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Worst vote ever?
Change of SubjectWhat’s the most regrettable vote you’ve ever cast? What were you thinking and why were you so wrong? Regular blog commenter Beth suggested this as a possibly educational essay assignment and I'm biting. My answer, as attentive readers know,... -
‘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... -
For Illinois Republicans, the gloom settles in
A day after suffering devastating election losses up and down the state, Illinois Republicans could point to one bright spot: Barack Obama's name won't ever be on the ballot again. In 2004 as a U.S. Senate candidate, in 2008 as a presidential contender...
Tags: Illinois Governor, John J Cullerton, Dick Durbin, Bill Brady, Pat Quinn
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Mayo Clinic: Rep. Jackson being evaluated for depression, 'gastrointestinal issues'
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota “for extensive inpatient evaluation for depression and gastrointestinal issues,” according to a statement from Jackson sent late Friday by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo. Jackson’...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Barack Obama, Behavioral Conditions
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A willing accomplice
David Ellis is an attorney in serious need of a continuance. Not that he's unprepared to face any judge or jury he might come up against; he goes through as many barrels of midnight oil as anyone on the Chicago bar. But sipping black coffee last week at a...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Corruption, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Authors, Michael Madigan
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Lloyd Waters: Chicago values? No, thank you
Boy, I’m sure glad we don’t discriminate in Dargan like they do in Chicago. I can hardly believe that Chicago politicians have openly suggested they not support a new franchise for Chick-fil-A in their town because of some voiced Christian...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Executive Branch, Religion and Belief, The Herald-Mail, Same-Sex Marriage
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DCFS to add investigators, cut caseloads
Tribune reporterDespite deep state budget cuts, the state’s child-welfare agency has reached an agreement with a watchdog group to lower caseloads for frontline workers who investigate critical hotline calls alleging abuse and neglect. The Illinois Department of...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Employees
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Book: Blagojevich said he believed Rezko channeled $25,000 to Obama
An upcoming book about Rod Blagojevich says undercover recordings caught the former governor saying he had heard that convicted influence peddler Antoin "Tony" Rezko secretly channeled $25,000 in cash to Barack Obama, but federal authorities did not...
Tags: Chicago Elections, Cook County Government, Halle Berry, Executive Branch, Litigation
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Sandi Jackson: no timetable on Rep. Jackson's return to Congress
Tribune reporterAld. Sandi Jackson said Thursday that doctors have yet to figure out the proper mix of medications for ailing U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., leaving uncertain the timing of his return to Congress. Jackson took medical leave June 10 and within days had...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Mayo Clinic, Politics, Political Fundraising
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Ald. Sandi Jackson won't comment on husband's whereabouts, condition
Clout StreetAld. Sandi Jackson today spoke briefly to reporters but provided scant information about her husband U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s condition or whereabouts since he announced he was on medical leave from Congress. "I think it's important to say that I...Tags: Executive Branch, Religion and Belief, Ethics, Voting, Sandi Jackson
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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: Religion and Belief, U.S. Senate, Ethics, Political Corruption, Elections
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Quinn signs super PAC campaign finance law
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill Friday that lifts the state’s campaign contribution limits to candidates once big money starts flowing into a state or local political contest, a move one watchdog group decried as effectively...Tags: Judges, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Finance
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Jun 27, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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Jul 6, 2012
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