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New local GOP chairman predicts ongoing opposition to 3rd airport
TribLocal - Joliet » NewsNewly-elected Will County Republican Chairman Ed Ronkowski predicts opposition to construction of a commercial airport near Peotone and rising taxes will be major issues for …... -
Mayor: Don't use taxpayers as 'ATM machine' to cover costs at U.S. Cellular Field, Soldier Field
Tribune reportersIt turns out that Chicago taxpayers may not be on the hook for more than $1 million for renovations at Soldier Field and U.S. Cellular Field. The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority said Thursday that the shortfall in hotel tax revenue it used to make...Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, Finance, Soldier Field, Chicago Hotels, Chicago
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Chicago taxpayers helped pay for work at U.S. Cellular Field, Soldier Field
Tribune reporterAfter hotel tax figures came in this year, the city of Chicago for the first time had to pitch in extra money to help pay off renovations and maintenance to Soldier Field and U.S. Cellular Field, home of the White Sox. When the stadium’s owner, the...Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, WGN, Soldier Field, Chicago, Chicago Hotels
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Naperville lawyer gets 3-1/2 years for defrauding partners
Special to the TribuneA Naperville lawyer accused of defrauding his law partners out of hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for a lavish lifestyle was sentenced Monday to 42 months in prison. Steven D. Gustafson, 47, had been found guilty on four counts of forgery,...Tags: Judges, Punishment, Banking, Naperville, Lawyers
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Cellini found guilty of conspiracy, bribery
Tribune reportersWilliam Cellini, Illinois' ultimate political insider who for more than four decades worked quietly behind the scenes to amass wealth and power, was convicted Tuesday for joining an age-old conspiracy scheme that demanded campaign cash for access. A...Tags: Crimes, Patrick Fitzgerald, Executive Branch, Chicago, Political Corruption
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Illinois State Fair opens with food, fun and politics
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Fair opened today, and the politicians aren’t depending on rallies next week to strut their stuff at the state’s biggest combination of cattle, candy and food concoctions that our mothers wouldn't...Tags: Ice Cream, Elections, Pork Chops, Executive Branch, Republican Party
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Friday, September 9, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:39 a.m. ABC’s Aaron Katersky checks in from NYC with the latest on the potential threat as well as a rundown on ceremonies taking place across our nation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. 6:09 a.m. ...Tags: Major League Baseball, Tom Skilling, National Football League, Dick Durbin, Soldier Field
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Cellini's path to power and wealth
Cellini and politicians William Cellini was a boy wonder of sorts who was elected Springfield's commissioner of streets and public improvements at age 28. He was appointed to Gov. Richard Ogilvie's cabinet by showing a strong ability to be flexible in...Tags: Karl Rove, Rod Blagojevich, National Government, Elections, Executive Branch
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Prosecutors focus on Cellini's connections
Prosecutors stepped back in time Thursday at the federal trial of William Cellini to show how they believe the political insider for years cozied up to Illinois governors and wielded influence with key decision-makers in state government.
During the...Tags: Trials, Rod Blagojevich, Executive Branch, Political Corruption, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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White Sox restaurant, Bacardi at the Park, is paid for with millions of public funding without return on investment
With the White Sox losing more than they won last season, a new restaurant across the street from U.S. Cellular Field gave fans a place where they could drink away their sorrows.
But Bacardi at the Park was not brought to the north side of 35th Street by...Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, WGN, Business, Executive Branch, Steaks
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Group seeks more hearings on Burge-connected cases
Tribune reporterA group of influential politicians, judges and lawyers today called on the Illinois Supreme Court to order hearings into allegations that at least 15 men remain imprisoned despite allegations they were tortured into confessing by disgraced former...Tags: Judges, Trials, Illinois Supreme Court, Adlai E. Stevenson, Chicago
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State Farm stays in Florida, but we all could pay more
South Florida Sun-SentinelState Farm won't pull out of Florida after all. But homeowners shouldn't rejoice just yet. The insurance giant will raise residential-property premiums by 14.8 percent. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Wednesday that an agreement...Tags: Farms, Judges, Hurricanes, Companies and Corporations, Natural Disasters
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