Friday, May 01, 2009

Quick Hits

We need special elections. This is getting ridiculous:
  • Signaling the end of an era, Chicago zoning czar Ald. William J.P. Banks (36th) told the Sun-Times Thursday that he will be retiring from the City Council by the end of the year.

  • Despite indictments of city employees who were members of his ward organization and clients of his nephew, Banks said his retiring has nothing to do with any investigation.
Supposedly, he has recommended his Chief of Staff and driver to Shortshanks as a replacement. Chief of Staff and driver? Jack-of-all-trades evidently.

Another dead student:
  • A 16-year-old CPS student -- who was apparently targeted -- was killed and two men wounded during an early Thursday shooting in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said.

    Damier Love, 16, of the 4800 block of West Hubbard Street, was fatally shot on the 5300 block of West Chicago Avenue, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

    A man in his early 20s opened fire on Love about 12:40 a.m., according to police News Affairs Officer David Banks, who was citing preliminary information.

12:40 a.m? Evidently, a First Period Study Hall. No word on "dice game" yet, but we imagine it's there.

No more Swine Flu. It's now H1N1 Flu. And it's everywhere:
  • The number of Illinois patients believed infected with a contagious form of H1N1 swine flu rose today to at least 41 people in Illinois, as suburban schools in Cook and surrounding northern counties announced they would close after several students appeared to show signs of the virus.

    "It's going up as we speak," Chicago Health Commissioner Dr. Terry Mason said of Thursday's reports of flu-like illnesses. Earlier today the number of cases had reached 20.

It's also not as deadly as earlier pandemics. But the Pork Lobby is blowing all sorts of calls into Washington, the CDC and the media to rename this virus. It's amusing on a number of levels, but unlikely to change anything - once the media has their line, they're sticking to it.

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8 Comments:

Blogger 85 zebra said...

As much as I hate to see any kid killed...perhaps this lad would be alive if he was not missing from his home for over a week as a runaway at the time of his murder.

5/01/2009 05:48:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Does this mean the whale is going to have to get a real job now?

5/02/2009 05:22:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The swine flu name was changed because the saudi king told BHO it offends muslims.

5/02/2009 10:58:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Banks also indicated that he wouldn't pass his position along to his kids because they were not interested.

Do these politicians know how that sounds to working people?

5/02/2009 11:49:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

SEISER FOR ALDERMAN OF THE 36TH WARD. THE 36TH WARD NEEDS SOMEONE WHO CAN RUN IT.

5/02/2009 02:36:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Alderman Banks to retire before end of term so Shortshanks can annoint a successor to be the incombant.

I have suggested before that...

NO ALDERMAN SHOULD RUN UNOPPOSED!

Bank's seat and Dixon's seat can be won by the right cop.

5/02/2009 04:08:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Banks seat will be handed off to his driver. No worries.
Special unrestricted rezoning for his son in law Fritchey and nephew jimbo will continue as usual.

5/03/2009 01:42:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Banks just wants to start spending all the dead presidents in the shoe boxes in his walk in closet.

Banks could and should pay for a 15% raise for us from his petty cash he has,

These alder-thieves has more $$$ then brinks can store in their vaults.

5/06/2009 02:47:00 AM  

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