Stark ‘Sleeps On’ Whether to Assume House Ways and Means HelmMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative Pete Stark told fellow Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee he wanted to “sleep on” becoming the panel’s new chairman after New York Representative Charles Rangel stepped aside yesterday, a lawmaker said.Levin to Be Interim Ways and Means Panel Chairman (Update1)March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Michigan Representative Sander Levin , a union-backed lawmaker who has pushed higher taxes on private-equity firm executives, will become acting chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee after Representative Charles Rangel ’s departure.Sunshine Kids return to Steamboat for Winter GamesKristine Duthie, from Hewitt, N.J., was one of about 25 youths who made the trip to Steamboat Springs last week to participate in the Sunshine Kids Winter Games. Sunshine Kids is a national nonprofit group that provides activities for children with cancer.News BriefsCoastal Commission denied $1 million in penaltiesTales from spring training1869—Boss Tweed of New York City's Democratic political machine, Tammany Hall, hits on the idea of sending his \"amateur\" ball club, the Mutuals, to New Orleans to get a jump on their opponents for the upcoming season. The seeds are sown.An uptown vision delayedWith condo demand flagging, plans for a center city fueled by a population boom will have to wait a little longer.Loyola-Chicago - Team NotesOn March 2, the Horizon League officially named Loyola-Chicago's student section as the best in the conference following a two-month evaluation of all 10 schools.2,000 grades raised at Chicago Public Schools' Hyde Park AcademySun-Times Special Report: Last school year at struggling Hyde Park Academy High, more than 2,000 grades were boosted at least one notch, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis shows. And this school year, blanket A's were ordered issued to all students of five new Hyde Park teachers.Bruce J. Graham, Chicago Architect Who Designed Sears Tower, Dies at 84Known for his integration of modernist design and sophisticated engineering in buildings, Mr. Graham played a role in changing Chicago’s skyline.'Irish' food in Chicago isn't quite so in IrelandWhat, you may well ask, is Irish food? \"The Irish used to have a very rich, complex food culture, but that was hundreds of years ago,\" says writer Coleman Andrews. In The Country Cooking of Ireland (Chronicle Books, $50), he'scollected and refined more than 225 recipes, documenting both a historicand an emerging Irish cuisine. Both are pretty far from Chicago Irish fare.Chicago police plan to install covert camerasCriminals used to the blinking blue lights of Chicago's police cameras have learned to move outside their range. But soon there will be a greater chance the illegal activity will be captured by an undetectable camera that has a wider range.
