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CTA service cuts begin today as talks continue

Service cuts and layoffs start for the CTA today, as transit agency officials and union leaders continue to talk about ways to cut $95 million from the 2010 budget. Speaking at a community event Saturday, Mayor Daley said he’s “not mad” at the CTA unions, but that everyone will have to sacrifice if union jobs are to be saved. Full Story;

Check out a book, file a police report

A police station in a library? Yes. Residents of the Southwest Side’s Clearing neighborhood will now beable to go to the library to fill out police reports, under a pilotcity program launched Saturday. The Chicago Police Department has added a satellite office to the Chicago Public Library’s Clearing Branch at 6423 W. 63rd Pl. Full Story;

Ex-girlfriend at center of Scott Lee Cohen scandal: Lt. gov. nominee not fit to hold office

The prostitute ex-girlfriend who accused Democratic Lt. Governor nomineeScott Lee Cohen of threatening her with a knife told the ChicagoSun-Times today she “does not believe he is fit to hold any publicoffice.” Full Story;

Durbin takes the reins of Giannoulias’ Senate bid

Democratic Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias kicks off his general election contest today at the Springfield home of Sen. Dick Durbin, who will be the chairman of Giannoulias’ campaign. The selection of Springfield is strategic, since central and southern Illinois will be battlegrounds in the race between Giannoulias, the state treasurer, and the GOP Senate nominee, Rep. Mark Steven Kirk. Full Story;

Allred also represents Tiger’s alleged girlfriends

California attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing the prostitute ex-girlfriend of embattled lieutenant governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen, has a history of representing high-profile clients involved in some of the nation’s biggest news stories, including some of Tiger Woods’ alleged mistresses.Her client list includes the family of O.J. Simpson ‘s slain wife, Nicole Brown Simpson; Amber Frey … Full Story;

Madigan ‘strongly urged’ Cohen to drop out

SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan faced a rare public rebuke Sunday for his stewardship of the state Democratic Party from U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, who questioned why the party failed to properly vet pawnbroker Scott Lee Cohen before his stunning primary win last week.”I think that Chairman Madigan needs to have a much better process in place so that we know the backgrounds of all … Full Story;

Four men wounded in Park Manor shooting

Four men were wounded during an early Sunday shootout in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood. Police responded about 12:50 a.m. to a reported shooting near East 75th Street and South Saint Lawrence Avenue and learned four men were shot outside, police said. An 18-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the calf and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and a 25-year-old man was shot in the foot … Full Story;

East Coast snowstorm halts roughly 60 Chicago flights

A record-setting East Coast blizzard has halted roughly 60 flights at Chicago airports Sunday afternoon. The city’s Department of Aviation reported at 1 p.m. that winter weather conditions on the East Coast have caused airlines at O’Hare International Airport and Midway Airport to cancel about 30 flights at each airport. An earlier report indicated that as of 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning, airlines … Full Story;

Four in custody, two injured in South Side roller rink disturbance

Four teenagers were taken into custody and two others were hospitalized following an disturbance at a South Side roller skate rink Saturday night. Police initially responded at about 8:10 p.m. Saturday night after fights were reported at The Rink Fitness Factory when they found the highly overcrowded rink hosting their monthly dance party, police said. Officials did not see any fighting, but had … Full Story;

Two men shot near West Side high school

Two men were wounded during a shooting near a West Side High School early Saturday in the Lawndale neighborhood. About 1:40 a.m., two men were shot near South Sacramento Boulevard and West Roosevelt Road, police said. The shooting happened in the northwest area of Douglass Park, just blocks north of George W. Collins High School, located within the park grounds. Both men were taken to Mount … Full Story;

Female struck by train in West Loop: police

A female was hospitalized after reportedly jumping in front of a CTA elevated rain early Sunday in the West Loop.Police responded at 4:45 a.m. after a witnesses reported a female jumped in front of a CTA Green Line train near North Clinton and West Lake streets, police said. Power was removed from the Green Line near the Clinton station at 4:45 a.m. after an eastbound train made contact with a … Full Story;

Roommate finds man, 50s, dead with stab wounds on West Side

A person found their roommate dead in their Austin neighborhood apartment with multiple stab wounds Saturday night on the West Side.Wayne Johnson, 50s, was found in his apartment on the 5000 block of West Fulton Avenue and was dead on the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. An autopsy Sunday showed Johnson died from strangulation and multiple stab wounds. His death was … Full Story;

Police: One dead, one wounded in South Side drive-by

One man was killed and another injured in an early Sunday drive-by shooting on the South Side, police said. Police responded at 4:27 a.m. to a reported shooting in the 7900 block of South Halsted Street and found two men shot, police said. A man in his 20s or 30s was found dead on the scene with a gunshot wound to the face, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office has not been … Full Story;

Cohen drops out of lieutenant gov. nominee

The Democratic nominee for Illinois’ lieutenant governor dropped outof the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning thenomination, amid a political uproar about his past. Full Story;

Metro briefs

A man identified as James Bannerman, 57, was struck and killed by a CTA Red Line train early Saturday on the Far North Side. At 4:30 a.m., Bannerman, of the 500 block of West Belmont, was struck while he was on the tracks at the Loyola station. STARVED ROCK STATE PARK: Woman’s body found below cliffPolice found a woman’s body in Starved Rock State Park on Saturday while searching the area for an … Full Story;

Metro briefs

Four people were taken into police custody and two others were hospitalized after authorities said an estimated 4,000 people tried to jam into a South Side roller-skating rink with a 900-person capacity. Several fights broke out as a swarm of people were trying to get inside the Rink Fitness Factory, 8700 S. Greenwood, officials said. The two victims were “walked on,” a fire official said. One … Full Story;

‘Green’ experiment at City Hall stinks

There’s been a stench coming from the second floor of City Hall — and it has nothing to do with the steady stream of Chicago aldermen convicted on corruption charges. Waterless urinals installed to promote water conservation in the public men’s room outside the City Council chambers have turned into a stinky mess. The odor got so bad that the “green” urinals are now being ripped out and … Full Story;

Daley defensive when asked of Hoffman’s political future

On more than one occasion during his campaign for the U.S. Senate,voters told David Hoffman he was running for the “wrong office” — the”right” one being mayor of Chicago. The question now is whether Mayor Daley’s former corruption-fightinginspector general will parlay his strong second-place finish behindAlexi Giannoulias into a campaign for mayor next year. Full Story;

CTA-union talks resume, but too late to stop cuts

Although no agreement was reached between CTA officials and unionleaders Friday, a meeting called by Mayor Daley got the two sides tostart talking again. “We were at a stalemate. He did open up the dialogue. That’s a start,”said Robert Kelly, head of Amalgamated Transit Union 308, whichrepresents rail workers. Full Story;

DNA leads to arrest in 26-year-old cold case murder

A 44-year-old parolee has been charged with murder in a Rogers Park slaying that went unsolved for close to 26 years, police said.Melvin Green, 44, was charged with murder about 3:30 p.m. Friday, according to police.Green allegedly admitted to having knowledge and to have allegedly participated in the murder of Sheila Johnson, who was found fatally stabbed inside her apartment March 16 or 17 … Full Story;

Video poker king target of federal investigation

Casey Szaflarski allegedly runs a multimillion-dollar video poker business for the Chicago mob.But he’s the first to tell you he has a fuzzy memory.When lawyers in a civil case tried to figure out how much he was worth, he forgot to bring any financial documents — even though he had been ordered to do so.”An oversight,” Szaflarski said.He also told lawyers he doesn’t own the Bridgeport home he … Full Story;

Man struck, killed by Red Line train

A man was fatally struck by a CTA Red Line early Saturday on the Far North Side. At4:30 a.m., power was removed from the northbound Red Line after the CTAreceived reports of a train making contact with a person already on thetracks, according to CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski. Aperson was transported to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston withunknown injuries but was pronounced dead on … Full Story;

Exposure, cold medications killed Braidwood teen

A 19-year-old Braidwood man whose body was found ina ditch died due to exposure to the cold.Erich Alley left his home on South Francis Street theevening of Dec. 30 and never returned. His frozen body was found Jan. 25 in adeep ditch about two miles from his home.Will County Coroner Patrick O’Neil said a mixture ofover-the-counter cold medications contributed to his death. “The high levels of … Full Story;

Ex-girlfriend at center of Scott Lee Cohen scandal: Lt. Gov. nominee not fit to hold office

A convicted prostitute who accused Democratic Lt. Governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen of threatening her with a knife told the Chicago Sun-Times today she “does not believe he is fit to hold any public office.”The statement, issued through famed celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, is the first public comment from Amanda J. Eneman, Cohen’s former live-in girlfriend. Full Story;

1 injured, 9 displaced in South Side fire

One person was injured and nine were displaced after a residentialfire broke out Friday night in the South Side Gresham neighborhood.Officialswere notified about 10:40 p.m. for fire at a residence at 8038 S.Wolcott Ave., according to police News Affiairs Officer Hector Alfaro.The person injured was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in an unknown condition, Alfaro said.TheAmerican Red Cross provided … Full Story;

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People walk on a snow-covered street on Capitol Hill as residents deal with the aftermath of heavy snowfall. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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