Stimulator of the Week
Lilly Smith- Neves
By more than 1,500 votes, 18-month-old Dorothy Lillian (Lilly) Smith-Neves, whose family owns Eastside Mart, takes the honor. The youngest of three, Lilly is often camped out behind the counter with a pile of Cheerios and a smile.
Fun With ‘Voter’ Fraud
by Scott Kingsley
When we wrote that voting for Stimulator of the Week was Chicago-style (Vote often!), we had not anticipated computer-aided voting fraud. continue...
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Maybe Illinois should spend stimulus $ on prisons
Saturday, April 25th, 2009Illinois is getting more stimulus money for transportation projects than any other state in the country. Why Illinois should be trusted with any federal dollars, I can’t say. Taxpayers have footed the bill for three governors’ early retirements to federal prison — and that gubernatorial legacy could reach four with the newly indicted Rod Blagojevich. Don’t get me wrong, yours truly is proud to call Illinois home. But, this is the state that favors the likes of Richard M. Daley, the Chicago mayor who ordered an airstrip bulldozed in the middle of the night to ensure that the tiny airport would be closed. Maybe the stimulus money can fund more prison space for Illinois politicians.