By Steve Rhodes
“The CTA sent a bulletin Thursday night to all rail yard employees ordering a number of precautionary steps to ensure that train cars undergoing maintenance stay in place,” the Sun-Times reports.
For example, if you see something, say something.
And if you don’t see something, say something anyway because ghosts.
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Related:
Special Unit Arrives To Investigate Blue Line Crash: http://t.co/WBqURFf0PT
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 4, 2013
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The Flighty Quinn
Quinn: No ADM Tax Breaks Until Pension Mess Fixed.
That may seem harsh, but aides had to talk Quinn out of ordering ADM to withhold pay from their employees until the pension mess is fixed. Political contributions remain welcome, though.
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Shorter Gov. Quinn: I won’t support giving taxpayer $ to wealthy corporations until we agree to take $ from workers: http://t.co/nIkLVVepHB
— dri (@DriXander) October 4, 2013
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Foghorn Leghorn
United Confirms It’s Adding 4 Seats To Regional Jets.
Here’s how the new configuration will look.
Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
At this point, suspicious packages have to be the least suspicious kind out there.
VentraCare
Maybe we should set up an exchange.
Stalin’s Limousine Is Here . . .
. . . and the Bulgarian Communist Party wants it back.
How A Telecom Helped The Government Spy On Me
“Over the past several months, the Obama Administration has defended the government’s far-reaching data collection efforts, arguing that only criminals and terrorists need worry,” reporter Raymond Bonner writes.
“And the nation’s leading internet and telecommunications companies have said they are committed to the sanctity of their customers’ privacy.
“I have some very personal reasons to doubt those assurances.”
Click through for his chilling story.
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Neighborhood Schools: Rahminated
Impact of school choice in #Chicago: 682 ninth graders in one HS attend area in go to 85 different HSs. http://t.co/WMab1yMQ7d
— WBEZeducation (@WBEZeducation) October 3, 2013
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Bye Bye Bennies
Last Bennigan’s In Chicago To Close: http://t.co/4B5AjKqEVQ | Mich Ave rent doubled | #twocities
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 3, 2013
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All Eyes On Evanston
In The College Football Report.
Beachwood Photo Booth: Rothschild Liquors
Cut-rate.
The Week In Chicago Rock
Including Cult of Luna, Sigur Ros, the Deftones, Flesh Panthers, PAPA, Cody Chesnutt, Avenged Sevenfold, Fight or Flight, Kings of Leon, Atlas Genius, Suzanne Vega, Brian Lopez, Langhorne Slim, Atoms for Peace, and Nick Lowe.
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Cubs Stubs
The Onion: Who Should The Cubs Hire As Manager? http://t.co/MSrIsqeCnm
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 4, 2013
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NY Daily News Sports Cover: Keep Paws Off | http://t.co/u1Kg10CYtY | That means you, #Cubs.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 4, 2013
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#Cubs hardly need back channels to Girardi when they can simply flood media with anonymous stories of their intentions. #messagesent
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 3, 2013
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The Beachwood Tip Line: By a thread.
Posted on October 4, 2013