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Likability's labor lost
Is the Rahmfather of Chicago — Mayor Rahm Emanuel — his own worst enemy? Only a mayor's worst enemy would brush off a critical issue, like secretly taping reporters' phone calls, which is a felony in this state, and say it's much ado about...
Tags: Fishing, Government, Rahm Emanuel, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bankruptcy
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Cook County fails to curb overtime costs
As Cook County officials scramble to find ways to raise money — taxing guns, gambling machines and cigarettes — they have been unable to bring burdensome overtime costs under control. County officials for years have promised to rein in...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NATO Summit, Larry Suffredin, U.S. Department of Justice, Medical Specialization
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Rep. Jackson calls it quits
Rep. 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: Jesse Jackson, U.S. Senate, Dan Webb, Illinois Elections, Sandi Jackson
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New Cook County budget includes $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike
Clout StreetThe cost of buying cigarettes and guns in Cook County will rise next year after commissioners today voted 16-1 to approve County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's $2.95 billion budget. In addition to the $1-per-pack increase on a pack of smokes and a...Tags: John P. Daley, Republican Party, Bridget Gainer, Budgets and Budgeting, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Indicted former lawmaker on way to winning state House race
Tribune reporterIndicted former state Rep. Derrick Smith was on his way Tuesday to writing a new chapter in Illinois political notoriety by regaining his House seat just months after being impeached and expelled over his arrest on federal bribery charges. Smith declared...Tags: Democratic Party, Pat Quinn, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Primaries, Government
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Preckwinkle wants $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike
The tax on pack of smokes would rise by a buck in Cook County next year, which would leave Chicago with the second-highest per-pack tax in the nation, under County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's new budget proposal. Preckwinkle, who is presenting her...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Budgets and Budgeting, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dems give hope to indicted candidate
Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson's bid for state representative. For a year and a half — from December 2006 until May 2008 — Tyson, a lifelong Democrat, served as chief of...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Democratic Party, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Illinois Elections, Parties and Movements
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Former top aide to Todd Stroger charged in federal court
Tribune reportersA onetime top aide to former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was arrested Thursday on charges he pocketed nearly $35,000 in payoffs in return for steering county contracts to several acquaintances willing to make the kickbacks. The federal...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Crimes, Trials, Energy Saving, FBI
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Cook County budget starts with $267 million hole
Clout StreetCook County is starting $267.5 million in the hole as officials start planning next year's budget, Board President Toni Preckwinkle said today. The projected shortfall is partly due to the rollback of the final quarter-percentage-point of the sales tax...Tags: Toni Preckwinkle, Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court, Cook County Government
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Metra alters ticket policies in addition to fare hikes
Tribune reporterWith Metra's biggest-ever fare hikes taking effect today, some riders may be wondering, "What about that old 10-ride ticket I have in my wallet?" Answer: Ten-ride tickets purchased before Nov. 12, 2011, are good for one year from the date of sale stamped...Tags: South Shore, Commuting, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Metra, Travel
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Panel picks former Stroger aide to run against indicted state lawmaker
Clout StreetWest Side Democratic leaders today picked a onetime aide to former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger to run against indicted state Rep. Derrick Smith this fall. The panel chose attorney Lance Tyson, who once worked for Stroger, over Chicago Police...Tags: Jesse White, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Primaries, Elections, Jason C. Ervin
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Preckwinkle hospital board shakeup leads to resignation
Clout StreetCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s shakeup of the hospital board has led a member to leave. Benn Greenspan, a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, submitted his resignation Friday, citing “...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Ansell Limited, Toni Preckwinkle
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