With amendment to existing law:

1934 Liquor Control Act established that suburban mayors or presidents would also serve as local liquor control commissioner, and to avoid conflicts of interest they could not hold liquor licenses in the communities that elected them.
The General Assembly amended the law last year to exempt communities of 50,000 or less and provide for delegation of liquor commissioner duties to another official in such cases. With Oak Park’s current populationat about 52,000, the Harmon amendment would slightly increase the exemption so it would apply to communities of 55,000 or less.
Doing so would allow Abu-Taleb to keep his liquor license for Maya del Sol and direct the other members of the Village Board to appoint a replacement liquor commissioner.

The amendment passed the senate 47-3 April 18, will go to the House in “a couple weeks,” reports Patch.

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Bill Cameron 4/22/13

WLS Sunday 4/21/13, 7 a.m., newsman Bill Cameron with Eric, Lynn, Greg, Ray. Old hands all. On coverage of anti-gunners being sparse bec. of “liberal bias” mentioned by Bill C, Lynn Sweet says “newsworthy” anti-gunners get coverage.

Oh Lynn, the captive of newsworthiness — as determined by whom? Her and other staunch liberals. Poor thing.

She speaks From the Cocoon, driven by events, it’s not her fault.

As for immigration “reform,” Cameron refers to Mayor E’s (in)famous not letting crisis go to waste, asks, so we can expect anti-reformers to make hay of the Marathon Murders done by immigrants? Ah yes, he means as Sandy Hook was not wasted by gun controllers?

Nonetheless, Cameron on Sundays is a good choice. He brings things up, does a bit of eye-poking to the likes of Sweet, who rarely has that happen.

Gossip as disturbance, from Pope Francis

Not for attribution

Words of everyday wisdom:

“When we prefer to gossip, gossip about others, criticize others- these are everyday things that happen to everyone, including me – these are the temptations of the evil one who does not want the Spirit to come to us and bring about peace and meekness in the Christian community”.
“These struggles always exist” in the parish, in the family, in the neighborhood, among friends”. Instead through the Spirit we are born into a new life, he makes us “meek, charitable.”

via Pope Francis again speak about the Devil in a sermon about gossip | Fr. Z\’s Blog (olim: What Does The Prayer Really Say?).

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Civil War in Venezuela? – Taki\’s Magazine

Rigged elections are commonplace in any banana republic. But a number of factors make this electoral outing and its aftermath noteworthy.

via Civil War in Venezuela? – Taki\’s Magazine.

We have known of this kind of republic for a long time. It may be replaced by “oil republic”? When oil riches come atop inadequate founding in how to be a republic.

Austin: Chicago\’s Deadliest Neighborhood? – The 312 – July 2012 – Chicago

Austin: Chicago\’s Deadliest Neighborhood? – The 312 – July 2012 – Chicago.

Not per capita, Chi Mag says in re: Crain’s Chi Business article, which writer praises, offering this as well-meant corrective:

Neighborhood Population Homicides Homicides per 100k

Washington Park 11,717 10 85.3

West Garfield Park 18,001 14 77.8

West Englewood 35,505 26 73.2

Woodlawn 25,983 18 69.3

Greater Grand Crossing 32,602 22 67.5

Englewood 30,654 19 62.0

North Lawndale 35,912 21 58.5

Chicago Lawn 55,628 26 46.7

New City 44,377 20 45.1

Chatham 31,028 11 35.5

Auburn Gresham 48,743 17 34.9

Austin 98,514 34 34.5

South Shore 49,767 17 34.2

West Pullman 29,651 10 33.7

Roseland 44,619 14 31.4

Humboldt Park 56,323 13 23.1

Brighton Park 45,368 10 22.0

Near West Side 54,881 11 20.0

South Lawndale 79,288 14 17.7

Latest from the fever-ridden liberal trenches

Lynch Drudge, Trump, McConnell.

Cardinal Pell on the group of 8 as “kitchen cabinet”

Not a cabinet but advisors on “the life of the church.” But when butler copies 6,000 pages of private correspondence, etc., something’s wrong . . .

Plus on media relations, history of advisors to the pope, “kitchen cabinet” concept . . .

Pell is quite good.

Another Benghazi report from Fox

It’s why the left hates it so and White house seeks to neutralize it.

CIA ops told to stand down, not help besieged consulate a mile away, did it anyhow, saved people.

Repeated requests for gunship backup on already lasered mortar shelling target denied.

Denials all around now by CIA: “We can say with confidence . . . ” etc.

Obamacare a mystery wrapped in enigma

Sen. Baucus, Montana Democrat, to HHS Secy. Sebelius at finance committee hearing about Obamacare:

“Small businesses have no idea what to do, what to expect,” Baucus said.

But Senator B, we had to pass it to find out what’s in it, right? Anyhow, that’s how the then-speaker put it, engagingly enough.

As Reagan said, scariest words in language: We’re from the govt., here to help.

Anan on how Oak Park is “a Middle Eastern democracy”

Oak Park Chronicles

In Anna Lothson’s very interesting post-election interview:

“We are not doing our trustees justice by not making them campaign and earn their vote. To me it’s the underlying issue of what is wrong with our town,” Abu-Taleb said. “One of my goals is to end this madness of having elections that are unopposed. … This is a Middle Eastern democracy as far as I’m concerned. I’ve lived in the Middle East and I don’t like it. I don’t like their kind of democracy. People need to step up.”