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Robin Kelly wins 2nd Congressional District seat
Following Tuesday's special election victory, Democrat Robin Kelly will start a new job in Congress as the least senior member of a House dominated by Republicans. That political reality is not lost on Kelly, who said her first task is to restore...
Tags: Local Government, Interior Policy, Tea Party Movement, Politics, Chicago Elections
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In 2nd District Republican squeaker, ex-convict looks to be winner
Republican voters are suggesting the 2nd Congressional District replace one felon with another after picking ex-convict Paul McKinley as the candidate to run for the seat recently ceded by former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. While official results in the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Jesse Jackson, Police Arrests, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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GOP voters stand to decide Jr.'s successor
Change of SubjectJust this once, Republicans in Illinois' heavily Democratic 2nd Congressional District have some real power. But will they use it? Voters in the South Side and south suburban district will go the polls Tuesday for the special primary election... -
Low turnout in race to replace ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Tribune reportersChicago election officials report turnout is low in the primary election to find a successor to disgraced former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. As of 1:45 p.m., turnout was about 11 percent among sampled city precincts, according to the...Tags: Local Government, Jesse Jackson, Politics, Chicago Elections, Voting
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Editorial Roundtable chicagotribune.com: Tribune deputy editorial page editor John McCormick and editorial board member... -
Frenzied final weekend of campaigning in race to replace Jackson Jr.
Tribune reportersThe complexities of a special primary contest to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress gave way the final weekend before the election to more traditional campaigning as candidates Sunday visited churches and restaurants in search of votes. The three top...Tags: Religion and Belief, Interior Policy, Local Government, Politics, Personal Weapon Control
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Kelly defends against ethics allegations in Jackson Jr. race
Clout StreetDemocratic congressional candidate Robin Kelly defended herself from a state inspector general’s report and an internal audit that alleged she violated timekeeping rules during her failed campaign for state treasurer in 2010. Speaking after a...Tags: Accounting and Auditing, Religion and Belief, Politics, Alexi Giannoulias, Dan Rutherford
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Questions unanswered about treasurer's probe of Robin Kelly
After Robin Kelly lost a 2010 bid for state treasurer, the office's chief investigator alleged she violated ethics laws by improperly reporting time off from her taxpayer-funded job as chief of staff to then-Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, the Tribune has...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Politics, Alexi Giannoulias, Punishment, Environmental Issues
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Will Halvorson have crossover appeal?
Change of SubjectThe promise/threat of party-crossover voting is almost always a phantom. Since Illinois' primary voting system allows voters to choose their party ballot on the day of the election (as opposed to pre-registering party affiliation), it's always possible... -
Why is New York's Bloomberg butting into Chicago politics?
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is butting his way into Chicago politics like some Mayor Buttinski. Bloomberg, the billionaire, news mogul and despiser of large soda drinks, is spending at least $2.1 million here to determine which Democrat in the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Local Government, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama
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Gun owners for Halvorson
The recent anti-Debbie Halvorson TV commercials run by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's super PAC have reached a level of vileness and demagoguery that is unusually vicious even by today's standards. They are a blend of character assassination and...Tags: Primaries, Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Crime, Law and Justice, Nathaniel Hawthorne
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