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Council to consider mayor's proposed pension changes
With the city retirement system short hundreds of millions of dollars in unfunded liabilities, officials say they are likely to begin requiring municipal employees to contribute to their pensions. "Pretty much everyone is in agreement that it's fair,"...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Romeoville warehouse residents fear warehouse building could go up next door
Special to the TribuneA group of residents in southwest suburban Romeoville are upset that a warehouse building might be built next to their subdivision near Veterans Parkway and Mystic Lane. The Village Board voted unanimously May 15 to change a 9.5-acre parcel adjacent... -
German visitors mark 10 years of friendship in Webster
Webster and a German city are getting ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a friendship that can trace its roots back nearly three decades to sweat-soaked high school wrestling mats in northeast South Dakota. In 1986, a group of young German...
Tags: Wildlife, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies, American Legion, Culture
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New rules may make it easier to fight traffic camera tickets, harder to win
South Florida drivers may soon find it a lot easier to fight those pesky red-light camera tickets. But, say traffic court lawyers, it might also become harder to win. A new rule, set up by a transportation bill not yet signed by Gov. Rick Scott, would...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Rick Scott, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Punishment
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Editorial: Mayor Difficult -- Has Emanuel alienated Chicagoans?
Early in 2011, Candidate Rahm Emanuel warned Chicagoans that their City Hall had to fix its finances or risk entering into eternal rest. The distance from broke government to broken government, he observed, is short: Without restoring financial health,...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Chicago Mayor, Chicago City Hall, Interior Policy, Chicago Police Department
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New sheriff seeks 14 percent budget increase
Broward County's new sheriff wants more money. Some $93.7 million more. That amounts to a 14 percent budget hike — or about half the price of the new county courthouse under construction. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel would use the money to add 72...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Israel, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Ask the L.A. mayor candidates: Would you try to take control of L.A. schools?
During separate video interviews with the Los Angeles Times last month, candidates for L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel responded to questions from individual voters. Among them is Kim Jones of Silver Lake, who asked: What would you do...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Elections, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Unified School District
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FACTBOX-U.S. Treasury acts to avoid hitting debt limit
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Monday said the Obama administration was suspending investments in the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, a government employee pension fund, to help the nation keep paying its bills now...Tags: Jack Lew, Retirement, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Government Debt, Economy, Business and Finance
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Contracts, Arts and Culture, Business, U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Branch
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Wielding Harrisburg example, U.S. SEC cajoles cities nationwide
Reuters* U.S. regulator underlines rules for disclosure to bondholders * SEC warns municipalities not to gloss over financial health * Pennsylvania capital Harrisburg has mountain of debt to clear WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - At first glance, a federal...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Zion, Bonds, Primaries, U.S. Congress
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Term Limits commission hears research design, electoral history
Members of the Tinley Park Term Limits Commission continued to explore the issue at the group's third meeting, where more information was presented to the group. The commission, appointed by Mayor Ed Zabrocki after voters overwhelmingly voted in favor...Tags: Des Plaines, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Tinley Park, Naperville
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St. Francis stymied in land acquisition for parking lot
Leaders of St. Francis High School in Wheaton are hitting what appears to be a brick wall in their efforts to persuade the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to sell several acres from an adjoining preserve so the school can expand its parking lot....Tags: Forestry and Timber, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Wheaton
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