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Quinn picks 2014 running mate Former Chicago schools CEO joins incumbent governor
On the ticket Democrats: Current Gov. Pat Quinn (left) and former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas (right).
By KERRY LESTER and SARA BURNETT The Associated Press
Republicans: Four candidates are vying for the nomination – state Sen. Bill Brady, state Sen. Kirk Dillard, businessman Bruce Rauner and state Treasurer Dan Rutherford.
CHICAGO – Working to reinforce his image as a reformer and champion of the middle class, Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday he has selected former Chicago schools CEO and 2002 gubernato-
Genoa chamber will shift direction
rial candidate Paul Vallas as his running mate for 2014. Quinn said he’s known Vallas for 30 years and that Vallas has “never been shy about fighting for education, reform and opportunities for working people.” “We have made great progress these last few years, but serious challenges remain and our mis-
sion is not yet accomplished,” the Chicago Democrat said in an emailed announcement from his campaign. “Paul is an independent problem solver with a proven record of reform. He will be a strong Lt. Governor for the common good.” Vallas is registered to vote in Palos Heights, and the Quinn
campaign said he’s maintained residency there since 2007. But he is currently the school superintendent in Bridgeport, Conn., where he’s been fighting to keep his job. The 60-year-old Illinois native ran Chicago Public Schools from
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Executive director is leaving Nov. 18 By FELIX SARVER fsarver@shawmedia.com GENOA – Kristie Mulso is going to miss everything about her two-year stint as the executive director of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce. After Nov. 18, Mulso will leave the business world for the realm of education, having accepted a position as administrative assistant for Genoa-Kingston School District 424. She said her time with the chamber has been a great experience and she is grateful for the many opportunities she gained. “I still plan on being part of the community,” she said. James WilKristie Mulso son, the president of the chamber board, said Mulso is excellent at what she does for the chamber. He counts her computer skills and energetic personality as two of the many traits that make her an outstanding executive director. “She is very open and very friendly and always ready to try something different,” he said. He also said the executive director position was originally a part-time position but Mulso made it a full-time one. In the past two years, Mulso said she has helped to expand the chamber from 91 to 144 members. This accomplishment was the first one remembered by Wilson and Robert Galick, the chamber’s treasurer. Galick said Mulso also generated greater public interest in the Annual Home and Business Expo, where local businesses are showcased. Getting people out to enjoy the expo was a big accomplishment, he said. “She’s pretty much increased everything,” Wilson said. Wilson said the chamber’s board will select Mulso’s replacement. He said the board has received three applicants, but Galick said board members had yet to decide on the
Study rates DeKalb roads Photos by Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
A bus turns right on to West Taylor Street traveling westbound Friday in DeKalb. DeKalb recently finished a road assessment that ranked which sections of local roads were the worst.
Repairs could start next summer on those chosen as priorities By CHRIS BURROWS
City’s worst roads
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A recent study found that these stretches of road in DeKalb were in the worst shape: • West Taylor Street from Annie Glidden Road to First Street • South Peace Road from Lincoln Highway to Interstate 88 • Lucinda Avenue from Annie Glidden to Woodley Avenue • Twombly Road from Annie Glidden Road to Rosenow Way
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eKALB – There’s no way to avoid it for the residents of DeKalb’s Eden’s Garden neighborhood. The pockmarked, ribbed and patched pavement of Twombly Road is the only way to reach their subdivision. Resident Lorraine Maciorowski said she has been frustrated by the city’s response since she moved into the neighborhood nine years ago. “My son talked to somebody [with the city], and when they just patched it, he called them back,” Maciorowski said. “I was taking the TransVAC for therapy, and the bus driver said, ‘I’ve been driving on this road for 25 years, and it’s always been like this.’ ” Soon, disgruntled residents such as Maciorowski may get their wish. DeKalb city leaders have started reviewing the results of a citywide street assessment – the most thorough in the city’s history – in hopes of fixing streets most in need of repair in the coming year. “A study like this has never been done before [in DeKalb],” Public Works Director T.J. Moore said. “The city did, on at least an annual basis, go out and rate streets, but in the past it was a visual surface analysis, whereas this is a significantly more scientific
Traffic flows along Peace Road near Macom Drive on Friday in DeKalb. DeKalb recently finished a road assessment that ranked which sections of local roads were the worst. South Peace Road from Lincoln Highway to Interstate 88 made the list of those streets in the worst condition. approach.” In November 2012, city leaders approved a $48,000 contract with Infrastructure Management Services, a private firm, to catalog the condition of DeKalb’s approximately 128 miles of city streets, according to city documents. The study was funded using proceeds from tax increment financing and local gas taxes. The contractor used a laser surface testing system to detect the degree of roughness, rutting and
cracking in the surface of all city streets, and performed an additional test, called deflection testing, which analyzes the condition of the subsurface road layers, on the city’s streets that lie within TIF districts. The findings were presented to City Council members at the Oct. 14 Committee of the Whole meeting. “Engineering staff will take this and look at prioritizing the maintenance of the streets within the mu-
nicipality, so from that standpoint the council was pleased to see staff taking a comprehensive look at the street conditions,” DeKalb Mayor John Rey said. The study found that about 18 percent of DeKalb’s streets require minimal maintenance, 52 percent need routine maintenance and about 29 percent need high maintenance. For the worst 1 percent, the report recommended reconstruction. Some of the more well-traveled streets that ranked lowest on the list included West Taylor Street from Annie Glidden Road to First Street, South Peace Road from Lincoln Highway to Interstate 88, Lucinda Avenue from Annie Glidden Road to Woodley Avenue and
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