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Majority report: When 52% of the vote isn’t enough to win an election
Change of SubjectThis is the strangest political story I’ve heard in a long time. Last month in downstate Macomb, a town of about 20,000 residents some 200 miles southwest of Chicago, 2nd Ward aldermanic candidate Steve Wailand (right) beat incumbent Kay Hill...... -
Majority report
This is the strangest political story I've heard in a long time. Last month in Macomb, a town of about 20,000 residents some 200 miles southwest of Chicago, 2nd Ward aldermanic candidate Steve Wailand beat incumbent Kay Hill by one vote — 17-16...
Tags: Politics, Rob Portman, Family, Local Government, Parties and Movements
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L.A. Votes: Greuel and Garcetti vie for endorsements and cash
L.A. NOWAs they gear up for the May 21 runoff election, L.A. mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are spending limited time on the campaign trail as they gather support and cash for the final 10 weeks of the race.... -
L.A.'s civic disengagement
At first glance, two stories much in the news in Los Angeles of late would seem to have nothing to do with each other. The first concerns the fate of the Museum of Contemporary Art — whether it will affiliate with the Los Angeles County Museum of...
Tags: Music, Politics, Arts and Culture, Museums, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Romeoville mayoral hopefuls' debate plans unsettled
Romeoville Mayor John Noak and his opponent in next month's election, former Chicago Bear and pro wrestler Steve "Mongo" McMichael, have been sparring in the media for months. Now, Noak wants to face his challenger in a debate, something he says...Tags: Politics, Radio, Romeoville, Illinois Elections, ESPN (tv network)
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Where did the voters go?
On Monday, millions of Kenyan voters braved the possibility of violence to wait in mile-long lines beginning at dawn to cast ballots in their national election. Turnout, officials said, was tremendous. The next day in Los Angeles, 16% of registered...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Michael Bloomberg, Elections, Bankruptcy
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Hoping against hope, some frustrated residents still vote
Don and Prudy Schultz set out walking from their Van Nuys home at 9 a.m. Tuesday, on their way to cast votes they hope will bring changes they've been waiting on for years. "I think this is the most dysfunctional city I've known in my adult life,"...
Tags: Voting, Wendy Greuel, Mountains, Politics, Heart Attack
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L.A. elections: Join the conversation
L.A. NOWTimes reporters will join L.A. Now Live at 9 p.m. for a live election update and to answer readers’ questions about the Los Angeles primary. Lines at polling places were short Tuesday, though the election will result in significant changes...... -
Election day: Short lines, empty voter booths are the norm so far
L.A. NOWAlthough Tuesday’s election will result in one of Los Angeles’ most extensive leadership changes -- with residents selecting a mayor, city attorney, city controller, and eight City Council members -- attendance at polling places appeared... -
Illinois Republicans: Get ready for Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner, the multimillionaire bull in the quaint Illinois Republican china shop, sat down with me Wednesday morning at a diner on LaSalle Street to talk about politics. Are you running for governor? "I am thinking about it," said Rauner, 57, a...
Tags: White House, Republican Party, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Politics, Rahm Emanuel
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Kelly easily wins Democratic race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetFormer state Rep. Robin Kelly easily won the special Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace the disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, helped by millions of dollars in pro-gun control ads from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's...Tags: Voting, Personal Weapon Control, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Kankakee, Internal Revenue Service
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Tinley Park mayor names term-limit commission panel members
Special to the TribuneMayor Ed Zabrocki announced this week his appointees to a commission that will study whether Tinley Park should adopt term limits for elected officials. The seven-member panel announced at Tuesday’s Village Board meeting include: Ken Slater, a...Tags: Bobby Rush, Christianity, Politics, Career and Workplace, Reformed
Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 17, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 6, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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