Kiosko.net Les quotidiennes

Tiger returns to golf
Woods says he will play the Masters following a 4-month hiatus. Sports
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010 l Questions? Call 1-800-TRIBUNE
$1.00 CITY & SUBURBS, $1.25 ELSEWHERE—163RD YEAR NO. 76 © CHICAGO TRIBUNE

l High 65, low 41. BACK OF LIVE!

Health care hits fever pitch
Democrats seek House votes to pass measure while Republicans attack legislative gambit
Seeking to pass the health care bill by week’s end, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,
D-Calif., is considering a strategy that would allow the House to adopt the Senate
version of the health care overhaul without casting a roll call vote. For their part,
Republicans on Tuesday mounted a lastditch effort to undercut the Democrats’ newest
gambit for passing the measure. The GOP is trying to throw Democrats on the defensive
by denouncing that maneuver as highhanded and unseemly — though Republicans used
the same shortcut when they held power. Democratic leaders in the House were working
to nail down the final votes they need, putting the finishing touches on the health
care bill’s language and awaiting a cost estimate from the Congressional Budget
Office. PAGE 12 NEWS FOCUS

New roles for county health care providers?
If health care legislation passes and 30 million to 35 million uninsured Americans
gain health coverage, will county health systems diminish? Or will they become even
more vital in caring for the poor? PAGE 4
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that she would do what was necessary to pass
health care legislation facing opposition from the GOP. ALEX WONG/GETTY PHOTO

JOHN KASS: Congress is looking remarkably similar to the Chicago City Council. PAGE
2

CHICAGOLAND

CENSUS 2010

FBI met with Daley in 2008
Mayor Richard Daley was secretly interviewed in 2008 by FBI agents who questioned
him about the politicians who pushed for a Chicago real estate project now at the
center of a federal bribery trial. The interview focused on an old industrial rail
yard on the West Side that was rezoned for commercial and residential buildings over
the objections of city planning staff. PAGE 6

Joanne Gerhart, of Granger, Ind., is a proud member of the Illiana Hummer Club. CHRIS
SWEDA/TRIBUNE PHOTO

Devotees hope Hummer run far from done
By Joel Hood
TRIBUNE REPORTER

Anastacio Morales of Cicero listens to census promoters Erica Juarez, left, and Griselda
Avitia with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Though a poll
found most people will take part in the census, a small number say they won’t.
ANTONIO PEREZ/TRIBUNE PHOTO

Mark Price’s candy red Hummer H1 has a 6.5-liter turbo diesel engine, 40-inch tires,
short-wave radio and a front-mounted winch that could tow an ordinary SUV out of
a ravine — so, yeah, you could say he’s prepared for just about anything. Except
for the demise of the Hummer brand. “Out of the box, off the showroom floor, you
cannot touch this truck,” Price said above the vehicle’s idling growl. “You
won’t find any other vehicle like this. The hood is fiberglass. The body is all
aircraft aluminum, held together with rivets and glue. … It can outperform anything.”
Few vehicles in American history are as fiercely derided and defended
Please turn to Page 9

Resisters ranging from illegal immigrants to conservatives find a common ground:
They don’t trust the government with their personal data

By Kristen Mack
TRIBUNE REPORTER

Census?

Count me out.
THURSDAY MAR 18th THURSDAY MAR 18th FRIDAY MAR 19th
Waukegan Ramada Inn 200 N. Green Bay Rd. Northbrook Arlington Hts Renaissance Doubletree
933 Skokie Blvd. 75 W. Algonquin Rd.

Charles Turrisi Jr.: “I kind of hate putting that information out there.”

To Charles Turrisi Jr., the 2010 census — even with its shorter 10question form
— goes beyond what the framers of the Constitution intended. To his way of thinking,
it’s about nine questions too long. Turrisi is among a number of conservatives,
Libertarians and tea party adherents who believe the census should be nothing more
than a head count, not a collection of personal information. They plan to answer
only the first question on the forms arriving this week — the one that asks how
many people live in the house. “I struggle with giving any more information,”
said Turrisi, 51, of New Lenox, who questioned why the U.S. Census Bureau needs his
phone number. “I kind of hate putting that information out there. It’s an infringePlease
turn to Page 9

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT • WE PAY MORE
GOLD • DIAMONDS • U.S. COINS • WATCHES FOREIGN COINS • STERLING SILVER •
PAPER MONEY
7 LOCATIONS! WEDNESDAY thru SATURDAY MAR 17th - 20th 10am to 5pm
WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY MAR 17th MAR 17th
Lincolnwood Smart Jewelers 3350 W. Devon Ave. Oakbrook Holiday Inn 17W 350 22nd Street

FRIDAY MAR 19th
Palatine Hotel Indigo 920 E. Northwest Hwy.

SATURDAY MAR 20th


Lincolnwood Smart Jewelers CELEBRATING 50 YEARS IN BUSINESS 3350 W. Devon Ave.