Midday News Links: Tammy Duckworth Gives Birth
By Chuck Sudo in News on Nov 20, 2014 7:30PM
- Congratulations to Rep. Tammy Duckworth and husband Bryan Bowsley on the birth of their daughter, Abigail O'kalani Bowlsbey. [Tribune]
- Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner has asked Gov. Pat Quinn to not make any new hires or appointments or reclassify current positions so the people holding them can stay employed once Rauner takes office. [Sun-Times]
- Defense attorney Sam Adam Jr., who defended Rod Blagojevich in his first trial and R. Kelly, is mulling a run for Cook County State's Attorney. [Sun-Times]
- City Council passed Mayor Emanuel’s 2015 budget. [Sun-Times]
- A suburban school district whose board president bragged about fiscal responsibility spent $81,000 because it failed to cancel their old phone service for over a year. [Tribune]