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Sentencing date for Jesse Jackson Jr. moved to July 1
— As former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s sentencing date was moved to July 1, a federal prosecutor said the government might want access to his medical records if the defense argues that his mental condition was a mitigating factor in his crime...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bipolar Disorder, Local Elections, Punishment, Sandi Jackson
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State Sen. Trotter pleads guilty to misdemeanor
Tribune reporterState Sen. Donne Trotter pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor reckless conduct for trying to board a flight with a handgun in his carry-on luggage in December. In a plea deal worked out with Cook County prosecutors, Judge Charles Burns sentenced Trotter,...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Lawyers, Donne E Trotter
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New sentencing date for Jesse Jackson Jr.
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who in February pleaded guilty to a years-long spending binge involving more than $750,000 in campaign dollars, has a new sentencing date: July 1. It’s the same day his wife, former Chicago Ald....Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Bipolar Disorder, Prosecution, Punishment
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Illinois Republicans: Get ready for Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner, the multimillionaire bull in the quaint Illinois Republican china shop, sat down with me Wednesday morning at a diner on LaSalle Street to talk about politics. Are you running for governor? "I am thinking about it," said Rauner, 57, a...
Tags: Chris Christie, Rahm Emanuel, White House, Mitch Daniels, Chicago Elections
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Chicago Elections, Hadiya Pendleton, Mel Reynolds, Debbie Halvorson
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Sources: Jesse Jackson Jr. writing memoir to 'clear up his legacy'
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Disgraced former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty last week to misusing $750,000-plus in campaign money, is writing a memoir, two sources familiar with the project told the Tribune. Jackson, 47, will be sentenced June...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bipolar Disorder, Jesse Jackson, Prosecution, Rod Blagojevich
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Winter storm dumps snow from Oklahoma to Great Lakes
Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For the second time in a week, a major winter storm paralyzed parts of the nation’s midsection Tuesday, dumping a fresh layer of heavy, wet snow atop cities still choked with piles from the previous system and making travel...Tags: Highway Transportation, Air Transportation Delays, Droughts, Science and Technology, Walmart
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Kelly easily wins Democratic race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetFormer state Rep. Robin Kelly easily won the special Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace the disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, helped by millions of dollars in pro-gun control ads from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Elections, Kankakee, Bipolar Disorder
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Democratic bosses pick Beavers replacement despite state fine
Clout StreetDemocratic ward and township bosses today chose Stanley Moore to succeed convicted former Cook County Commissioner William Beavers despite Moore's $3,000 fine for allegedly campaigning while on the taxpayer dime at his state job. The selection by party...Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Monique D Davis, Cook County Government, Anthony Beale, Local Elections
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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: Chicago Elections, Kankakee, Polls, Jesse Jackson, Local Government
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Boosters want to turn Pullman into national park
A group of Chicago residents and preservationists are working to win federal approval to turn the entire Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side into a national park. If approved by Congress or proclaimed a national monument by the president,...
Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Melissa Harris, Gardens and Parks, Transportation, Dick Durbin
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Old-school Beavers by the numbers in federal court
There's nothing like watching a defense lawyer in federal court playing three-card monte with his mouth. Sam Adam Jr. didn't set up a table and put three bent cards in front of the federal jury. And he didn't play that other, similar game, the one with...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, The Pointer Sisters (music group), Cook County Government, Prosecution
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