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New website allows for easier registration of airport noise complaints
A new website has been created by Fair Allocation in Runways that makes registering airport noise complaints in the City of Chicago easier.
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The Department of Fleet & Facility Management (2FM) supports the operations of the following City Departments by providing high-quality and cost-effective services. Formerly the Department of Fleet Management, Department of Facilities Management, Department of Environment, including the consolidation of the Department of Graphics..
Source: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dgs.html
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Lipinski announces $3 million grant to improve Chicago's passenger rail service
Reps. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) teamed with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Metra, Amtrak, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and the city of Chicago Friday to announce a $3 million grant for IDOT.
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Bensenville speaks out after O'Hare strays from Fly Quiet runways at night
Story CopyThe City of Bensenville recently expressed its disappointment in a letter and statement to the City of Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that O’Hare International Airport is no longer complying with its Fly Quiet Program.
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Rep. Jeanne Ives comments on extending CPS pension payment deadline
This week in Springfield, Illinois, State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-IL) responded to a bill to extend the CPS pension payment deadline.
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DuPage College has first transition team in place
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees has created a transition team that will be led by Northwestern University Professor Don Haider.
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Revised O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement available
The city of Chicago has a new program aimed at modernizing Chicago O'Hare International Airport as approved in the O'Hare Modernization Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issued by FAA in July 2005.
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Kirk, Emanuel unveil plans to revitalize Union Station
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, along with representatives from Amtrak, the City of Chicago, Metra and the Regional Transportation Authority, unveiled plans on Friday to significantly improve Chicago’s Union Station.
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Dist. 23 State Senate candidate: Emanuel-recall bill about accountability
BARTLETT — Republican State Senate candidate Seth Lewis supports House Bill (H.B.) 4356 to recall Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, but said such a proposal should apply beyond the Windy City, to all elected officials in Illinois.
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46th District Illinois House hopeful backs 'common sense' Chicago recall bill
GLEN ELLYN – Heidi Holan, who is vying to represent the 46th District in the Illinois House, is one of 16 GOP state legislative candidates backing a proposed bill that would allow Chicago voters to recall Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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Expert offers potential solutions in wake of Chicago's credit downgrade
With the city of Chicago receiving yet another credit rating downgrade on March 28, Illinois Policy Institute Vice President Ted Dabrowski recently offered his advice on how the Windy City can rebound.
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Michael Strick says Illinois government is not speaking to its people
Michael Strick, Republican candidate for District 84 of the Illinois House of Representatives, said his campaign so far has seen him speaking with constituents about representation in the state and the terms state officials serve.
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$999 million out, $90 million in: Chicago pension funds see the abyss, shrug it off
n 2015, the City of Chicago’s two employee pension funds paid out $999 million to 29,286 retirees.
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Study: Twenty percent of Naperville employees earn $100K+
Some 20 percent of Naperville employees earn more than six figures, according to an analysis of Illinois municipal compensation by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).
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Study: Sixteen percent of Wheaton employees earn $100K+
Some 16 percent of Wheaton employees earn more than six figures, according to an analysis of Illinois municipal compensation by Local Government Information Services (LGIS).
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Ives targets multiple aspects of school funding measure
Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) takes issue not only with the special funding for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) that was included in Senate Bill 1 -- before being stripped of the provision by Gov. Bruce Rauner -- but with many other aspects of the school funding measure, according to a recent post on her website.