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South Florida county mayors join together to present a unified vision in Tallahassee
FORT LAUDERDALE The mayors of Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties are each extending a hand beyond their borders to cooperate on initiatives that will benefit the South Florida region. Their focus this year is to improve and adequately fund...
Tags: Public Transportation, Miami Beach, Port of Palm Beach, Everglades, Conservation
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Ethics Commission comments at closed-door meetings questioned
Sun SentinelQuestions about comments made at closed-door meetings have raised concerns about potential bias on the Palm Beach County Ethics Commission. Attorney Roma Theus, of Wellington, contends that ethics commissioners at executive session meetings in January...Tags: Politics, Religion and Belief, Values, Lobbying, Wellington
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Democrats have ruined Illinois
Democrats are poisoning Illinois and Chicago. Maybe it's too obvious to state, but it isn't said often enough. Or barely at all. Democrats have locked up the city and the state. They have supermajorities in both houses of the Illinois legislature. The...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Rahm Emanuel, Regional Elections, Chicago Transit Authority, Philosophy
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Emanuel parking meter deal changes get nod
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's top City Council ally on Monday predicted approval of the mayor's plan to revise the city's much-reviled, long-term parking meter lease after it easily cleared its initial hurdle. The Finance Committee voted 15-6 to advance Emanuel'...
Tags: Politics, Richard M. Daley, Public Officials, Navigant Consulting Incorporated, Rahm Emanuel
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Fort Lauderdale commissioners consider downtown tax to help pay for Wave streetcar system
— With federal, state and local government contributions already lined up for the city's proposed Wave streetcar system, all that's left to determine is which downtown businesses and residents will also have to contribute and how much they will pay....
Tags: Politics, Housing and Urban Planning, Fort Lauderdale, Interior Policy, Sunrise (Broward, Florida)
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Glen Ellyn eyes alert system, making more money available for sewer improvements
Glen Ellyn's village board is considering lifting the $2,500 cap on a program to help residents improve sewers and may also implement a reverse 911 system in light of April's flood. Since the April 18 event, there have been many calls inquiring about... -
Authorities in flood-hit German city say situation is 'dramatic' as waters continue to rise
Associated PressPASSAU, Germany (AP) — Swollen rivers gushed into the old section of Passau in southeast Germany on Monday, as water rose in the city to levels not seen in more than five centuries. The city was one of the worst hit by flooding that has spread...Tags: Germany, Weather Warnings, Disasters and Accidents, Prague (Czech Republic), Swiss Confederation
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Burr Ridge mayor optimistic about unifying village
Burr Ridge Mayor Mickey Straub's first couple of weeks in office have had "peaks and valleys," he said. But Straub said he was optimistic about unifying a divided Village Board and changing the minds of some residents who have criticized him. "It will...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Abraham Lincoln, Business
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READER SUBMITTED: Former Bristol Mayor William T. Stortz To Perform Tuesday, June 18
StatewideLong time fan and supporter Mayor William T. Stortz will be a very special guest of Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Richard Theriault. The former Mayor will be doing a reading of Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance during "An...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Les Miserables (musical)
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Hillsboro Canal: Private money may help grease navigation project
The flow of boats through a busy passageway to the Intracoastal Waterway is so clogged with sand and silt that private donors have stepped in with $50,000 to help pay for efforts to clean it out. The silt that's coming into the Hillsboro Canal every...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Boca Raton, Intracoastal Waterway, Deerfield Beach, Google Inc.
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Clark County code enforcement falls in budget
The Clark County Fiscal Court has decided not to renew an interlocal agreement with the Winchester Board of Commissioners at the end of the fiscal year in an effort to ease the county’s financial burden. In 2011, both the city and county...
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Judges, Safety of Citizens, Government
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Lauderdale Lakes considers employee raises while homeowners wait for grant money
Homeowners seeking a piece of $700,000 in federal home repair aid available in the city over the past three years have come up empty-handed because of the city's financial troubles. Officials now say the city is on the rebound — so much so that...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Lauderdale Lakes, Labor Legislation, Broward County
Jun 6, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 6, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 4, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jun 4, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 3, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 7, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 3, 2013
|Story| AP Broadcast
Jun 3, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 3, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Jun 3, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jun 3, 2013
|Story| Winchester Sun
Jun 2, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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