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Chicago Tribune: Another new form of gambling in Illinois — betting on 'historical' horse races — moves closer to approval
Illinois gamblers could soon have another new way to place bets, with a proposal to allow wagering on “historical” horse races passing another hurdle.
The Illinois Racing Board on Thursday approved proposed rules that would allow betting on videos of past races at Illinois racetracks — though the board’s own former attorneys said the move was not authorized by state law.
Chicago Sun-Times: Emanuel accused of tying new mayor’s hands on $95M cop academy
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was accused Friday of trying to tie his successor’s hands on the $95 million police and fire training academy in West Garfield Park that has become a symbol for critics of his misplaced spending priorities.
Mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot and Garry McCarthy blasted the mayor hours before Emanuel joined West Side community leaders and Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) to announce the city has chosen a joint-venture led by AECOM to design and build the new academy at 4301 W. Chicago Ave. and would be begin “exclusive negotiations” with that team.
Daily Herald: Palatine could dump vehicle stickers, maybe have utility bill fee or tax hike instead
Palatine village council members are exploring the idea of dumping annual vehicle stickers and finding a replacement revenue source like a utility bill fee or property tax hike.
Village documents show about $1.2 million in revenue from the most recent sticker sales, but not everyone is buying them. The stickers sold to residents and businesses with vehicles parked overnight in Palatine help fund road improvement projects and other operations.
The Southern: 'Pretty Much a Failure': HUD inspections pass dangerous apartments filled with rats, roaches and toxic mold
In the winter of 2017, a toddler was rushed to the emergency room after swallowing rodent poison inside her family’s unit at the federally subsidized Clay Arsenal Renaissance Apartments in Hartford, Connecticut. Her mother had placed sticky traps throughout the house after another one of her children was bitten on the arm by a mouse, according to a local housing advocate who worked with the family.
This August, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley sued the St. Louis Housing Authority and the private management company it hired to run the Clinton-Peabody Housing Complex, saying they both violated the state’s consumer protection laws by advertising that the development was habitable even though it was plagued by a pest infestation, black mold and water damage.