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Maggie Daley 1943-2011: Chicago's longtime first lady
Maggie Daley, who dedicated herself to children's issues and the arts while also zealously guarding her family's privacy during 22 years as Chicago's first lady, died on Thursday, Nov. 24, more than nine years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer....Tags: McCormick Place, Breast Cancer, John Corbett, Hospitals and Clinics, Commuting
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Speaker Boehner headlines Hinsdale fundraiser for remap challenge
Clout StreetU.S. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio headlined a suburban fundraiser on Friday, helping raise money for a Republican legal challenge to the state's new Democratic-drawn congressional map that could reverse the GOP’s gains in last year’s...Tags: Mark Kirk, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Illinois, Hinsdale
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Republicans sue to get Democrats' details on congressional map
Clout StreetA group representing most of the state’s Republican congressional delegation asked a federal judge today to compel the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to disclose information related to the redrawing of the state’s new 18 House...Tags: Clubs and Associations, File Sharing, Republican Party, Illinois General Assembly, Democratic Party
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Quinn signs election law changes on July 4
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn marked the July 4th holiday by signing into law several changes to the state election codes, a move he said will give citizens more input in their democracy. Among the changes Quinn highlighted is a provision that will allow local school...Tags: Illinois, Illinois Governor, Politics, Referenda, Regional Elections
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Get this done
Sunday dawns in Washington with a chance that, by nightfall, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will cut a grand deal to confront the nation's runaway debt debacle. We're rooting for one option Obama reportedly floated Thursday: It would...Tags: Medicare, Republican Party, Government Health Care, Democratic Party, Illinois
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Illinois Republicans sue over Democrat-drawn remap
Clout StreetThe state’s top Republican legislative leaders today led the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging a Democratic-drawn remapping of the state’s House and Senate districts, alleging it unfairly discriminates against African Americans and...Tags: Republican Party, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Illinois
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Illinois Republican delegation unveils own map
Clout StreetRepublicans in the state’s congressional delegation on Thursday unveiled their own map of U.S. House districts in their federal court challenge to Democratic-drawn boundaries that would put the GOP at a severe disadvantage. “The Fair Map...Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Illinois, Politics
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Quinn appoints Alexi Giannoulias chairman of community college board
Clout StreetDemocratic Gov. Pat Quinn will name former Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias as chairman of the Illinois Community Colleges Board today. Giannoulias, a Democrat, narrowly lost the November election for U.S. Senate to Republican Mark Kirk. The big-dollar, high-...Tags: Mark Kirk, Illinois Governor, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois, U.S. Senate
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Former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley dies at 68; 'She was an inspiration for all of us'
Tribune reporterMaggie Daley, who dedicated herself to children’s issues and the arts while also zealously guarding her family’s privacy during 22 years as Chicago’s First Lady, died a little after 6 p.m. Thursday, more than nine years after she was...Tags: McCormick Place, Breast Cancer, John Corbett, Hospitals and Clinics, Commuting
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Jackson kicks off 40th Rainbow Push conference
Tribune reporterRev. Jesse Jackson kicked off the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s 40th annual conference Saturday by warning that photo ID laws in some states impinge on the voting rights of African Americans, college students and others who are less likely to carry...Tags: Indiana, Justice and Rights, Scott Walker, Illinois, Georgia
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Tea Party calls for removal of D46 school board member
TribLocal - Grayslake » NewsThe Lake County Tea Party is calling for the resignation of Grayslake District 46 School Board Member Sue Facklam after an investigation by the state’s …... -
Jim Oberweis, a man whose reach has far exceeded his grasp, finally decides to start small
Change of SubjectIn "Jim Oberweis plans to seek state Senate bid," we read Dairy industry magnate Jim Oberweis says he's running for state Senate in a northeastern Illinois district.... He has run unsuccessfully for public office nearly half a dozen times. That......
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