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Jason
07-05-2012
10:22 AM ET (US)
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Finally, ETHS at 75% funded. Not great, but not bad.
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Jason
07-05-2012
10:19 AM ET (US)
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Same report shows the township with a pension surplus. Is there a pensionable position within the township, or not?
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Jason
07-05-2012
10:17 AM ET (US)
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Hmmm... Line item 334: D65 is 84% funded. Much better than I would have supposed.
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John D. Serrano
07-05-2012
09:02 AM ET (US)
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Maria Pappas, the Cook County Treasurer, had released a report back in May pertaining to the Debt Disclosure Ordinance.
You can view and download the pdf here: http://cookcountytreasurer.com/pdfs/ddo/debtreport05022012.pdf.
Jump to page 25, line item #44, and draw your own conclusions.
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Ann Rainey  04-22-2012
06:49 PM ET (US)
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please check this out http://wobusa.com/
I think to project the reputation and performance of the establishment you mentiioned on others is not reasonable. World of Beers has now agreed to have a kitchen and serve food. World of Beers has an excellent reputation.
BTW there is no issue before us re bars. However, if the Mayor determines we should consider such a license I will study it carefully.
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W.S. Evens
04-19-2012
01:34 PM ET (US)
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After reading an article in the Trib/Local section today I felt I should express my position. I am against the idea of "tavern licenses" in Evanston. I wish you would reconsider your position. In reality, all The Keg was, was a tavern and we just managed to finally close it. With the number of problems it generated, what kind of an effect would taverns/saloons generate for public safety and how many more police calls would they create?
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Mindy Wallis 03-15-2012
08:01 PM ET (US)
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Here are a few more sites with information about why voting NO on the D65 referendum is a good choice:
http://nod65referendum.com/
http://www.d65watchdog.com/
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L Negley
03-12-2012
02:21 PM ET (US)
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As many of you know, District 65 is putting a $48 million referendum on the ballot for the March 20th primary. I've found the paper's coverage of the issues unbalanced, and while I image existing schools need updating, I have concerns that we need a new school, too. Whether you support a 19th elementary school being built in the 5 ward or not, the below website brings up some brief but very interesting points that we should all know about. Know the facts on both sides of the issue and vote.
http://cabevanston.blogspot.com/
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Karen Johnson
02-17-2012
12:51 PM ET (US)
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Ann, you've got the facts to support your argument that the headlines in Evanston Now highlight Howard Street as a crime hub. Hard for anyone to claim otherwise.
Now that it has been pointed out to Evanston Now, that media outlet needs to change its damaging practice of presenting Headline: Howard Street Crime Hub.
If there is no change, perhaps a boycott of Evanston Now would be appropriate. Those petitions on change.org work very well to place pressure on all types of businesses.
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Ann Rainey 02-16-2012
04:01 PM ET (US)
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other streets are rarely mentioned in crime headline stories on Evanston Now. I have no problem with all streets being mentioned. Curious why only Howard is noted.
Police seek two in Howard Street attack
Updated: 1 day ago
Evanston police have issued descriptions of two men they're seeking in connection with a Friday morning robbery that left a disabled man hospitalized.
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Disabled man severely beaten on Howard
Updated: 2 days ago
Evanston police are investigating an unprovoked attack on Howard Street that has left an unidentified disabled man hospitalized with severe injuries.
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Crime: 13-year-old charged with theft
Updated: 2 days ago
Evanston police say a 13-year-old girl has been charged with stealing medical supplies from an office on Central Street. That story, and news of a rug that disappeared from the back of a pickup truck, in today's daily crime bulletin.
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Crime: Female thief strikes twice on Howard Street
Updated: 1 day ago
Evanston police say two thefts just a day apart a store on Howard Street involved what may have been the same woman. That story, and two teens arrested for public indecency, in today's daily crime bulletin.
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Crime: Three arrested in bike thefts
Updated: 4 hours ago
Evanston police have arrested three men and charged them with stealing bicycles. That story and a rash of car break-ins along Maple Avenue are among the items in today's daily crime bulletin.
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Here is every crime story for about 3 or 4 pages. Any crime on howard gets a Howard headline. Not one other crime report where howard is not involved has a street reported in the headline.
Crime: Tires slashed on six cars on Howard
Updated: 19 hours ago
Tires on six cars were found slashed in an apartment building parking lot on Howard Street Monday morning and a car was stolen on Greenwood Street. Those among the items in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
Crime: Punch leads to arrest
Updated: 1 day ago
An 18-year-old Evanston man was arrested after he allegedly knocked out another person early Saturday morning on Dodge Avenue. That story and news of two men arrested for retail theft are among the items in the weekend crime wrapup.
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Man shot for shoes
Updated: 5 days ago
Evanston police are seeking a robber who shot a man early this morning after demanding the victim hand over his shoes.
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Crime: Two arrested for domestic battery
Updated: 5 days ago
Evanston police report two people were arrested Wednesday in separate domestic battery incidents, and two men stole clothes from a store on Main Street. Those stories are among the items in today's daily crime bulletin.
Three arrested in armed robbery on Howard
Updated: 3 days ago
Evanston police arrested three men early this morning in Clyde-Brummel Park who've now been charged with an armed robbery at the Tasty Sub Restaurant at Howard and Damen in Chicago.
Man charged with placing bomb at police outpost
Updated: 3 hours ago
A 19-year-old Chicago man, Sergio Chaves, was charged in U.S. District Court today with one felony count of possession of an unregistered destructive device
Crime: Arrest in assault on Howard
Updated: 3 days ago
A late-night dispute on Howard Street leads to an arrest for aggravated assault, and a thief takes a tuxedo from a parked car. Those stories among the reports in today's Evanston Police daily crime bulletin.
Howard Street robber gets 10 year sentence
Updated: 4 days ago
A man convicted of a February robbery on Howard Street in Evansston was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison by Circuit Judge Garritt Howard.
Crime: Man beaten at restaurant
Updated: 4 hours ago
Police say a man was punched and stomped at a restaurant in the 1400 block of Sherman Avenue early Sunday morning, and an alleged bug zapper thief is nabbed at Home Depot. Those among the stories in the weekend crime
Crime: Restaurant beef leads to battery charge
Updated: 4 days ago
Evanston police report a Chicago man was arrested at the Davis Street CTA station after getting into an argument in a restaurant in the 1700 block of Maple Avenue late Wednesday night. That and a stolen car are among the stories in
Crime: Woman arrested in knife attack
Updated: 6 days ago
An Evanston woman has been arrested for threatening a victim with a knife while another woman is being sought for breaking someone's ankle. Those stories in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
Crime: Thief grabs cigarettes from car
Updated: 1 week ago
A thief broke into a car at the Main Street Commons shopping center Tuesday and stole cartons of cigarettes. That story and a Nashville man charged with dealing drugs are among the reports in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
Crime: Punched at hospital
Updated: 1 week ago
Someone was punched in the face by a person they knew at St. Francis Hospital Sunday morning, and a cell phone, left by the side of the pool, disappeared from the McGaw Y. Those stories among the reports in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
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Crime: Three arrested in bike thefts
Updated: 4 hours ago
Evanston police have arrested three men and charged them with stealing bicycles. That story and a rash of car break-ins along Maple Avenue are among the items in today's daily crime bulletin.
Ann Rainey
In a message dated 6/20/2011 9:47:52 P.M. Central Daylight Time, AnnRainey8@aol.com writes:
Crime: Tires slashed on six cars on Howard
Updated: 19 hours ago
Tires on six cars were found slashed in an apartment building parking lot on Howard Street Monday morning and a car was stolen on Greenwood Street. Those among the items in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
Crime: Punch leads to arrest
Updated: 1 day ago
An 18-year-old Evanston man was arrested after he allegedly knocked out another person early Saturday morning on Dodge Avenue. That story and news of two men arrested for retail theft are among the items in the weekend crime wrapup.
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Man shot for shoes
Updated: 5 days ago
Evanston police are seeking a robber who shot a man early this morning after demanding the victim hand over his shoes.
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Crime: Two arrested for domestic battery
Updated: 5 days ago
Evanston police report two people were arrested Wednesday in separate domestic battery incidents, and two men stole clothes from a store on Main Street. Those stories are among the items in today's daily crime bulletin.
Three arrested in armed robbery on Howard
Updated: 3 days ago
Evanston police arrested three men early this morning in Clyde-Brummel Park who've now been charged with an armed robbery at the Tasty Sub Restaurant at Howard and Damen in Chicago.
Man charged with placing bomb at police outpost
Updated: 3 hours ago
A 19-year-old Chicago man, Sergio Chaves, was charged in U.S. District Court today with one felony count of possession of an unregistered destructive device
Crime: Arrest in assault on Howard
Updated: 3 days ago
A late-night dispute on Howard Street leads to an arrest for aggravated assault, and a thief takes a tuxedo from a parked car. Those stories among the reports in today's Evanston Police daily crime bulletin.
Howard Street robber gets 10 year sentence
Updated: 4 days ago
A man convicted of a February robbery on Howard Street in Evansston was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison by Circuit Judge Garritt Howard.
Crime: Man beaten at restaurant
Updated: 4 hours ago
Police say a man was punched and stomped at a restaurant in the 1400 block of Sherman Avenue early Sunday morning, and an alleged bug zapper thief is nabbed at Home Depot. Those among the stories in the weekend crime
Crime: Restaurant beef leads to battery charge
Updated: 4 days ago
Evanston police report a Chicago man was arrested at the Davis Street CTA station after getting into an argument in a restaurant in the 1700 block of Maple Avenue late Wednesday night. That and a stolen car are among the stories in
Here is every crime story from Ev Now for about 3 or 4 pages in June. Most crimes on Howard gets a Howard headline. Not one other crime report where howard is not involved has a street reported in the headline. The practice continues in 2012.
Crime: Three arrested in bike thefts
Updated: 4 hours ago
Evanston police have arrested three men and charged them with stealing bicycles. That story and a rash of car break-ins along Maple Avenue are among the items in today's daily crime bulletin.
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In a message dated 6/20/2011 9:47:52 P.M. Central Daylight Time, AnnRainey8@aol.com writes:
Crime: Tires slashed on six cars on Howard
Updated: 19 hours ago
Tires on six cars were found slashed in an apartment building parking lot on Howard Street Monday morning and a car was stolen on Greenwood Street. Those among the items in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
Crime: Punch leads to arrest
Updated: 1 day ago
An 18-year-old Evanston man was arrested after he allegedly knocked out another person early Saturday morning on Dodge Avenue. That story and news of two men arrested for retail theft are among the items in the weekend crime wrapup.
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Man shot for shoes
Updated: 5 days ago
Evanston police are seeking a robber who shot a man early this morning after demanding the victim hand over his shoes.
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Crime: Two arrested for domestic battery
Updated: 5 days ago
Evanston police report two people were arrested Wednesday in separate domestic battery incidents, and two men stole clothes from a store on Main Street. Those stories are among the items in today's daily crime bulletin.
Three arrested in armed robbery on Howard
Updated: 3 days ago
Evanston police arrested three men early this morning in Clyde-Brummel Park who've now been charged with an armed robbery at the Tasty Sub Restaurant at Howard and Damen in Chicago.
Man charged with placing bomb at police outpost
Updated: 3 hours ago
A 19-year-old Chicago man, Sergio Chaves, was charged in U.S. District Court today with one felony count of possession of an unregistered destructive device
Crime: Arrest in assault on Howard
Updated: 3 days ago
A late-night dispute on Howard Street leads to an arrest for aggravated assault, and a thief takes a tuxedo from a parked car. Those stories among the reports in today's Evanston Police daily crime bulletin.
Howard Street robber gets 10 year sentence
Updated: 4 days ago
A man convicted of a February robbery on Howard Street in Evansston was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison by Circuit Judge Garritt Howard.
Crime: Man beaten at restaurant
Updated: 4 hours ago
Police say a man was punched and stomped at a restaurant in the 1400 block of Sherman Avenue early Sunday morning, and an alleged bug zapper thief is nabbed at Home Depot. Those among the stories in the weekend crime
Crime: Restaurant beef leads to battery charge
Updated: 4 days ago
Evanston police report a Chicago man was arrested at the Davis Street CTA station after getting into an argument in a restaurant in the 1700 block of Maple Avenue late Wednesday night. That and a stolen car are among the stories in
Crime: Woman arrested in knife attack
Updated: 6 days ago
An Evanston woman has been arrested for threatening a victim with a knife while another woman is being sought for breaking someone's ankle. Those stories in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
Crime: Thief grabs cigarettes from car
Updated: 1 week ago
A thief broke into a car at the Main Street Commons shopping center Tuesday and stole cartons of cigarettes. That story and a Nashville man charged with dealing drugs are among the reports in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
Crime: Punched at hospital
Updated: 1 week ago
Someone was punched in the face by a person they knew at St. Francis Hospital Sunday morning, and a cell phone, left by the side of the pool, disappeared from the McGaw Y. Those stories among the reports in today's Evanston police daily crime bulletin.
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Ann Rainey 07-05-2011
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Hi Mike - who are you? You may intro yourself here or at annrainey8@aol.com.
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Mike Perlman
07-02-2011
11:45 AM ET (US)
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Disclaimer: the "Mike" listed below is not me, in case anyone wondered.
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Yvette Jordan-Granberry
06-27-2011
01:44 PM ET (US)
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Mike - That 'tax stamp' that you reference got passed at least a year ago, about the time that they rolled out the new, larger recycling bins. I too thought it was crazy that we have to buy the bags and now had to pay additionally to get each bag picked up...overall about $2/bag. I decided I'd be better off just purchasing the yard waste cart; even with the annual pickup fee, we figure over a few years we come out better. Here's the link to the info: http://www.cityofevanston.org/recycling-waste/yard-waste/
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Mike
06-23-2011
10:55 PM ET (US)
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Is anyone surprised by this tax stampt that is now required on all garden/yard waste? The almost-2-dollars-a-bag tax stamp that one apparently buys at a Jewel or Dominicks, to put on your paper leaf/garden bag so it will get picked up? I get the Evanston e-mail newsletter, read my Evanston City mail delivered to me, and somehow, this neat little added tax just slipped right by me. I would much rather pay an added tax on my garbage, since this is of no value and only wastes land for the land fill. I am upset about this and quite angered at the city for levying this additional tax on top of my already quite high-enough property taxes.
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vito
04-16-2011
01:02 PM ET (US)
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Dan,
There are not enough rich people to make up for the hole our government has put us in. The entire income of the top 1% or even 10% will not make up the hole.
The government may create jobs for their employees, but the real jobs that create growth and wealth come from innovation. I do not consider variable tax rates an innovation and job creator.
it is not the complexity of determining what you have to pay, it is the loopholes that complexity creates.
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Dan Solomon
04-16-2011
08:59 AM ET (US)
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Vito:
A progressive tax rate is no more complicated than a flat tax rate. What is complicated is determining ones taxable income. This is where the politicians and special interests can put in all the loopholes. I agree with you that the calculation of taxable income should be straight forward and without a lot of complications. Once the taxable income is calculated the tax you pay is determined simply by looking it up in a table. What is complicated about that?
A progressive tax puts more of the burden of taxation on the wealthy and less on the middle class. Or are you opposed to this?
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vito
04-15-2011
11:18 PM ET (US)
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Dan,
Two reasons:
1. historical data shows that tax revenue as % GDP is fairly constant irrespective of tax rates
2. politicians being whores will sell out to anyone trying to take advantage of a complicated varied tax rate
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Dan Solomon
04-15-2011
10:32 PM ET (US)
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Hi Vito: I agree with most everything in your last post except the flat tax. Why a flat tax?
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vito
04-13-2011
04:10 PM ET (US)
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Dan,
With 70,000+ pages, where do you start?
A flat tax, predictable with no loopholes. Subsidies for many things and industries should go. Ethanol is an example. There are few "small" farms. AMD does need subsidies. No wage cap on Medicare or SS taxes.
That would be a start.
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Dan Solomon
04-13-2011
02:18 PM ET (US)
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Vito:
I am not really acquanted with the tax code so I can't really comment on what should be changed. What do you think should be changed? How much money would it save and what would it impact?
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vito
04-12-2011
11:41 PM ET (US)
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Dan,
How about cutting spending by revising the 70,000+ pages of the tax code?
Past data has shown that irrespective of the tax rate, the tax revenue as % of GDP is 19%
That indicates they are wealthy enough to hire sharp tax accountants, lawyers and lobbyists.
There are plenty of areas to cut: agricultural subsidies, green technologies (the Dutch have given up), duplicative agencies, etc.
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Dan Solomon
04-12-2011
09:57 PM ET (US)
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Vito:
I am in general agreement with the points that your friend made. However I do not see how this bears on the discussion we have been having on taxes. Currently the Federal Government has a huge deficit and huge expenditures. Naturally we all want to bring the expenditures down and the deficit under control.
Unfortunately, I don't how it is possible to reduce the deficit without a tax increase. Therefore it seems reasonable, given the current situation, to raise taxes on those who are wealthy because they can afford it.
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vito
04-11-2011
11:43 PM ET (US)
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Dan,
As far as helping others, one of my friends, a self made millionaire, (BTW an engineer from Chicago's south side)sent me this:
1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealth out of prosperity.
2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation....
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