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Ald. Sandi Jackson says she won't resign 'unless something catastrophic happens'
Clout StreetAld. Sandi Jackson told reporters today that she won't resign from the City Council unless "something catastrophic happens," that she's not a candidate to replace her husband in Congress and that she's undecided about whether to move back to Chicago...Tags: Washington, DC, Chicago City Hall, Politics, Elections, U.S. Congress
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Chicago's top cop again calls for more gun laws
Tribune reporterChicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy today called for tougher gun laws and reiterated his opposition to legalizing the concealed carry of handguns in Illinois. “The answer to guns is not more guns,” McCarthy said during a panel...Tags: Assault, Laws, Murder, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Bipolar Disorder
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GQuinn, if you had a 'no' person, he'd say 'yes' to this bit of unsolicited advice
Change of SubjectAnother collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak skeptically... -
Jackson Jr. seat candidate hits foe on gun charge
Clout StreetA Democratic state senator running for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s old congressional seat suggested Monday that voters should “turn the page” away from the district’s scandal-filled history of representation, even as a rival...Tags: Peace Corps, Sex Crimes, Toi Hutchinson, Elections, U.S. Congress
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Rep. Jackson calls it quits
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned Wednesday from the South Side congressional seat he held...
Tags: Carrie Austin, U.S. Senate, Sex Crimes, Elections, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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Governor, you didn't ask, but . . .
Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Elections, Customs and Tradition, Forrest Claypool, Holidays
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Ald. Jackson a no-show for Council budget vote
WGN NewsAmid questions concerning her Congressman husband's whereabouts, Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th Ward) says she is dealing with hard times by working for the residents of her ward -- yet she was not in attendance at today's City Council meeting. Jackson...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Robert Fioretti, Politics, Elections, Jesse Jackson
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Sandi Jackson speaks to WGN
WGN NewsAfter days of trying to locate the Jackson family, the elusive Sandi Jackson appeared before residents in her ward Wednesday night. She says she is working while her husband continues to receive outpatient treatment for bipolar disorder. While she may... -
Emanuel's budget passes City Council 46-3
Clout StreetThe Chicago City Council today easily approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $6.5 billion budget for next year.As aldermen met, the only debate was over the mayor’s expected margin of victory. Last year, the City Council voted 50-0 to approve Emanuel's...Tags: Labor Markets, Carrie Austin, John Pope, Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace
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Report: Feds may target Jackson, Jr.'s wife
There has still been no public statement from Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., who was released Tuesday after another stint at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. He is getting outpatient treatment for bi-polar disorder. Jackson has been on medical leave...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, Washington, DC, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Local Elections
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Jackson's wife still unsure when congressman will return
Tribune reporterAld. Sandi Jackson today offered no guarantees that voters will get to see her husband Rep. Jesse Jackson before the Nov. 6 election. "I hope that he will be able to" speak to constituents prior to the election), she said. "I know that he is anxious...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, U.S. Congress, Voting, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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Jackson, Kirk still absent as Congress ends recess
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. remained away from the House Monday, skipping three votes despite returning to the nation’s capital from the Mayo Clinic, where he was treated for bipolar depression. Lawmakers returned Monday from a five-...Tags: Steny Hoyer, Washington, DC, Judy Biggert, Symptoms, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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