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Madigan's list: Letters boost candidates for Cook County judge
Clout StPosted at 10:25 p.m. From today's print edition, a story on letters sent by House Speaker Michael Madigan to boost candidates for Cook County associate judge. You can read the letters here, and see a graphic explaining the process for...... -
Overdue reform: Signs of the times
Change of SubjectIt's taken more than five years, but Illinois is now poised to outlaw the brazen use of state property for self-promotion that came to symbolize the egomaniacal reign of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. A small thing, really, considering the scale...... -
Lawmakers slightly scale back income-tax increase
Clout StPosted by Ray Long, Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Todd Wilson at 6:21 p.m.; last updated at 6:36 p.m. SPRINGFIELD --- A major income-tax increase would be slightly scaled back under a plan state lawmakers were briefed on today as...... -
Lawmakers send governor major Illinois income tax increase
Clout StUPDATED AT 1:22 a.m. - Senate passes income tax increase, bill goes to governor. SPRINGFIELD — Democratic state lawmakers muscled through a major income tax increase early Wednesday that they said would rehabilitate the state’s deadbeat image, but... -
Quinn congratulates Democrats on income tax increase
Clout StPosted by Ray Long and Monique Garcia at 2:15 a.m. A triumphant Gov. Pat Quinn congratulated fellow Democrats early today after the Illinois Senate and House sent him a major income tax increase without a single Republican vote in favor....... -
Quinn on tax hike: 'Our fiscal house was burning'
Clout StPosted by Ray Long at 12:01 p.m. Gov. Pat Quinn said today he will sign a major income tax increase as soon as it hits his desk and rejected criticism that he had misled taxpayers by saying during his campaign...... -
Hyde Park-Kenwood area fosters another set of Democratic leaders with clout
The neighborhoods that gave the nation its first black president are supplying another set of Democratic political leaders whose growing influence can be felt from City Hall to the County Building to the state Capitol.
The new crew continues the...Tags: Barack Obama, Leslie Hairston, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Political Campaigns, African Americans
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Madigan letters offer glimpse of clout in Cook County judge selection
The letters from Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are short and to the point.
"Dear Judge," begins one, written on Madigan's General Assembly stationery. "I believe that these people would be excellent members of the judiciary."
Tucked into the...Tags: Local Government, Legal Services, Laws, Prosecution, Charity
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Ex-staffer OKs corruption plea
Tribune staff reportersA chief of staff to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich became the first insider to formally agree to testify for the government, pleading guilty Wednesday in the sweeping federal corruption case against his ex-boss. John Harris, who was arrested with the former...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, Happiness (state of mind), Executive Branch, Finance
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Blagojevich trial transcripts, plain text version
Change of SubjectToday's telephone recording transcripts, plain text version: DATE: 11/3/2008 9:23 p.m. ACTIVITY: Rod Blagojevich home line incoming call. SESSION: 162 SPEAKERS: Rod Blagojevich, Robert Greenlee GREENLEE: ...pressed by everybody involved. At least the SEIU... -
Blagojevich trial transcripts for Monday, plain text version
Change of SubjectPlain text versions of the transcripts for the surveillance tapes played today, the first day of the defense case. In the order they were recorded: DATE: 11/11/2008 SPEAKERS: ROBERT BLAGOJEVICH BABU PATEL R. BLAGOJEVICH Let me, can I say this,...... -
Obama Visits Chicago for Democratic Fundraisers
(WGN-AM)- President Barack Obama was in town tonight for a pair of Democratic fundraisers in Chicago where organizers hope to raise more than $2 million.
The president turned a big fundraiser at a downtown hotel into a bit of a pep rally for his effort...Tags: Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Health, U.S. Presidential Election Results (2008), White House
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