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‘Golden’ book reveals Blago tragedy was actually a farce
Change of SubjectFrom my Sunday print column The Rod Blagojevich who emerges in the new, most ambitious book yet on the former governor’s spectacular rise and fall is corrupt, of course. Oblivious. Conniving. Petty. Spectacularly narcissistic. We already know... -
Democrats can't agree on successor to Jesse Jackson Jr.
Tribune reporterDemocratic leaders spent four hours Saturday listening to 16 candidates audition for the party's endorsement to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., but were unable to solidify behind one contender. After 90 minutes of deliberations, South Side...Tags: Flossmoor, Local Government, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Elections, Matteson
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Nov 8: Poll Results
WGN NewsMORNING NEWS POLL: Do you think Congress and the President can come to a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff before 12/31? Yes: 54% No: 46% MIDDAY NEWS POLL: Should Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. be Granted a Post-Election Plea Deal? Yes: 9% No: 91% NEWS AT NINE...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Jesse Jackson Jr. votes absentee, plans no election-night event
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who has been on a medical leave since June and is seeking re-election next Tuesday, has voted by absentee ballot and has no plans for an election-night event, a spokesman said today. Kevin Lampe, a Chicago...Tags: Elections, Mayo Clinic, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, Brian Woodworth
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A promise interrupted
Even in Chicago, a city whose political community is not easily shocked by allegations of corruption, the resignation of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. comes as a bit of a stunner. The word "promising" keeps popping up again and again in news reports as in, for...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Dan Webb, Political Corruption, White House, 2012 Democratic National Convention
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Alderman Austin on Jackson: 'I'm disappointed in him'
Tribune reportersAld. Carrie Austin, 34th, whose far South Side ward is in the 2nd Congressional District, says she wasn't surprised that Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress. But she believes his constituents in the 2nd District feel stung after rallying behind...Tags: Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Dick Johnson, Politics
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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: Donne E Trotter, Clarence Thomas, Anthony Beale, Prosecution, Trials
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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: Elections, Local Elections, Chicago City Hall, Politics, Sandi Jackson
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Jackson Jr. seat candidate hits foe on gun charge
Clout StreetA Democratic state senator running for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s old congressional seat suggested Monday that voters should “turn the page” away from the district’s scandal-filled history of representation, even as a rival...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Donne E Trotter, Ethics, Chicago City Hall, Religion and Belief
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Durbin says Trotter deserves no special treatment on O'Hare gun arrest
Clout StreetU.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Democratic state Sen. Donne Trotter, a candidate to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, shouldn't get any special treatment as an elected official for allegedly trying to board a plane with a firearm and ammunition. Speaking...Tags: Health Insurance, Donne E Trotter, Personal Income, Tea Party Movement, Public Officials
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Pistol-packing lawmaker deserves a high-caliber nickname
What's worse for a distinguished, pro-gun-control Chicago politician who sports a cool goatee and an always-natty wardrobe: Being charged with a felony after allegedly trying to carry a .25-caliber Beretta handgun onto a Chicago plane bound for...
Tags: Entertainment, Judges, James Bond (fictional character), Criminals, Personal Weapon Control
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Quinn signs $2 license plate sticker fee hike into law
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — Illinois drivers will pay $2 more for their license plate stickers next year thanks to a bill Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed Friday to pay for better upkeep and care of state parks. The practical effect of the new law is that...Tags: Illinois Governor, Olympia Fields, Crime, Law and Justice, Jesse White, Toi Hutchinson
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