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Cook County to pay $2.6 million to 3 fired doctors
Cook County commissioners agreed Wednesday to pay a $2.6 million settlement to three doctors who in two federal lawsuits claimed they were illegally fired from jobs at a South Side hospital. Dr. Vietta Johnson and Dr. Daniel Ivankovich said in their...
Tags: Justice System, Cook County Government, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics
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Evans makes a bad call
Change of SubjectIn the posts below you will another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans: Brace yourself. That’s all I can say, since you ignored... -
Michelle Obama: Violence against kids 'personal'
As politicians in Washington took a step toward tightening the nation's gun laws Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama sat down with Chicago high school students whose stories about violence brought her to tears. Before the meeting began at Harper High...Tags: Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Garry McCarthy, Business Enterprises, U.S. Congress
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Netsch a true pioneer woman
Dawn Clark Netsch seemed to have been around forever, and so it seemed as if she always would be. She must have been young once, but from the time she came into my consciousness, 20 or so years ago, she seemed old. I mean old in a good way, the kind...
Tags: Elections, Gay Pride Chicago, Jim Edgar, Executive Branch, Punishment
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Joe Orr Road project may pave way for south suburban economic boon
A $40 million roadway expansion is under way in southeast Cook County that will culminate in a new connection between Illinois and Indiana, and officials say the project provides a possible template for marrying transportation and economic development...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Policy, Travel, Transportation, Highway Transportation
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Some would pay more under Emanuel parking plan
Clout StreetParking in a Chicago garage or lot will be more costly for drivers who pay premium rates, but those who find deals would pay less under a measure Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed Wednesday. The idea is to switch city parking taxes from a complicated...Tags: Vehicles, Rahm Emanuel, Services and Shopping, Susana Mendoza, Chicago Mayor
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Preckwinkle backs senator over former aide in Jackson primary
Clout StreetState Sen. Toi Hutchinson of Olympia Fields gained the endorsement today of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for the Democratic nomination in the special primary to decide a replacement for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., aides to both...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Elections, Olympia Fields, Adam Kinzinger, Politics
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Obama returns home to speak about Chicago's gun violence
President Barack Obama will visit Chicago on Friday, when he will discuss gun violence as he focuses on his economic message from Tuesday's State of the Union address, according to the White House. Obama will "talk about the gun violence that has...Tags: State of the Union Address, Jesse Jackson, Unions, Roseland, New York City
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Emanuel sends City Council plan to toughen gun penalties
Clout StreetAs promised, Mayor Rahm Emanuel today sent the City Council a proposal to increase the potential jail time for certain gun violations in Chicago. The mayor, who supports President Barack Obama's gun control efforts in Washington, has said he doesn't want...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Gun Control, Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley, Punishment
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Questions unanswered about treasurer's probe of Robin Kelly
After Robin Kelly lost a 2010 bid for state treasurer, the office's chief investigator alleged she violated ethics laws by improperly reporting time off from her taxpayer-funded job as chief of staff to then-Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, the Tribune has...
Tags: Freedom of Information Act, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Elections, Ethics, Mel Reynolds
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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: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Local Government, Elections, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Hutchinson drops out of race to replace Jackson
The already volatile special election campaign to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress saw its biggest upheaval Sunday when state Sen. Toi Hutchinson dropped out and endorsed former state Rep. Robin Kelly in a move to unite against former U.S. Rep....
Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Elections, Ethics, Religion and Belief, Interior Policy
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