The House on Thursday passed the Employee Free Choice Act, a bill designed to make the difficult process of forming a union easier for workers. The legislation, passed by a vote of 241-185, largely along party lines, was supported by nearly all of Illinois' Democratic delegation, and both senators Durbin and Obama have promised to guide this bill through the Senate. Barack Obama voiced his support of the bill, although he acknowledged that getting it...
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Chicagoist refrains from trying to pick people up on the “L.” If you crash and burn, it’s too difficult to make a quick getaway. But maybe we need to rethink this strategy. After all, it's only a $2 cover and it's cheaper than a bar.
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Did you know there are two other people besides Barack Obama and Alan Keyes registered as candidates with the State Board of Elections for Illinois' U.S. Senate seat? Well there are and neither of them will win, but both of their names are eerily similar to those of two political celebrities. And that's hard-hitting political news--right?
Continue reading "Watch Your Back, Barack"
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