This is Peter Sachs.

Peter Sachs is a freelance reporter in Chicago with experience in government affairs reporting, investigative journalism and aviation. Read his resume.
Recent Chicago Reporting

City Colleges may have skirted law in vote on tuition hike
(Chi-Town Daily News, 12/3/08)
Legal experts say because the City Colleges didn't list a vote on raising tuition on the agenda for their most recent meeting, they may be violating state law. It would be up to the county's district attorney to investigate or a resident to sue.

Heliport safety is an open question

Peter regularly covers higher education and other issues for the Chi-Town Daily News. You can find all of those stories here. He is also a regular contributor at Decider.com.
Uptown referenda aimed at changing affordable housing policies (Chi-Town Daily News, 10/29/08)
Police pushing ahead with plan to buy M4 rifles (Chi-Town Daily News, 10/17/08)
City colleges leave public in the dark about trustee meetings (Chi-Town Daily News, 10/6/08)
City colleges may beef up meeting agendas (Chi-Town Daily News, 10/15/08)
Beer Primer: Porters (weekly posting on Decider.com, 10/24/08)
Corn Maze 2.0 (Decider.com, 10/29/08)
Recap: Andersonville Dessert Crawl (Decider.com, 10/14/08)

Portland millionaire's money is on Shaniko (7/29/07)
No fuel but the wind (5/25/08)
Looking high and low for bats (7/27/08)

News and Investigative Stories
Peter spent nearly a year reviewing court documents and other public records related to the purchase of used buses in Bend, Ore. Here are a few of those stories. Bend offering hefty severances and benefits amid budget cuts (2/6/08)
A voter -- in 2 states? It's not so unusual (7/13/08)

News analysis stories
After a long 14 months, county and city officials get together (7/12/07)
In Kansas, Cessna got quick action from government (4/12/08)
Developers shying from north Bend (6/1/08)
Bringing jobs here: Is EDCO a success? (7/20/08)

Aviation stories
Hours reduction at Bend airport outrages tenants (8/16/07)
Accord reached on airport delays (8/18/07)
County official 'concerned' with how city handled Bend airport closure (9/25/07)
Many Lancair crashes are due to lack of pilot training (2/17/08)
Region gets radar (4/10/08)
No fuel but the wind (5/25/08)
Redmond flights: Which are best? (7/6/08)

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