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Legislature Leaves Springfield, Without Cemetery Reforms
(WGN-AM)- State lawmakers left the State Capitol until the fall without addressing promised reforms of the cemetery industry spurred by the discoveries of disinterred remains at the Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip and political jockeying in the 2010 governor's...Tags: Government, Jesse Jackson, Justice System, Dan Hynes, WGN
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Tribune Sues U of I Over Admissions Documents
(WGN-AM)- The Chicago Tribune filed a state lawsuit Tuesday against the University of Illinois demanding the immediate release of grade point averages and standardized test scores of the hundreds of college applicants placed on an internal list of well-...Tags: Government, Michael Madigan, Human Accomplishments, George Ryan, Sangamon County
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Illinois Senate To Vote on New Graveyard Regulations
(WGN-AM)- Senate President John Cullerton Tuesday said he expects senators to vote Wednesday on a legislative package prompted by the gruesome discoveries at Burr Oak cemetery, including tougher regulation of graveyards, better recordkeeping...Tags: Minority Groups, Elections, African Americans, Dan Hynes, Chicago
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Obama knows his way around a ballot
Tribune staff reportersThe day after New Year's 1996, operatives for Barack Obama filed into a barren hearing room of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. There they began the tedious process of challenging hundreds of signatures on the nominating petitions of state...Tags: Englewood, Jesse Jackson, Sexual Assault, South Shore, David Jackson
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calls Gov. Rod Blagojevich 'corrupt'
Tribune reportersU.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Gov. Rod Blagojevich "corrupt" Sunday and accused him of trying to divert attention from his criminal case by falsely alleging Reid opposed African-American candidates seeking Illinois' Senate seat vacated...Tags: Government, African Americans, Jesse Jackson, NBC (tv network), Christianity
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Impeachment inquiry launched
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House launched its first-ever impeachment probe of a governor Monday, promising weeks of hearings detailing Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged abuse of power, from enacting massive programs without legislative approval to...Tags: Government, Michael Madigan, Criminals, U.S. Senate, Elections
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What's next for Blagojevich? Resignation?
Tribune Reporter-------------------- The possible scenarios: He quits | | He's removed | He stays | Special election -------------------- Who has called for resignation: •President-elect Barack Obama (D) •U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D) •Lt. Gov....Tags: Jesse Jackson, Local Elections, Tom Cross, Dan Hynes, Barack Obama
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Trial overshadows swearing-in
Tribune reportersGov. Rod Blagojevich invoked Abraham Lincoln's wartime plea of "malice toward none" Wednesday as he opened a new session of the Illinois Senate, which immediately began preparations for an impeachment trial that could remove him from office. Making his...Tags: Government, Abraham Lincoln, Michael Madigan, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Christine Radogno
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Barack Obama: Portrait of a pragmatist
Tribune staff reportersBarack Obama packed his few belongings into his newly purchased but creaky old Honda and headed west from New York into a political and social battle zone. When the raw, 23-year-old community organizer hit Chicago in early 1985, the racially charged...Tags: Social Issues, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Demonstration, Joe Louis
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What next? A special election?
-------------------- The possible scenarios: He quits | | He's removed | He stays | Special election -------------------- Background: The idea is to take away Blagojevich's sole authority to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by President-elect...Tags: Elections, Michael Madigan, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama
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If not for those wiretaps ...
Yes, this is far too outlandish for real life, but work with us for a moment: Suppose a public official rules like a petty tyrant, makes reckless financial moves, bungles the people's business and sows divisiveness. Suppose, too, he's so distracted by...Tags: Government, Constitutional Issues, Elections, FBI, Pat Quinn
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Apr 19, 2009
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