to do what was good for the northern illinois.d together and things like the western expansion of the hair because i always felt for my constituents if you can get in and find a parking place to catch your plan and have a relatively safe experience coming in and out of o'hare the was a good thing for him. the synergy of having the international airport really raised the ability of our city to be able to do business and i felt the same thing. what was good for chicago is good for northern illinois. and we were able to work together and there were a lot of issues coming and going through all those years that i had the privilege of coming and working with the mayor and actively having a great deal of achievement. so ladies and gentlemen, this is not only just an academic exercise, i think it is certainly an exercise and as this gentleman is leaving his career of 22 years as the mayor of one of the major cities of the great nation some of his insight and his feelings and i would guess a little politics added in the discussion as well.

to do what was good for northern illinois. we worked together on things like the western expansion of o'hare because i always felt that for my constituents you get in and find a parking place, catch a plane and have a relatively safe experience coming in and out of o'hare, that was a good thing. for him, the synergy of having an international airport really raised the ability of our city to be able -- the city to be able to do business and i felt the same thing. what was good in many cases for chicago is good for northern illinois. we were able to work together and there were a lot of issues coming and going throughout those years that i have the privilege of coming in and working with the mayor and actually having a great deal of achievement. so ladies and gentlemen, this is not only just an academic exercise. i think it is certainly an exercise with this gentleman leaving his career as 22 years as one of the mayors of one of the cities of this great nation. some of his insights, some of his feelings and i would guess there w

to do what was good for northern illinois. we worked together on things like the western expansion of o'hare. i think you can have a relatively safe experience coming in and out of o'hare that is a good thing. for him the synergy of having an international airport really raised the ability of our city to be able to do business. i had the privilege of working with the mayor and having a good deal of achievement. this is not only an academic exercise, it is an exercise -- some of his insights and some of his feelings, and i would guess there my billable politics added into this discussion as well. i would like to introduce to you my good friend, the mayor of chicago, richard daley. [applause] >> good afternoon. thank you. i want to thank dennis hastert for inviting me out here this afternoon to give a lecture and to thank him for his great commitment of public service. i was fortunate enough to meet him years ago in the general assembly. he served the people as a state representative congressman, and of course as speaker. issues

. >>> well, as prom season approaches, students at a northern illinois high school are throwing caution your prom, right? >> oh, yeah, had a good time. instead of picking their own dates, juniors and seniors at a freeport high school have an annual drawing. prom couples are paired up by random after pulling names out of a hat. >> i love it. >> once a boy gets a name, he has to ask that girl to the prom. some of the guys put on dresses to do it. that seems slightly confusing. >> i know. this is cool. the school's tradition dates back to the 1920s and students say it's always exciting because you never know how you're going to take to the prom. i think that evens -- i got dumped like two weeks before the prom. >> oh, really? >> the worst thing to ever happen to me at the time, of course. >> tell us his name and we'll call him out. >> i think we should. i think we should. >> more "world news now" coming up. [ female announcer ] in the past 10 years these 4 brands took home more allure best of beauty awards than any others. pantene... olay... venus & gillette... and secret. the four most aw

on friday, no solely headed to dresden in northern illinois. i will work with some of your present inspectors. i will give them your regards. >> i appreciate that. we have some fine people at our power reactors there. >> i recognize the gentleman from illinois for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. when did the licensing board returned is decision denying the yucca mountain application? june?f >> end of june. >> isn't it true that many had already filed votes on that matter? >> there were preliminary views that we exchanged among colleagues on the commission. those were reviews that we used to inform our final decision making. we have not formed a final decision at this point. >> it is your position that you have not filed final votes? >> we have not reached a final decision on our act. i would consider votes to be more akin to prepared statements and remarks on the commission. the practice of the commission is to circulate prepared remarks on any of the things that we do. based on those circulated abuse, we work to see if there is a majo

with the northern district of illinois is a policy regarding the use of social media and other types of electronic devices in the courtroom with the trial and seeing that across the country the courts are addressing it and similar in nature with the judicial chambers issue that's very hideous and craddock each judge can choose as far as his or her desire for controlling his or her law clerks. but federal court if they are discussing it is a pilot program and social media networking discussed through the attack on the judges shall community and has been sent down on the national level so yet there is not one overarching policy that covers everything but once you look at the different areas within the court system we do have these policies. >> it limits what the federal government can do. they don't have all of the clout -- >> the phrase judicial discretion is greatest nightmare when it comes to issues of things like cameras in the courtroom and how they are going to deal with electronic devices and so forth because whether it is the state courts in california and matter-of-fact and sa

with the northern district of illinois is a policy regarding the use of social media and other types of electronic devices in the courtroom with the trial and seeing that across the country the courts are addressing it and similar in nature with the judicial chambers issue that's very hideous and craddock each judge can choose as far as his or her desire for controlling his or her law clerks. but federal court if they are discussing it is a pilot program and social media networking discussed through the attack on the judges shall community and has been sent down on the national level so yet there is not one overarching policy that covers everything but once you look at the different areas within the court system we do have these policies. >> it limits what the federal government can do. they don't have all of the clout -- >> the phrase judicial discretion is greatest nightmare when it comes to issues of things like cameras in the courtroom and how they are going to deal with electronic devices and so forth because whether it is the state courts in california and matter-of-fact and sa

on friday, i am heading to dresden to give a speech in a rural county in northern and illinois. i will give them your regards. >> i appreciate that. we are happy to have some very fine people at our power reactors. >> thank you, mr. chairman. welcome. when the license board returns its decision, and aired -- a decision tonight, when did that happen? >> that was the end of june. >> is it not true that all commissioners participating in the decision have already filed votes on that matter including you? >> we have filed what we consider preliminary views, which we exchanged among our colleagues on the commission. those are views that we used to inform our final decision making. >> you said it -- you are saying you have not had a final vote? >> we have not come to a decision at this point. >> you have not filed final votes? >> we have not reached a final decision. i am not sure your familiarity with voting. i would consider votes to be more akin to prepared statements and remarks from members of the commission. the practice of the commission is to circulate those prepared marks in

senator kirk is alonging to fill one of the vacancies in the northern district of illinois.ear the senate confirmed three excellent judges, judge fireman, judge coleman and judge chang. judge chang was recommended by the republican senate committee the year before and i found him to be an excellent candidate. party aside, he is going to serve very well and is now serving on the northern district. senator kirk and i will continue to work together to find excellent yudges. in conclusion as we proceed toward this evening's vote i support judge myerscough and judge shadid. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president until. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask that the time under the quorum call be equally divided between the republican and democratic sides. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: suggest the absence of a quorum. the

has been executed in illinois since george ryan opposed a moratorium in 2000. 13 death sentences have been overturned by court which included men who were wrongly condemned. the northern california aclu applauded the decision. if california did the same it would save taxpayers over $1 billion. >>> this september marks the 10th anniversary of a september 11 attack. tonight's family members called on congress to continue funding at a site where you plane went down in pennsylvania. >> it is a story that needs to continue to be told. and the funds that we are seeking, what will help ensure that this memorial is complete. >> flight 93 was on his way to san francisco. passengers fought back in the plane crashed through the budget includes $4 million for the memorial. >>> a new study shows higher levels of a potentially toxic substance in cereal boxes. recycled people aboard contained high levels of mineral oil -- paper board contained high levels of mineral oil which can cause cancer. a catalog spokesman says it is premature until review of this study is undertaken. >>> the guinness world records organization reports microsoft sold 8 million connects devices during the firs

invention made him a wealthy man, but his legacy included granting the land for what became northern illinoisniversity in dekalb. or ives mcgafffey of chicago invented one of the first vacuum cleaners in 1869. another person from shelbyville, illinois, said if nobody else will invent a dish washing machine, i'll do it myself. in 1886, she did it and got a patent for it. the company she created is now known as whirlpool. our patent laws said the rules for american innovation. by giving a term of 20 years, patents provide a great incentive for investment. patents enable inventions to be shared with the public so new innovations can be based upon them. it has been a long time since we have looked at our patent laws, really updated it. and just think about this, putting it in perspective. it's been over 50 years, and i want to commend senator leahy for tackling this, not easy. the pace and volume of innovation has quickened a great deal since we looked at this law over 50 years ago, and the patent and trademark office has struggled to keep up. over the last few years, congress has debated how bes