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    Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Illinois corporate tax credits swelled to $161 million in 2011

    When lawmakers raised taxes on Illinois residents and businesses, they also increased corporate income tax breaks for a select group of companies. In 2011, businesses were eligible to claim about $161 million in tax credits — double from the...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Sears Holdings Corp., Boeing Co.

    2. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  2. Crime & Punishment: Plow-on-Plow Violence

    <strong>Five civilian employees of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy</strong> in New London and a service member were apparently turning the academy into their own swingers club. A Coast Guard investigation found that the six were engaging in sexual activity on the job and using government computers to send each other explicit photographs. The agency denied a Freedom of Information Act request, filed by The Day newspaper, to see the full report, citing the FOI Act's privacy exemption, so we're not sure if members of the ring were having sex in groups of more than two at a time. (We'll just assume they were). Two of the civilians resigned amid the investigation and the service member was discharged.
    Five civilian employees of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London and a service member were apparently turning the academy into their own swingers club. A Coast Guard investigation found that the six were engaging in sexual activity on the job and...

    Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, New London (New London, Connecticut), Stamford, New Canaan, OxyContin (drug)

    3. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Mysterious report prompts ethics, safety review in Highland Park

    When Highland Park City Council members agreed in late 2008 to spend $2.1 million buying a financially troubled downtown theater, they didn't know it was riddled with safety hazards and other problems that would cost another $2.6 million to fix.
    When Highland Park City Council members agreed in late 2008 to spend $2.1 million buying a financially troubled downtown theater, they didn't know it was riddled with safety hazards and other problems that would cost another $2.6 million to fix. A...

    Tags: Gardens and Parks, Mary Anderson, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Chicago City Hall, Arts and Culture

    4. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Remarkable Woman: Gail Vacca

    Gail Vacca can pinpoint exactly when her love for horses began.
    Gail Vacca can pinpoint exactly when her love for horses began. She was 4, on a family vacation in New Jersey, and her horse-loving grandfather asked her if she wanted a pony ride. "I still remember it," says Vacca, founder and president of the...

    Tags: Auction Service, Christina Aguilera, Barbra Streisand, Breeders' Cup, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

    5. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  5. Top 25 Gloucester County Public School System employee salaries

    Here's a list of the 25 highest salaries for Gloucester schools staff. The information was obtained from the school system under a Freedom of Information Act request by the Daily Press. Ben Kiser, superintendent – $146,261 Chuck Wagner,...

    Tags: Schools, Elementary Schools, Public Schools

    6. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Fired Winnetka elementary school teacher gets $71,000 in settlement with District 36

    Winnetka School District 36 has reached a settlement with David Wartik, the teacher it fired last spring, according to an agreement obtained from the district through a Freedom of Information Act request. Wartik, a former fourth grade teacher at Hubbard...

    Tags: Teachers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Clarence Thomas

    7. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  7. Top 25 Gloucester County employee salaries

    Here is a list of the 25 highest-paid employees in Gloucester County government. This list does not include the school system. These records were obtained from the county by a Freedom of Information Act request of the Daily Press. 1) Brenda Garton,...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers, Bill Lindsay

    8. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. In FBI records, clues about a photographer's work as an informant

    Ernest Withers watched the trajectory of the civil rights movement from behind his camera lens.
    Ernest Withers watched the trajectory of the civil rights movement from behind his camera lens. He was in Mississippi in 1955 when an all-white jury acquitted two white men accused of brutally murdering Emmett Till, a visiting black Chicago teenager,...

    Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, FBI, Photography, Judges, Martin Luther King Jr.

    9. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  9. County employees who collected the most overtime in 2012 budget year

    Here is a list of the 25 county employees who received the most overtime payments in the 2011-12 budget year. The percentage in parentheses is the proportion of overtime to the employee's salary. The figures were obtained by the Daily Press under a...

    Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Water Supply

    10. Feb 7, 2013 | Daily Press

  10. Former Democratic politician seeking Cuccinelli's work records

    Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli decided to buck long-standing tradition by not giving up his office while he runs for governor. Cuccinelli's decision to stay in office has been widely panned, especially by those who have given up the post to run for...

    Tags: Lawyers, Electronics, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch

    11. Feb 5, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  11. Tribune archive: The Daniel Taylor case

    Change of Subject
    Here is an archive, in reverse chronological order, of the Tribune's coverage of the Daniel Taylor case: News story: Criminal justice: Jail alibi doesn't outweigh confession -- Records show Daniel Taylor in jail when double murder occurred, but...
    12. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Records: Teacher resigned after explicit photos found on school computer

    A Downers Grove middle school teacher resigned and gave up her teaching certificate after explicit photos were found on her school computer and authorities began investigating allegations that she shared them with an underage boy, according to records obtained by the Tribune.
    A Downers Grove middle school teacher resigned and gave up her teaching certificate after explicit photos were found on her school computer and authorities began investigating allegations that she shared them with an underage boy, according to records...

    Tags: Computer Crime, Lawyers, Abusive Behavior, Criminals, Computing and Information Technology Industry

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