraising reports, the latest of which were released late Wednesday.
Only 2% came from donors giving less than $150.

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Posted on July 16, 2015

EFF Sues For Records About ‘Hemisphere’ Phone Call Collection And Drug Enforcement Program

By The Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Thursday filed lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Justice and the California Attorney General’s office demanding records that shed light on a secret drug enforcement program that allows federal and local law enforcement agents to obtain citizens’ phone call records from AT&T.
The ”Hemisphere” program, which is funded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), places AT&T employees within law enforcement agencies to help investigators get quick access to call records stored with the company, according to a New York Times report from 2013.

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Posted on July 15, 2015

Oscar And Pulitzer Award-Winning Journalist Laura Poitras Sues U.S. Government To Uncover Records After Years Of Airport Detentions And Searches

By The Electronic Frontier Foundation

Academy and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. transportation security agencies Monday demanding they release records documenting a six-year period in which she was searched, questioned, and often subjected to hours-long security screenings at U.S. and overseas airports on more than 50 occasions.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is representing Poitras in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, DOJ, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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Posted on July 14, 2015

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