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Ill. prosecutors refuse to defend gay marriage ban
CHICAGO (AP) — Opponents of a gay marriage ban in Illinois don't have to worry about a fight from attorneys who would normally be responsible for defending the state's laws. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Cook County State's Attorney Anita...Tags: Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Gays and Lesbians
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Effort to pull controversial election authority from local officials stalled
Most local officials are poised to keep their controversial power to kick political opponents off the ballot after lobbying from those officials helped stall a reform proposal in the General Assembly. Instead, a piecemeal effort is moving forward that...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Elections, Illinois Governor, Michael Madigan, Politics
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All's fair in some suburbs as nitpicky officeholders keep candidates off ballot
Tired of the status quo, hundreds of residents across the region rose up this winter to challenge those running their towns — not suspecting the system was stacked against them. They knocked on doors. They persuaded neighbors to sign petitions....Tags: Chicago City Hall, Cook County Government, Government, Voting, Local Government
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Schools as polling places may become optional
State Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, who has two school-aged children, said he doesn't like to see open schools used as polling places. "Schools are supposed to be a sanctuary of safety. I go to visit my schools to give talks. … Every time I go,...Tags: Elections, Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Politics, Voting, Jack D Franks
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Couple in 1st Cook County wedding of year
Stephen Pyo and Angela Marie McKinney got the first wedding license of 2013 in Cook County today, and then were married by Cook County Clerk David Orr in his office in Chicago. Since 1991, Orr has married the couple who obtains the first marriage license...
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Cook County property values going down, but tax bills headed up
TribLocal - Barrington Area » NewsWhen Cook County homeowners get their property tax bills in about a week, most will owe more than last year despite continuing decreases in their …... -
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: Executive Branch, Kankakee, Religion and Belief, Richard M. Daley, Debbie Halvorson
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Car found in fatal hit-and-run, driver still at large
Tribune reporterPolice continue to search for the driver of a navy blue Volkswagen Beetle that hit and killed a leader in the Tibetan community and injured the man’s brother in law as they crossed a street in the West Rogers Park neighborhood. Tsering Dorjee had...Tags: Rogers Park, Injuries and Wounds, Hospitals and Clinics, India, Citigroup Incorporated
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Father of 3 killed in hit-and-run
Chicago police are looking for a driver who struck and killed an employee with the Cook County Clerk's Office and injured another man in West Rogers Park. A dark blue Volkswagen Beetle hit both men while they crossed the street on the 6400 block of N....
Tags: Rogers Park, Injuries and Wounds, Head Injuries, Devon Avenue
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New polling places, unresponsive websites create confusion in Chicago
Tribune reportersThe Chicago elections website was non-functioning most of the day today, adding to the confusion among voters who didn't realize their polling sites had changed. The Chicago Board of Elections website, which voters could use to check where to vote,...Tags: Polls, Interior Policy, Columbia College Chicago, Employees, Voting
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
5:30 - 9 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mike McConnell 9:35 a.m. Mike McConnell finds out about the new trend in vacations, political tours! One group just left Ohio! He'll talk to the group leader. 12 - 3 p.m. John Williams 12:05...Tags: Elections, Tom Skilling, Politics, Weather Reports, CLTV
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Early voting strong in Chicago area
Turnout for Tuesday's election in the Chicago area should be strong, if early voting is any indication. Illinois is not a swing state, but Cook County Clerk David Orr says voters are fired up. Orr says 20 percent of voters in suburban Cook County voted...
Tags: Polls, Elections, Politics, Voting, Illinois Elections
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