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    Nov 25, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  1. GQuinn, if you had a 'no' person, he'd say 'yes' to this bit of unsolicited advice

    Change of Subject
    Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak skeptically...
    2. Nov 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe

    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 for 17 years.
    Tribune reporters
    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: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Local Government, Rod Blagojevich, David Orr , Elections

    3. Dec 16, 2012 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. John Harbaugh faces his toughest coaching challenge yet

    John Harbaugh has gone to the playoffs in each of his first four seasons as head coach, but now is his time for greatness.
    John Harbaugh has gone to the playoffs in each of his first four seasons as head coach, but now is his time for greatness. The Ravens have lost three straight including a humiliating 34-17 loss to Denver on Sunday, and they are on the verge of one of...

    Tags: New England Patriots, National Football League, Bryant McKinnie, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers

    4. Nov 22, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  4. Jesse Jackson Jr. Quits Congress, Cites Health Reasons

    CHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress effective Wednesday, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health."
    CNN
    CHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress effective Wednesday, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health." Jackson, who announced his resignation in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, has been is the subject of several...

    Tags: Rod Blagojevich, FBI, Elections, Illinois Governor, Roland Burris

    5. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Kelly wins lottery for top spot on ballot to replace Jackson Jr.

    SPRINGFIELD --- Former state Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson will get the first spot on the ballot in special Democratic primary for the seat once held by former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD --- Former state Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson will get the first spot on the ballot in special Democratic primary for the seat once held by former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. The Illinois State Board of Elections conducted lotteries today for the...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Republican Party, Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections, Harvey

    6. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Candidates start filing for Jackson Jr.'s old seat in Congress

    SPRINGFIELD--Five Democrats filed candidacy petitions this morning to seek the top spot on the ballot in next month's special primary election for the seat formerly held by Jesse Jackson Jr.
    Tribune reporter
    SPRINGFIELD--Five Democrats filed candidacy petitions this morning to seek the top spot on the ballot in next month's special primary election for the seat formerly held by Jesse Jackson Jr. Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, was first in line, but all candidates...

    Tags: Republican Party, Toi Hutchinson, Elections, Democratic Party, Politics

    7. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  7. Year in Review: McDade tragedy, a mission on Mars, 710 stirs debate

    The gunshots that took Kendrec McDade’s life on March 24 have echoed throughout the year in Pasadena.
    The gunshots that took Kendrec McDade’s life on March 24 have echoed throughout the year in Pasadena. The Azusa teen was running down Sunset Avenue after allegedly serving as a lookout in a Northwest Pasadena car burglary when he neared two...

    Tags: College Football, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Sports, Football, Highway Transportation

    8. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns, acknowledges federal investigation

    Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress on Wednesday, saying in a letter that he is cooperating with a federal investigation "into my activities" but blaming his health problems for his decision to step down just two weeks after his reelection....

    Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Elections, Barack Obama, Sandi Jackson, Illinois Governor

    9. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  9. Jesse Jackson Jr. submits letter of resignation

    CHICAGO (AP) — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned after a months-long leave for mental illness, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday.
    Associated Press
    CHICAGO (AP) — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned after a months-long leave for mental illness, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday. Boehner’s spokesman Michael Steel confirmed his office had received a letter of...

    Tags: Rod Blagojevich, FBI, Barack Obama, Elections, Illinois Governor

    10. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Man About Town: 'Mormon' fails to make a convert

    I’d wanted to take an actual Mormon to see “The Book of Mormon,” but the closest I could come was the lovely and patient older daughter — so well scrubbed and shimmery that she looked like an Irish coin. “Come on, Coin,...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, The New York Times, Comedy (genre), Christianity, Gerald Ford

    11. Dec 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Attorney's illness delays Beavers trial until January

    The federal tax evasion trial of Cook County Commissioner William Beavers has been delayed until the end of January because one of his attorneys is ill, a judge decided today.
    Tribune reporter
    The federal tax evasion trial of Cook County Commissioner William Beavers has been delayed until the end of January because one of his attorneys is ill, a judge decided today. Beavers’ legal team had asked for opening statements to be delayed until...

    Tags: Trials, Cook County Government, Elections, Judges, Holidays

    12. Nov 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Fighting mental illness

    Maybe something good will come from the Shakespearean tragedy that is the Jesse Jackson Jr. saga: A deeper understanding of mental illness and more empathy for those afflicted with it.
    Maybe something good will come from the Shakespearean tragedy that is the Jesse Jackson Jr. saga: A deeper understanding of mental illness and more empathy for those afflicted with it. Or maybe not. The level of cynicism in these parts is so high that...

    Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Depression, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, U.S. Senate

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