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The [Monday] PapersFor completists, there was no column on Friday. Weekend Desk Reports have also become sporadic. Sorry. "This week for the first time, Illinois is issuing every public school in the state one of four designations: exemplary, commendable, underperforming, or lowest performing," WBEZ reports. "Hundreds of schools will be assigned those bottom two ratings of 'underperforming' or 'lowest performing.' But state education officials stress that the new labels aren't a punishment, and struggling schools will get access to resources and extra help to improve." I also have a new rating system, and I label this plan "underperforming." Today's Worst Liars In Illinois That's not true. Republicans are twisting an unrelated fact check and are misleading voters. We have found at least seven politicians who have done this. Here's the kicker: "We asked these lawmakers whether they would be willing to withdraw the citation of the Pinocchios. None agreed to do so. "That's dismaying. These lawmakers have been put on notice that they are peddling a falsehood - and politicians who care about their reputation should acknowledge they made a mistake and offer an apology. "Instead, they apparently believe it is politically advantageous to continue to deceive the voters in their districts. It is especially galling because many accuse their opponents of spreading lies - and then cry Four Pinocchios." Pizza Puffery "Jurors agreed with Illinois Tamale's stance that El-Greg infringed its trademarked Pizza Puffs by labeling its product 'Pizza Pies (Puffs)' and awarded $30,000 in damages and $90,000 in profits on Illinois Tamale's trademark infringement and false advertising claims. The jury also found that El-Greg violated a 2004 legal settlement with Illinois Tamale that it would not describe its pizza pastries as 'puffs' and awarded $100,000 for breach of contract." - When I grew up in Minnesota, our thing was Totino's Pizza Rolls. * Also, what was school lunch without pizzaburgers? I couldn't find a photo that adequately represents what I remember those looking like, but I could go for a couple right now, perhaps with tater tots. Second only to Taco Tuesday. Cox Pox "The Chapelle Le Grande, with its garden-style units, is among the more than 22 Midwest apartment complexes that have made Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox a wealthy man. "Cox has tapped into the profits from those real estate ventures, combined with the proceeds from his Illinois-based law office, investment firm and property management business, to bankroll two decades of ambitious - and thus far unsuccessful - forays into politics. This year, that wellspring of cash has helped take Cox all the way to the November election and a one-on-one face-off with Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom." That Cox, a failed Illinois pol, has gotten as far as he has out west is a puzzle - or a testament to how weak the GOP is in California these days. His only political success here was winning the presidency of the Cook County Republican Party, whose membership could probably all fit on a CTA bus. * "Cox loaned $1 million to his quixotic bid for president in 2008; more than $1.1 million for his failed U.S. Senate runs in Illinois in 2002 and 2004; and more than $750,000 on other political runs in Illinois." "Almost all of that money leads back to apartment buildings in blue-collar towns scattered across Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, which Cox began buying up with the help of outside investors beginning in the 1980s. In all, Cox's firms own and manage more than 2,600 apartment units. "Cox's tale of self-made success is the central theme of his campaign. He casts himself as a political outsider with the business smarts to put California back on track after a rise in homelessness, poverty and housing prices, problems Cox attributes to the state Democrats in power. "He often talks of his humble beginnings growing up on the South Side of Chicago after his parents divorced. Cox was raised by a single mother who scraped by on a public school teacher's salary." Yeah, that's not quite right. Go read the rest of the Times story, though, there's plenty of Illinois in it - including the time Jay's, the potato chip company, sued him. - New on the Beachwood . . . Watch Warner Saunders Discuss Racism With Studs Terkel * How Bush, Obama & Trump Made The Walton Family Obscenely Rich ↓ How America's Tax Laws Encourage Inequality * Recall! Buddy's Pork & Chicken * Painting The Floating World * SportsMonday: TCB * From Friday . . . The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #223: Bears Breakdown - ChicagoReddit Callin all chicago games heads and nerds- its that time of year again, Saturday from 10 to 4pm International Games day at Harold Washington! :0 from r/chicago - ChicagoGram Although I must say, Three Musketeers is clearly the superior bar. - ChicagoTube Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers / "Reality Bites" - BeachBook The Suffocation Of Democracy. * Healthcare Companies Saving Billions From GOP Tax Bill. * How Vacant Storefronts Rise From The Dead As Halloween Costume Shops. * The Menace Of Eco-Fascism. - TweetWood
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- The Beachwood Tip Line: Moments of truth. Posted on October 29, 2018 |
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