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The [Wednesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

“Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday accused electric utility Commonwealth Edison Co. of asking its customers to foot the bill for $87.9 million in employee bonuses – a practice she said is illegal,” the Tribune reports.
“Madigan’s office said it uncovered the bonuses, tied to Exelon stock, in ComEd’s rate hike request before the Illinois Commerce Commission.”
Here’s my favorite part:


“A ComEd spokesman Tuesday evening said he could not make an executive available for comment, saying that the company was busy dealing with outages from Monday’s storm.”
Nothing like questions about bonus pay to spark a ComEd executive’s interest in attending to storm outages.
ILTransSec
“Meanwhile, Quinn defended his appointment of [Erica] Borggren, who has no transportation experience, saying her military career has more than prepared her for the job.”
Because she once drove a Jeep?
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Assignment Desk: See if she has a driver’s license.
University of Seinfeld
“The Federal Reserve on Tuesday levied a $3.5 million penalty against Chicago-based Cole Taylor Bank over accusations of deceptive practices related to its checking accounts for college students,” the Tribune reports.
Turns out there is no Human Fund.
Traffic Jam
“U.S. auto sales hit levels in June not seen since before the financial crisis that led to the bankruptcy of two American automakers, posting the best annualized figures in eight years,” Reuters reports.
I bet we could hit 39 million!
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Shell Game
We’ve posted a correction in comments to How A Country Club Hills Eminent Domain Tax District Bill Turned Into Navy Pier Inc. as well as a link to a lengthy discussion of the piece at Capitol Fax.
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EFF Sues NSA Over FOIA
Undermining encryption protocols with “zero days” at issue.
JJ’s Interpretive Dance 3: Also Sprach Zarathustra
A tone poem in nine sections. Plus some boogie-woogie.
Fantasy Fix: Jake ‘N’ Bank
The Cub pitcher bringing more value than Samardzija.
Local Music Notebook: Sting Is Just The Worst
And so is Veruca Salt.
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BeachBook
* Blackhawks License Plate Sales Surge Again.
Even though Facebook picked out a White Sox plate image.
* Restaurant Review: Potbelly Sandwich Shop.
“Conveniently positioned right next to a bus stop.”
* Illinois Playing Card Collector Deals In Creativity.
Has 14,117 different kinds of decks.
* Gospel Blog Rips Off Tribune.
Nine out of 10 commandments ain’t bad.
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The Beachwood Tip Line: Vaccinated.

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Posted on July 2, 2014