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    Jun 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Circuit court clerk's failed cash grab

    Magicians call it misdirection.
    Magicians call it misdirection. When the audience is distracted looking one way, the "magic" happens. Sometimes, politics is no different. The focus on pensions, gun permits, gambling and same-sex marriage during the just-finished General Assembly...

    Tags: Politics, Trials, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Online Media Industry

    2. Apr 23, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Investigations of abortion clinics too little, too late

    Seven infants were savagely murdered in Philadelphia by a serial killer, prosecutors say. But no one was there to weep for them, to grieve for the loss of what they might have been or to scream at the brutality.
    Seven infants were savagely murdered in Philadelphia by a serial killer, prosecutors say. But no one was there to weep for them, to grieve for the loss of what they might have been or to scream at the brutality. Those innocents were supposed to have been...

    Tags: Health, Politics, Chicago Sun-Times, Social Issues, Abortion

    3. Jan 14, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Civil debate conceals rivals' tensions

    Tribune reporter
    The seven Republican governor candidates used a debate Wednesday night to try to distinguish themselves as the best to bring new leadership to Springfield, vowing to create jobs to counter Democratic calls to raise taxes. Little new ground was broken...

    Tags: Jim Edgar, Illinois, Politics, Republican Party, U.S. Senate

    4. Mar 14, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Up for Chris Hayes

    Change of Subject
    Former Chicago journalist Chris Hayes is continuing his meteoric rise in the TV pundit world. Today he was named the host of MSNBC's nightly 7-8 p.m. (central time) shift being vacated by Ed Schultz. Hayes, 34, is now the host......
    5. Dec 19, 2008 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Impeachment talk turns to policy

    Tribune reporters
    SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers turned away from the federal corruption charges against Gov. Rod Blagojevich and focused Thursday on other reasons to impeach him, highlighting a string of controversial policy moves as evidence of an autocratic and...

    Tags: Health, Justice and Rights, Illinois, Politics, Netherlands

    6. Feb 21, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Weeks in review

    Change of Subject
    A roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Editorial Roundtable chicagotribune.com: Tribune deputy editorial page editor John McCormick and editorial board member...
    7. Feb 4, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Reader Panel: Rating open records, open government laws in state

    How would you rate South Dakota's open records/open government laws? What information do you think should or should not be available?   South Dakota ranked worst among all 50 states for open government in the Chicago-based Better Government...

    Tags: Groton, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. Oct 30, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  8. Voters: It’s time to say ‘when’ to the insiders

    Change of Subject
    For those in Cook County who care about the state of our politics — and I’ll offer evidence in a moment to demonstrate how depressingly small your number is — here’s a helpful slogan to remember as you prepare to......
    9. Jul 20, 2011 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  9. Ethical conduct of head of the Cook County Ethics Board questioned

    A joint investigation by WGN-TV, Chicago Magazine and the Better Government Association raises ethical questions about the head of the Cook County Ethics Board.
    WGN News Investigations
    A joint investigation by WGN-TV, Chicago Magazine and the Better Government Association raises ethical questions about the head of the Cook County Ethics Board. Once a month, tucked away on the 30th floor of the County building, a group of men and...

    Tags: Politics, WGN, Values, Cook County, Chicago

    10. Oct 11, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  10. Cook County ethics chairman resigns

    The news came as a surprise. 
    WGN News
    The news came as a surprise.  After 19 years on the Cook County Board of Ethics, the Chairman John Pikarski resigned just one day after WGN-TV, Chicago Magazine, and the Better Government Association raised questions about his own ethics. For nearly...

    Tags: Cook County Government, Joseph Berrios, Politics, Elections, WGN

    11. Jul 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Rep. Burke's scholarship records subpoenaed by feds

    Federal grand jurors have sought records of legislative scholarships handed out by Democratic state Rep. Dan Burke of Chicago, a sign that authorities kept up a probe of the tuition waiver program even as legislators were moving to end it this spring.
    Clout Street
    Federal grand jurors have sought records of legislative scholarships handed out by Democratic state Rep. Dan Burke of Chicago, a sign that authorities kept up a probe of the tuition waiver program even as legislators were moving to end it this spring. On...

    Tags: Financial Aid, Justice System, Awards and Prizes, Crime, Law and Justice, Southern Illinois University

    12. May 1, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  12. Investigation shows suburban mayor's spending frenzy

    The 16,000 residents of south suburban Country Club Hills are struggling through this economy just like you are. Taxes are up, homes are for sale, some are in foreclosure. Yet a joint investigation by WGN-TV and the Better Government Association found the mayor of that small town spending their money like it's a boomtown.
    WGN News
    The 16,000 residents of south suburban Country Club Hills are struggling through this economy just like you are. Taxes are up, homes are for sale, some are in foreclosure. Yet a joint investigation by WGN-TV and the Better Government Association found the...

    Tags: Broadway Theater, Television, African Americans, Politics, WGN

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