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Democratic leaders: We held onto state House, Senate
Tribune reportersDemocrats boosted their already strong majorities in the state House and Senate on Tuesday, taking advantage of new legislative boundaries they drew over the protests of frustrated Republicans. House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John...Tags: Republican Party, Christine Radogno, Parties and Movements, University of Illinois Springfield, Personal Income
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The mighty fine state of our political system
My fellow taxpaying chumbolones. With only days before Tuesday's election — between a big-government Republican and a big-big-big-really-big-government Democrat — why don't we wrap things up? The dog that didn't bark Can President Barack...Tags: Republican Party, Radio, Parties and Movements, U.S. Electoral College, Democratic Party
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Mr. Madigan's bill, Ms. Purkey's pension
Gail Purkey wasn't employed by the state of Illinois long enough during the 1980s to earn a state pension. Her stint with House Speaker Michael Madigan's legislative staff, plus her time at the Illinois Arts Council, an agency chaired by Madigan's wife,...
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Career and Workplace, Gary Hannig, Illinois Governor, Emil Jones
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For Madigan Democrats, there is such a thing as a free lunch
Finally, in the sea of envy that is Illinois politics — with all those nasty, mean and negative campaign ads — we have some heartwarming news to report. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady wants to help Democratic candidates for...
Tags: Republican Party, Sandwiches, Foods and Beverages, Michelle Mussman, Parties and Movements
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Madigan makes room for deal
SPRINGFIELD — As lawmakers head toward adjournment Thursday night, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan paved the way for a comprehensive government worker pension reform plan by dropping his demand that suburban and Downstate school districts...Tags: Republican Party, Illinois Governor, Budgets and Budgeting, Parties and Movements, Pat Quinn
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Advice Gov. Quinn didn't ask for
Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Don't panic about your lousy standing in the Tribune poll published Friday. True, just 26 percent of Illinois...Tags: Bankruptcy, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Government, Elections
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Speaker Madigan gets poor marks from many voters
Longtime House Speaker Michael Madigan is arguably Illinois' most dominant Democrat, but a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll finds many voters weary of the power and influence he had wielded for nearly three decades in the office. Only 16 percent hold a...Tags: Republican Party, Polls, Parties and Movements, Illinois Elections, Government
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Dems give hope to indicted candidate
Democratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson's bid for state representative. For a year and a half — from December 2006 until May 2008 — Tyson, a lifelong Democrat, served as chief of...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Corporate Crime, Parties and Movements, Toni Preckwinkle, Todd H. Stroger
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State paying 6-figure pension to ex-teachers union lobbyist
— A former lobbyist for a powerful teachers union is reaping a $100,000-a-year state pension thanks to wide-ranging retirement legislation sponsored nearly six years ago by her former boss, House Speaker Michael Madigan, and his legislative allies....
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Gary Hannig, Illinois Governor, Emil Jones, Laws
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Legislators generous with scholarships before start of ban
Even as the troubled legislative scholarship program was on its last legs, state lawmakers continued to make questionable choices and show possible political favoritism in awarding the free college tuition, a Tribune analysis found. The newspaper's...
Tags: Republican Party, Illinois Governor, Parties and Movements, University of Illinois at Chicago, Annazette R Collins
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Don't cave, Governor
The roar of protesters vibrated through the Illinois Capitol rotunda Wednesday as community groups and organized labor clamored for attention. But the most intense noise wasn't the rhythmic stomp of the rallies. It was the pressing tick-tock of the...Tags: Super Bowl, Career and Workplace, Illinois Governor, Interior Policy, Finance
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Illinois convention notebook: talking points and Madigan speaks
Clout StreetCHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Illinois delegates gather each morning for breakfast to hear from political motivational speakers and to get a grab bag of tchotchkes, they’re also given something else: a set of talking points to use in case they get...Tags: Republican Party, Illinois Governor, Parties and Movements, Pat Quinn, Government
Nov 6, 2012
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Nov 4, 2012
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Sep 25, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
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May 31, 2012
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Oct 14, 2012
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Oct 12, 2012
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Sep 26, 2012
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Sep 23, 2012
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Sep 21, 2012
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May 31, 2012
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Sep 3, 2012
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