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Obama's kind of town
Chicago Tribune Staff WriterNot everyone can make it to Washington for the inauguration, but can we find another way to pass a winter weekend and still feel some of that presidential pizazz? Yes we can. And Chicago is just the place to do it. As President-elect Barack Obama...Tags: Education, Hyde Park, Foods and Beverages, Babe Ruth, Appetizers
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Illinois legislature passes deep health care cuts
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Hundreds of thousands of poor Illinoisans would lose health coverage, prescription drug discounts for seniors would be dropped and dental care for adults would be greatly curtailed as part of $1.6 billion in budget cuts lawmakers...Tags: Medical Specialization, Medicaid, Mary E Flowers, Justice System, Cook County Government
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Cook County hunts for private money
Cash-strapped Cook County government and its more financially sound Forest Preserve District partner are looking to bring in corporate money by selling naming rights, sponsorships and concessions.
All of those, plus more mundane ideas such as advertising...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Rahm Emanuel, Companies and Corporations, Chicago Park District, Marketing
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Illinois Legislature passes $1.6 billion in Medicaid cuts
SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of thousands of poor Illinoisans would lose health coverage, prescription drug discounts for seniors would be dropped and dental care for adults would be greatly curtailed as part of $1.6 billion in budget cuts lawmakers...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Medicaid, Mary E Flowers, Justice System
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Panel picks former Stroger aide to run against indicted state lawmaker
Clout StreetWest Side Democratic leaders today picked a onetime aide to former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger to run against indicted state Rep. Derrick Smith this fall. The panel chose attorney Lance Tyson, who once worked for Stroger, over Chicago Police...Tags: Politics, Robert Fioretti, Primaries, Jesse White, Todd H. Stroger
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Former Stroger aide Tyson to challenge indicted Rep. Derrick Smith
West Side Democratic leaders Wednesday picked a former top aide to onetime Cook County Board President Todd Stroger to mount a third-party challenge to indicted Rep. Derrick Smith in the November election. Lance Tyson once served as Stroger's chief of...
Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Primaries, Jesse White, Todd H. Stroger
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House approves ban on legislative scholarships
The Illinois House sounded the death knell yesterday for a century-old legislative scholarship program long abused by politicians who passed out tuition waivers to children of relatives, political cronies and campaign contributors. The 79-32 vote...
Tags: Regional Authority, John J Cullerton, Medicaid, Cook County Government, Health Insurance Cost
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Rescuing Illinois
Two more weeks. That's how long your legislators are scheduled to be in Springfield for the remainder of their thus far do-little spring session. As of this writing lawmakers have taken one important step to secure the future of perpetually insolvent and...
Tags: Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago City Hall, Medicaid, Burr Ridge
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Seven ways to shrink government
Behold the animal known as township government, one of the most enduring species on the planet. Illinois has 1,432 tax-supported townships — more townships than any other state in the country. Quick, what does your township do for you? (Think ......
Tags: Forestry and Timber, Politics, Michael Madigan, John J Cullerton, Better Government Association
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Preckwinkle wants to eliminate unincorporated areas in Cook County
Clout StreetCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to accelerate efforts to do away with unincorporated areas over the next several years, saying today that the county can no longer afford to provide services for the 98,000 residents that live in those...Tags: Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Government
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Cook leaders want property tax exemption crackdown law
Clout StreetCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Assessor Joe Berrios on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to give them more power to go after property owners who improperly claim tax breaks, saying they could recover more than $150 million in three years...Tags: Services and Shopping, Politics, Laws, Real Estate, John J Cullerton
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Tinley Park mayor wary of Cook County annexation recommendation
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsTinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki said he is not supportive of a Cook County task force recommendation announced Monday that encourages municipalities to eventually annex …...
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