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Ald. Sandi Jackson resigns from Chicago City Council
Clout StreetAfter weeks of rumors and equally strenuous denials, Sandi Jackson resigned as Chicago's 7th Ward alderman Friday, the latest chapter in the stunning, scandal-laced downfall of what had been one of the city's most prominent and powerful political duos....Tags: Politics, Local Elections, David Miller, Barack Obama, John Boehner
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Who speaks for us in the House?
This fiscal cliff vote that happened on New Year’s Day — who the heck was representing the Imperial Valley? With Bob Filner gone, where was Juan Vargas? Didn’t he win the election to fill the seat? Can an entire district go without...Tags: Politics, Juan Vargas, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Party
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Ald. Sandi Jackson says she won't resign 'unless something catastrophic happens'
Clout StreetAld. Sandi Jackson told reporters today that she won't resign from the City Council unless "something catastrophic happens," that she's not a candidate to replace her husband in Congress and that she's undecided about whether to move back to Chicago...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Elections, Local Elections, Sandi Jackson
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Chicago's top cop again calls for more gun laws
Tribune reporterChicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy today called for tougher gun laws and reiterated his opposition to legalizing the concealed carry of handguns in Illinois. “The answer to guns is not more guns,” McCarthy said during a panel...Tags: Assault, Laws, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Jesse Jackson
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Crowded field to succeed former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetTwenty two candidates met a Monday deadline to file paperwork for a spot on the ballot in the special election to succeed former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. The field of 17 Democrats and five Republicans still could be winnowed, however, as campaigns...Tags: Primaries, Politics, Jesse Jackson, U.S. Senate, Parties and Movements
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The one in which I talk about the scramble to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
Change of SubjectTranscript: Flash back to the mid 1990s and ask —who are the most prominent African American politicians in Illinois? Jesse White, Roland Burris, Danny Davis, Tim Evans, Bobby Rush, Carol Mosley Braun, Emil Jones, John Stroger and the up and...... -
Surprised?
Change of SubjectTribune news alert, 12:32 p.m: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. will announce his resignation from Congress "momentarily" in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, Jackson's brother Jonathan Jackson said.... -
Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe
Tribune reportersRep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned Wednesday from the South Side congressional seat he held...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Elections, Pat Quinn
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5 Democrats vie for top spot on ballot to succeed Jackson in U.S. House
Five Democrats made Thursday's 8 a.m. deadline to secure a chance for the top spot on a crowded ballot to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in the 2nd Congressional District. Chicago Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th; state Sen. Toi Hutchinson of Olympia Fields; state...
Tags: Primaries, Politics, Parties and Movements, Anthony Beale, Democratic Party
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Congress ushering in new members, with old divide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government. The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Democratic Party, Marco Rubio
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Trotter dropping out of contest to replace ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Clout StreetState Sen. Donne Trotter has told several south suburban officials that he will officially end his bid for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat that Jesse Jackson Jr. vacated last month, sources said Friday. Trotter, 62,...Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, Elections, Police Arrests, Anthony Beale
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Trotter still hopes for Dem backing in congressional race
Tribune reportersState Sen. Donne Trotter said Wednesday he still hopes to win the backing of his party in the upcoming election to fill former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in spite of his arrest last week while taking a gun through airport security. Trotter,...Tags: Justice System, Clarence Thomas, Crime, Law and Justice, O'Hare International Airport, Court Preliminary
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