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By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 5, 2011 10:30PM
- McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner's base salary increased, even though his overall compensation package fell 45 percent last year. [Crain's]
- Ald. Walter Burnett says City Council is a "family that sticks together," warns Mayor-elect Emanuel to lay off Ad. Ed Burke. [Sun-Times]
- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker holds off on layoffs for the time being. [Tribune]
- The partnership put together by Hugh Hefner has succeeded in taking Playboy private. [Crain's]
- E-mails from a top staffer to Carol Moseley Braun indicate her campaign believed they had the support of the African American vote leading up to the mayoral election. [Chicago News Co-Op]
- The Fraternal Order of Police named Officer Michael Shields its new president. Coincidentally, Shields was one of the four members of the police pension board who voted for Jon Burge to keep his pension. [ABC7]