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Quinn wants minimum wage hike, assault weapons ban
Clout StreetIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn today called on lawmakers to raise the minimum wage, ban assault weapons, allow online voter registration in an annual State of the State speech that sounded a lot like the launch of his 2014 re-election campaign. Returning to...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Illinois Governor
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Former state ethics commissioner hit with $2,500 ethics violation
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A former commissioner of the state’s executive ethics panel got slapped with a $2,500 fine for participating in a political event — a violation of the very standards he oversaw. Stephen Thurston’s fine was...Tags: Latasha Thomas, Politics, Local Elections, Values, Ethics
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Quinn names former prosecutor Fitzgerald to UI board
Tribune reportersGov. Pat Quinn has named former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Fitzgerald will replace first term trustee Lawrence Oliver II, according to a news release from the governor's office. The appointment...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor, Executive Branch
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Holiday fare gets updated treatment
Nothing brightens the winter holidays like music. So with apologies to the original writers of these tunes, and to everyone whose sensibilities may be offended, I've adapted a few seasonal songs for our place and time. Please sing along. White...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Holidays, Politics, Interior Policy
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The time is here to rhyme the year Be of good cheer; it's the end of the year Year can't get worse if you hear it in verse
Another year over It vanished so fast The year twenty twelve Now belongs to the past. The war for the White House Invaded the year The candidates played To our hopes and our fear. While Mitt split the world Into moochers and makers And...
Tags: Personal Service, Apple iPhone, Rush Limbaugh
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State power broker William Cellini reports to Indiana federal prison
Tribune reporterSpringfield power broker William Cellini reported to federal prison this afternoon to begin serving a one-year sentence for his conviction in the federal Operation Board Games probe. Cellini, 78, turned himself in at the low-security prison in Terre...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Punishment, Trials
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At gathering of readers, neighbors made a bad week better
It's been a terrible week, not a week to entertain, or be cute or flip about anything. But a Chicago Tribune event had been planned months ago for my readers at the beautiful campus at Elmhurst College on Tuesday. And so, bad week or no, I was going....
Tags: Entertainment, Flu, Barack Obama, Elmhurst College, Chicago Tribune
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State Treasurer Rutherford explores run for governor
Tribune reporterState Treasurer Dan Rutherford, long mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for governor, used the web and social media Sunday to urge supporters to sign up for a possible 2014 race for Illinois chief executive. Rutherford’s web site asks...Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Aaron Schock, Political Fundraising, Politics
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Deep-seated doubts about Jesse Jr.'s seat
That horde of candidates in the 2nd District trying to succeed former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Bud Light, is a wondrous sight. It reaffirms my belief in the goodness of people, since most of the hopefuls are no doubt fueled by the principled...
Tags: Toi Hutchinson, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Debbie Halvorson, Barack Obama, Politics
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A new title for Burris: Professor
Ever want to learn how to become a politician? Then you can still sign up for the famed "Burris School of Politics." The course is taught by the Illinois political laughingstock and former U.S. Sen. Roland "Tombstone" Burris, whose ego is so huge that...
Tags: Springfield, Students, John J Cullerton, Teaching and Learning, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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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: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Richard M. Daley, Barack Obama, Local Elections, Politics
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New General Assembly sworn in as full plate looms
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in today, and after the ceremony and celebrations are over, lawmakers will face a full plate of unresolved issues in the month ahead. Democrats now have veto-proof majorities in both the House and...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Politics, Gun Control, Executive Branch
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Dec 12, 2012
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Dec 30, 2012
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Jan 16, 2013
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Dec 2, 2012
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Nov 28, 2012
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Jan 9, 2013
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