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    May 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. In support of traditional values

    While everyone's attention has been focused on the Illinois legislature's halting efforts to repair the state's financial mess, those who wish to dismantle the traditional family and sexual mores are busy working in the shadows.
    While everyone's attention has been focused on the Illinois legislature's halting efforts to repair the state's financial mess, those who wish to dismantle the traditional family and sexual mores are busy working in the shadows. They're pushing bills...

    Tags: American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Civil Rights, Planned Parenthood, Education, Justice and Rights

    2. Aug 13, 2010 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Actress has made a home here

    Kate Arrington seems not a bit actress-y, just interesting.
    Kate Arrington seems not a bit actress-y, just interesting. For one thing, she's not particularly concerned about how she looks. For another, through unlikely serendipity, lifestyle czarina Martha Stewart was an early backer of Arrington's stage career....

    Tags: Revolutionary Road (movie), Statue of Liberty, Entertainment, Action (Movie Genre), Movies

    3. Oct 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Toni Preckwinkle's chief of staff to depart

    <strong>Kurt Summers Jr.</strong>, chief of staff to Cook County President <strong>Toni Preckwinkle</strong>, will leave his post in early November to join Chicago-based investment firm Grosvenor Capital Management as senior vice president, Summers said in an interview this week.
    Kurt Summers Jr., chief of staff to Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, will leave his post in early November to join Chicago-based investment firm Grosvenor Capital Management as senior vice president, Summers said in an interview this week. The...

    Tags: Todd H. Stroger, Toni Preckwinkle, Pension and Welfare, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy

    4. Apr 14, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Public officials: Take my advice, please

    <em>Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked&trade;, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist </em>
    Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear members of the Illinois General Assembly: While I admire the principle and spirit of thrift behind the overwhelming vote last...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Cook County Government, Timothy Evans, Pat Quinn

    5. Mar 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. 48 down, 1 dozen to go

    <strong>To:</strong> The Decisive Dozen
    To: The Decisive Dozen From: Your Supporters Re: The Illinois House of Representatives Vote on Same-Sex Marriage. All it takes is the 12 of you, whoever you are. That's the rumor anyway. "Twelve votes short of passage," said Michael Madigan,...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Judges, The Washington Post, Martin Luther King Jr.

    6. Mar 17, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  6. From pride to disillusionment: a black leader sours on Obama

    I can hear 'em now. "He's a good guy"; "He's a family man"; "He'll govern like a moderate"; "It will be so good for the country"; "He's post-partisan."
    I can hear 'em now. "He's a good guy"; "He's a family man"; "He'll govern like a moderate"; "It will be so good for the country"; "He's post-partisan." That the election of a mixed-race candidate for president sent positive messages about America around...

    Tags: Employment, Small Businesses, Bill Clinton, U.S. Department of State, Credit Ratings

    7. Nov 28, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Listen close

    "Is that recording?" asked Lindenhurst police officer Ralph Goar, referring to a pocket video camera resting on the dashboard of motorist Louis Frobe.
    "Is that recording?" asked Lindenhurst police officer Ralph Goar, referring to a pocket video camera resting on the dashboard of motorist Louis Frobe. It was the night of Aug. 15, 2010, and Goar had pulled Frobe over for allegedly driving his Honda...

    Tags: American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Lisa Madigan, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Civil Rights

    8. Sep 16, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Politicians at top of game when it comes to kicking the can

    Contrary to popular opinion, our national pastime is not football or baseball, beer pong, "Grand Theft Auto" or keeping up with the Kardashians.
    Contrary to popular opinion, our national pastime is not football or baseball, beer pong, "Grand Theft Auto" or keeping up with the Kardashians. It's kick the can. We're forever kicking the can down the road, the "can" of course being a difficult...

    Tags: Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy, Investments, John J Cullerton, Personal Income

    9. Jan 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Housing issues that bear watching in 2013

    The Chicago area's housing market saw the ever-so-small beginnings of a turnaround last year, as excess inventory started to be absorbed and price declines moderated and even showed improvement in some areas.
    The Chicago area's housing market saw the ever-so-small beginnings of a turnaround last year, as excess inventory started to be absorbed and price declines moderated and even showed improvement in some areas. On New Year's Day, the Mortgage Debt...

    Tags: Real Estate, Foreclosures, Fiscal Cliff, Cook County Government, Chicago Mortgages

    10. Sep 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Both parties go to extremes

    — At a time when the two political parties usually reach out to grab every swing voter they can woo, this year's conventions were unusually obsessed with firing up the base — loyal voters who are most likely to show up on Election Day. Past...

    Tags: Government Health Care, Illegal Immigrants, Gays and Lesbians, Richard Nixon, Parties and Movements

    11. Apr 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Eviction a swifter way to deal with foreclosure

    Q: I am the president of a condominium building with three units in foreclosure. If our attorney files a lawsuit for delinquent assessments before the foreclosure hearing and the owner declares bankruptcy or has no money or assets, why bother filing and...

    Tags: Foreclosures, Rentals, Bankruptcy, Cat (animal), Mortgages

    12. Jan 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Association wants to change filing status to save on taxes

    Q: Our condominium association paid 35 percent in federal income taxes last year even though we are a small association. The tax was on a capital gain we earned for a small investment that paid handsomely. Two accountants confirmed that we are liable because we are classified as a nonprofit association. Can our association abandon our nonprofit status so that we can save dollars in income taxes?
    Q: Our condominium association paid 35 percent in federal income taxes last year even though we are a small association. The tax was on a capital gain we earned for a small investment that paid handsomely. Two accountants confirmed that we are liable...

    Tags: Taxation, Companies and Corporations, Personal Income, Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax

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