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Lawmakers' private finances go public
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) made at least $1 million last year, according to financial records released Monday, while the campaign of another Illinois Democrat, Rep. Danny Davis, paid his wife Vera $13,000 for unspecified work. The...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bill Foster
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Illinois lawmakers split 9-9 on bailout
The SwampBy Laura Olson Four Illinois House Democrats voted against the economic bailout proposal,citing a lack of protections for homeowners and of stricter regulations to prevent a similar incident in the future. Five Illinois Republicans also voted against it....Tags: Government, Financial Markets, National Government, Bill Foster, Financial and Business Services
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Chicago reps. gearing up for Senate run?
The Swampby James Oliphant The prospect of a general election to select Illinois next senator has added some new potential candidates to the mix, ones who have not been involved in the Blagojevich scandal. On the Republican side, Rep. Mark Kirk,......Tags: Government, Rahm Emanuel, National Government, Parliament, Barack Obama
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Roland Burris, Harry Reid: D.C. face-off
The Swampby Mike Dorning Former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris and Senate Democratic leaders determined to block his seating in the U.S. Senate plan to sit down Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol for a face-to-face meeting. Aides to Senate Majority Leader......Tags: Government, National Government, Parliament, Barack Obama, Lisa Madigan
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Emanuel's earmarks: 'Why not?' - House
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama is likely to sign that $410-billion "omnibus spending bill'' laden with the "earmarks'' that the new president says he is determined to block from now on - so says Rahm Emanuel, the president's chief......Tags: Government, Palatine, Rahm Emanuel, National Government, Education
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Chicagoland pols rated on ideology
The Swampby James Oliphant Want to know cut through the press-release rhetoric and determine how conservative or liberal your member of Congress really is? National Journal, a must-read for the inside-the-Beltway types, has released its annual rankings of House...Tags: Jerry Weller, Luis Gutierrez, Government, Rahm Emanuel, National Government
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'Thousands' seeking tickets to inauguration
Tribune reporterAs the price skyrockets for an ostensibly free ticket to Barack Obama's inaugural swearing-in (and as federal legislation that would outlaw their sale looms), questions remain about how to legally obtain the tickets. Members of the Joint Congressional...Tags: Defense, Ceremonies, Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, Inauguration of President Barack Obama (2009)
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U.S. Sen. Roland Burris is on thin ice with Illinois colleague Sen. Dick Durbin
Tribune reportersU.S. Sen. Roland Burris' failure to fully disclose his ties to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has put his future in the Senate "in question," U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Wednesday. Even as Burris urged Illinois politicians and citizens to "stop the rush to...Tags: Barack Obama, Laws, Lawyers, Democratic Party, Economic Stimulus Plan
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Pornagraphy at the library
WGN News ReporterPornographic images online have long provided moral and ethical debate. But here's a new twist: what happens when those images are being viewed in a public place...like the library? As shocking as it sounds, library patrons are using public library...Tags: WGN, Entertainment, Pornography, Children, Arts and Culture
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Blacks united behind Obama
Tribune staff reportersIt took a convincing message and a sizable dose of sincerity for a candidate to get John Stidwell out in the snow at 5 a.m. to plant campaign signs. But there he was before daylight on Election Day, outside Circle Urban Ministries on the West Side...Tags: White House, Hyde Park, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Barack Obama, Elections
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Influential figures rise to defense of E2 owner
The city's search to affix responsibility for the deaths of 21 people in a South Side nightclub has centered on a son of one of Chicago's most prominent African-American families and a street savvy entrepreneur who served prison time for manslaughter....Tags: Entertainment, Barack Obama, Dancing, Marketing, Georgetown University
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