Pension Reform Conference Committee</h1> <article> <h1>Pension Reform Conference Committee</h1> <p>Chicago Tonight — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:13:42 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Illinois%20Statehouse%20DAYTIME%20Quraishi_23.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/19/pension-reform-conference-committee"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-related-links field-type-link-field field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Related Links: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/18/us-usa-illinois-pensions-idUSBRE95H19A20130618" target="_blank"><em>Reuters</em> article on Illinois pension fix headed to legislative conference committee</a></div> <div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-pension-special-session-0619-20130619,0,2574252.story" target="_blank"><em>Chicago Tribune</em> article on Lawmakers may punt on pensions</a></div> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/20825984-418/tension-between-democratic-odd-couple-madigan-and-cullerton-not-personal.html" target="_blank"><em>Chicago Sun-Times</em> article on Tension between Democratic odd couple Madigan and Cullerton “not personal”</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The one-day Springfield special session comes and goes with the fate of pension reform now in the hands of a committee. Find out who is on that committee.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/special-session" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Special Session</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/pensions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Pensions</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/governor-pat-quinn" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Governor Pat Quinn</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/illinois" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Illinois</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/john-cullerton" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">John Cullerton</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Teacher Training & Evaluation</h1> <p>Michael Lipkin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:30:42 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/CPS%20logo_25.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/19/teacher-training-evaluation"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dozens of Chicago Public Schools close for the last time -- and hundreds of teachers may not return. Read a report on national teacher quality.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/cps" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">CPS</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/teacher" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Teacher</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/training" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Training</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/evaluation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Evaluation</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/schools" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Schools</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/closing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Closing</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Neighbor Carts</h1> <p>Jay Shefsky — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:30:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Neighbor-Cart.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/19/neighbor-carts"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-related-links field-type-link-field field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Related Links: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://neighborcapital.com/neighborcarts/" target="_blank">Neighbor Capital</a></div> <div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://streetwise.org/neighborcarts/" target="_blank">Streetwise: Neighbor Carts</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Neighbor Carts hires workers with pre-existing barriers to employment, while simultaneously working to eradicate the city's vast food deserts. Jay Shefsky explores the company's innovative business model. Read an article and view a slideshow.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/neighbor-carts" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Neighbor Carts</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/jay-shefsky" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jay Shefsky</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>"The Unwinding"</h1> <p>Michael Lipkin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:00 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/unwindingweb.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/19/unwinding"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A gas station owner in the South who becomes one of the strongest advocates for green energy. A one-time aide to Joe Biden-turned-lobbyist, who now says the system is hopelessly corrupt. Their stories--and a half dozen others--document what author George Packer says is a dissolution of American institutions. Read an excerpt from Packer's book.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/george-packer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">George Packer</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/unwinding" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Unwinding</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>"How We Do It"</h1> <p>Christine Hurley — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:00:21 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Martin-How%20We%20Do%20It%20jacket%20cropped.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/19/how-we-do-it"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-related-links field-type-link-field field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Related Links: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://fieldmuseum.org/users/robert-martin" target="_blank">More on Robert Martin</a></div> <div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-we-do-it" target="_blank">Martin's <em>Psychology Today</em> blog</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A new book called <em>How We Do It: The Evolution and Future of Human Reproduction </em>explores the science of sex and childbirth. Read an excerpt.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/robert-martin" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Robert Martin</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/human-reproduction" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Human Reproduction</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/sexual-health" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sexual Health</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/how-we-do-it" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">How We Do It</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/field-museum" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Field Museum</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bill Daley Eyes Governor’s Office</h1> <p>Chicago Tonight — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:38:45 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/061713Daley.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/18/bill-daley-eyes-governor-s-office"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-related-links field-type-link-field field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Related Links: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/06/11/bill-daley-explores-run-il-governor" target="_blank"><em>Chicago Tonight</em>: Bill Daley Explores Run for IL Governor</a></div> <div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/06/17/bill-daley-proposes-pension-plan" target="_blank"><em>Chicago Tonight</em>: Bill Daley Proposes Pension Plan</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Citing the state’s inability to deal with a crippling financial crisis, Bill Daley is stepping into the governor’s race. We talk with the former White House Chief of Staff. View a timeline of Daley's career.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/bill-daley" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Bill Daley</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/governor" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Governor</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/run" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Run</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Casino Bill Dysfunction</h1> <p>Chicago Tonight — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:06 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/Illinois%20Statehouse%20NIGHT%20Quraishi_6.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/18/casino-bill-dysfunction"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Sources tell <em>Chicago Tonight</em> that a long-awaited deal on a gaming bill was reached last month -- until a clerical misunderstanding killed it. Paris Schutz has details, and what it says about the current state of dysfunction in Springfield.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/paris-schutz" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Paris Schutz</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/casino" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Casino</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/bill" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Bill</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/gaming" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Gaming</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/springfield" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Springfield</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/clerical" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Clerical</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/misunderstanding" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Misunderstanding</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>A People’s Housing Authority</h1> <p>Shanika Gunaratna — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:52 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/eviction%201_0.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/18/people-s-housing-authority"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-related-links field-type-link-field field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Related Links: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://chicagoantieviction.org/" target="_blank">Chicago's Anti Eviction Campaign</a></div> <div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://www.nationalfairhousing.org/LinkClick.aspx" target="_blank">National Fair Housing Alliance research on substandard maintenance of foreclosed properties</a></div> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/magazine/how-chicagos-housing-crisis-ignited-a-new-form-of-activism.html" target="_blank"><em>The New York Times</em>: The Death and Life of Chicago</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>What happens when a bunch of housing activists decide to seize some vacant homes and take the foreclosure crisis into their own hands? We take a look at a guerrilla group called the Anti-Eviction Campaign that has people rethinking their ideas on housing and homelessness in Chicago. Read an article.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/anti-eviction-campaign" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Anti Eviction Campaign</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/housing" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Housing</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/chicago" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Chicago</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Iraq Reconstruction</h1> <p>Alexandra Silets — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:30:22 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/aboutImg.gif"><a href="/2013/06/18/iraq-reconstruction"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-related-links field-type-link-field field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Related Links: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.sigir.mil/about/leadership.html" target="_blank">More on Stuart Bowen Jr.</a></div> <div class="field-item odd"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/world/middleeast/report-details-mistakes-made-by-us-in-improvement-projects-for-iraq.html" target="_blank"><em>The New York Times</em> article on Report Details Mistakes Made by U.S. in Improvement Projects for Iraq</a></div> <div class="field-item even"><a href="http://www.sigir.mil/files/learningfromiraq/Report_-_March_2013.pdf" target="_blank">Full Report: "Learning From Iraq"</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction found billions of dollars wasted from corruption and mismanagement during the war. We talk with him about what went wrong and right with the government's $60 billion effort. Read Stuart Bowen Jr.'s full report.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/stuart-bowen-jr" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Stuart Bowen Jr</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/special-inspector-general" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Special Inspector General</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/iraq" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Iraq</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/reconstruction" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Reconstruction</a></div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Friends & Colleagues Remember Bernie Sahlins</h1> <p>Marc Vitali — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:34 +0000</p> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/061713Sahlins.jpg"><a href="/2013/06/18/friends-colleagues-remember-bernie-sahlins"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Bernie Sahlins died at the age of 90 this past weekend. We talk with the close friends and colleagues of The Second City legend about the man who helped shape American comedy. Watch a 2004 interview with Sahlins from our archives.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above clearfix"> <div class="field-label">Tags: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/bernie-sahlins" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Bernie Sahlins</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/second-city-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Second City</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/died" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Died</a></div> <div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/2004" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">2004</a></div> <div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/tags/friday-night-show" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Friday Night Show</a></div> </div> </div> </article> </main></body></html>