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Jesse Jackson Jr. Quits Congress, Cites Health Reasons
CNNCHICAGO -- 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: Hospitals and Clinics, Justice and Rights, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Biography (genre), Civil Rights
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Jesse Jackson Jr. submits letter of resignation
Associated PressCHICAGO (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: Hospitals and Clinics, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Politics, Behavioral Conditions, Political Fundraising
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Workers' uphill 'Fight for 15' in a tough economy
The protest march on North Michigan Avenue early Thursday afternoon by members of the Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago was probably futile. The membership of this independent, newly formed union — drawn from retail and restaurant...
Tags: Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Adam Sandler, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Emanuel to Jackson Jr: Address future plans
Add Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to the growing list of politicians calling on Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. to address his future plans. With the Election over, there are big issues coming up in the Lame Duck session...I think Congressman Jackson, it's...
Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Rahm Emanuel
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Pat Bruno, longtime Sun-Times restaurant critic, dies
Tribune criticChicago's chefs and restaurants lost a keen observer and tireless champion of their work with the passing today of Pat Bruno. Bruno, 79, was the restaurant critic at the Chicago Sun-Times (which reported his death earlier) for 27 years. He was...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Pizzas, Restaurants, Foods and Beverages, Chicago Restaurants
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Why the Tribune endorses
In 1860, this newspaper made the case for Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency, extolling him for "ability that no man can question, firmness that nothing can overbear, honesty that has never been impeached, and patriotism that never despairs."...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Barack Obama, Voting, Abraham Lincoln
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Online Dish: Groupon will Name Your Baby the Worst Name Ever for $1000
KIAHWhat's behind a name? Well apparently Groupon. The deal-of-the-day site is relieving parents of the burden of naming their bundle of joy. For $1,000, Groupon will name your baby. And it's the strangest name…"Clembough". Just to be clear, the site is not...Tags: Facebook, Groupon, Inc.
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Is biking less safe, or does it just seem so?
I rarely rode my bike around Chicago this summer, which was different from all the summers before. I can't pinpoint exactly why, except to say that cycling on the city streets, which I once did as breezily as Mary Poppins, feels more dangerous than it...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Chicago Tribune, Sports, Mary Poppins (musical), Cycling
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Who's who — and who's paying — in the Prentice preservation war
The clash between Northwestern University and preservationists over the fate of Bertrand Goldberg's old Prentice Women's Hospital is expected to climax as early as Oct. 4 when the Commission on Chicago Landmarks could begin weighing the merits of...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern University, Tribune Company, Chicago Reader, Economy, Business and Finance
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Chicago teacher strike into third day
CHICAGO (AP) — The public teachers' strikethat has halted classwork and upset family routines across Chicago ground into a third day Wednesday with some movement reported by union and school board negotiators but no sign of an imminent deal....
Tags: Teachers, Strikes, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Teaching and Learning
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. May Return to Work in Washington
CNNWASHINGTON -- Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who hasn't been seen on Capitol Hill since late May, hopes to return work Monday after checking out of the Mayo Clinic where he was treated for bipolar depression, his office said. Monday is the first day back for...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Medical Research, Washington, DC, Ethics
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500 CPS high schoolers to get free CTA rides to class
Clout StreetFive hundred Chicago Public Schools students at five high schools will receive free CTA rides to school, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today. Clemente, Richards, Sullivan, TEAM Englewood and Wells will participate in the program during the first...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago Transit Authority, Englewood, Colleges and Universities, University of Chicago
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