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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: Barack Obama, South Side, Politics, Richard M. Daley, Local Government
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How much weight does Jesse Jackson Jr.'s illness deserve in the scales of justice?
If you think that Jesse Jackson Jr.'s mental illness explains away all his bad behavior, you may need treatment for an excessively mushy heart. If you think his mental illness explains absolutely nothing, you are suffering from a heart made of nails....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bruce Lee, Malcolm X, Mayo Clinic, Jimi Hendrix
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Emanuel to accept online applications for Ald. Sandi Jackson successor
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday night that he will accept online applications from people who want to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson and ask a committee to winnow the field of contenders. The web site will be up Friday and the panel will...Tags: Politics, Local Government, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Local Elections
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Tribune ebook on Jesse Jackson Jr. available
A new Chicago Tribune e-book captures and contextualizes the political career of Jesse Jackson Jr., who recently resigned from Congress amid health concerns and legal questions. “Jesse Jackson Jr.: From Promise to Scandal-the Journey of a Chicago...
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Obama intensifies focus on gun violence
President Barack Obama returned to Chicago for a few hours Friday to address the high-profile gun violence that continues to plague his hometown and suggested the solution is not only more gun laws, but community intervention and economic opportunity in...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Kenwood
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Deadline extended for those who want to replace former Ald. Sandi Jackson
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel's office has extended to Monday the deadline to apply to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson. The administration initially sent out a news release Friday afternoon saying it had received completed applications from 42 people by...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Bipolar Disorder, Sandi Jackson
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Charges against Jackson belie his pledge to service
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s final act as a public official was to send a Thanksgiving eve resignation letter to the speaker of the House in which he declared that "for 17 years I have given 100 percent of my time, energy and life to public service." But...
Tags: Civil and Public Service, Barack Obama, Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Jackson's family: 'We felt the impact'
Tribune reporterMembers of Jesse Jackson Jr.'s family said this morning they are struggling in the aftermath of Jackson being charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. "We felt the impact of this court," said Jonathan Jackson today outside the Rainbow PUSH...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Justice System, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kass: Junior lacked discipline to make it in Chicago
This being Chicago, where political dynasties have their hands kissed by journalism and commerce, expect the following about former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, the former 7th Ward alderman: Lamentations for what might have been for...
Tags: Barack Obama, Tony Rezko, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sandi Jackson's successor sworn in as alderman
Clout StreetFormer Illinois Department of Transportation official Natashia Holmes is the new 7th Ward alderman after the City Council today approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointment of her to the South Side post. Holmes, 37, takes the seat vacated by former...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Roberto Maldonado, Rahm Emanuel, Local Government, Bipolar Disorder
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Schakowsky backs Kelly for Jackson Jr. seat in Congress
Clout StreetDemocratic congressional candidate Robin Kelly today gained the support of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky as she runs for the right to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. Kelly, a former state lawmaker from Matteson, previously got the backing of U.S....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Elections, State of the Union Address, Gun Control
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'News of the day with Eric Zorn and Kristen McQueary'
Change of SubjectUPDATE: Audio-only version (.mp3; right click to download) I think this "show" needs a snappier title. But it's now archived here, and we're looking for both feedback and page views. Topics today, the papal resignation, developments in the Hadiya...
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