Extra Extra: Aaron's Shock-ing Similarities to Jesse Jackson, Jr.

By Selena Fragassi in News on Mar 22, 2015 8:00PM

The news of Aaron Shock's resignation could be causing deja vu for Illinoisans, recalling similarities to the case of Jesse Jackson, Jr. "They [both] had a sense of empowerment and entitlement and, perhaps worst of all, a sense of invincibility that the rules didn’t apply to them.” [WBEZ]
You're being counted. The Loop Alliance is set to install people and vehicular counters to a stretch of State Street to keep tabs on the numbers of visitors each day. The goal is to provide encouraging data to prospective retailers. [Tribune]
Got $12.95 million lying around? If so you could be living in the "Empire" penthouse. The two-level Streeterville condo featured on the hit TV show has 9,300 square feet of space filled with an indoor basketball court, three saltwater aquariums and a large wraparound terrace—and judging from the pictures, it's stunning. [DNAinfo Chicago]
There's one good thing that came out of all the snow this winter. Thousands of shoppers of Art Van Furniture will be receiving full refunds as the chain makes good on its "Let It Snow" promotion that said if more than three inches fell Feb. 1 purchases previously made Jan. 1 would be free. We got more than 16.2 inches of snow that day. [ABC 7 Chicago]
The Chicago Board of Education had its credit rating dropped to near junk status by Fitch Ratings on Friday. The move could cost the school district about $228 million in payments to banks over terminated swaps deals. [Reuters]

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