All Entries by Sonya Booth

Toni Preckwinkle

October 17, 2012

Mixed blessing

“It is a mixed blessing succeeding somebody who is inept. On one hand, the bar is low, and on the other hand, things are a mess.”

Howard Wial

October 10, 2012

Low wages

“Competing for low wages is not good for American workers, is not good for consumers or companies either, although there is some benefit in the short term.”

Rachel Weber

September 19, 2012

Early childhood

“Reduced money in state coffers may lead some to walk away from early childhood programs completely.”

Stanley Ikenberry, Jim Edgar, James Stukel

September 19, 2012

Celebrating UIC’s 30th anniversary

Some of the major figures involved in the merger that created UIC return today for a symposium commemorating the campus’ 30th anniversary.

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September 12, 2012

Be patient

“If I were advising the mayor, I would have advised him to be patient for a couple of days.”

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September 5, 2012

Union vs city

“Here you have a union that’s decided to take on a very large city.”

Michael Pagano

July 18, 2012

Cities in trouble

“It does not look pretty. It’s not going to look pretty over the next three or four years.”

July 18, 2012

Cool kids on campus

Students, faculty and staff in the know find a remedy for the record heat at Mario’s Italian Lemonade, a long-time summertime hang-out on West Taylor Street.

Walter Podrazik

July 11, 2012

Back to Mayberry

“He knew what was going on, and he knew what was really important. He knew when to be firm, and when to just let people learn their lesson.”

Janet Smith

July 3, 2012

Public housing

“From the perspective of what a public housing agency is supposed to do, its primary mission is to provide public housing.”

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