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- Ayman al-Zawahri, the Al-Qaida Number Two, issued a video statement in which he said some racially inflammatory things about President-Elect Obama. He said Obama is "the direct opposite of honorable black Americans" and called Obama (as well as Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice) "abeed al-beit," which translates to "house slaves," but appears in the video's subtitles as "house negroes." The video also contained the now-typical threats we've come to expect from the terrorist organization, including a jihad.
- The village of Winnetka repealed their handgun ban last night for fear of having to sink thousands of dollars into defending themselves in a lawsuit brought against the village by three residents who claimed the village was violating their Second Amendment rights. While firing or selling a gun is still illegal, it will now be legal to own one.
- While Chicago continues dealing with one of its bloodiest years in recent memory, it turns out that crime across the entire state of Illinois was down 3 percent in 2007.
- The CTA is looking to roll-out a system by next year that would allow riders to pay fares using "smart" credit or debit cards embedded with chips. The system would mean riders could bypass buying the current CTA fare cards altogether.
- Four months after his conviction, it seems Tony Rezko and his team of attorneys aren't happy that he remains in less than comfortable accommodations. We feel for you, Tony. We really, really do.
- WBEZ explores the ethical implications of all the maneuvering being done by those seeking to take over Obama's vacant senate seat.
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um, yeah, because that's exactly what i want to do at the train turnstile at night is flash my bank card?
Is that the best al Qaida can come up with? What's next: yo momma jokes? Jesse Jackson has called Obama worse...
Is the Chicago Card THAT much of a hassle for people? I've only had one crap out on me (and that was because I washed it), and replacing it was fairly painless. I really don't like the idea of having drag a credit card out every time I get on the L.
Krrmm: I wouldn't worry. This is likely to take years, and, based on experiences with similar projects in other areas of the world, you will likely still be able to use normal passes. The CTA is putting a pretty optimistic shine on the possibility of this happening anytime soon, but transit agencies more advanced than ours are still in the very early stages of such projects, and all still allow normal passes.
Oph: I have had three CCPlus cards. Each one cracked and broke on me within a few months. Customer Service claimed it was because I stored it in my wallet with other cards, and that the card needs to be in a separate wallet. That's crap. I treated my cards well. After the third one was replaced, and that one broke, I decided that I'll stick to the 30 day mag stripe passes.
My CCP has been in my wallet since I got it 3 years ago, and it looks brand new.