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Change in Madiganistan starts at home
Wind-swept Madiganistan, that arid economic wasteland once known as Illinois, is in absolute ruins. Young people flee the state in search of a future, and their future isn't here. Businesses leave, taking jobs with them. Taxes keep going up to feed...
Tags: Justice System, Christine Radogno, Elections, Elaine Nekritz, Prosecution
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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: Chicago Elections, Elections, Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Same-Sex Marriage
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GOP voters stand to decide Jr.'s successor
Just this once, Republicans in Illinois' heavily Democratic 2nd Congressional District have some real power. But will they use it? Voters in the South Side and south suburban district will go the polls Tuesday for the special primary election...Tags: Interior Policy, Anthony Beale, Elections, Primaries, Personal Weapon Control
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Quinn bids to end 'say-to-play' primary voting
"Let's pass a long overdue law to allow voters to participate in primary elections without having to publicly declare their party affiliation." — Gov. Pat Quinn in his State of the State address As you probably know, to participate in a...
Tags: Elections, Primaries, U.S. Department of Justice, Parties and Movements, Al-Qaeda
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Organizers set to release letter from corporate backers of gay marriage
A coalition of gay marriage advocates plans to release a letter this week signed by top Illinois executives and companies endorsing same-sex marriage as an economic imperative, giving a powerful push to a bill that state lawmakers could take up as early...
Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Chicago Mayor, Groupon, Inc., Elections, White House
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Absentee ballots handy, but voting's thrill feels absent too
I have seen the polling booth of the future. And it is a table at a nice restaurant with a glass of pinot grigio. At least it was for my mother and me. We filled out our ballots over dinner last week, then sealed them in envelopes that I later mailed,...
Tags: U.S. Elections, Elections, Caesar Salads, Voting, Foods and Beverages
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The moutza is for what really bugs us
Is it bad manners to give the moutza to a dead man who killed himself by cockroach? This is not a philosophical question. Today is the day we hand out the venerable Moutza of the Month award, this time for October. As loyal readers know, the moutza is a...
Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Elections, Kelsey Grammer, Michigan Avenue, The Miami Herald
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Let's be fair to Mourdock
"Life is that gift from God. And I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen." — Indiana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock Oh, you vexing pronouns and wandering...Tags: Sex Crimes, Abortion Issue, Elections, Richard Mourdock, Abortion
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President Obama takes on Mourdock controversy during 'Tonight Show' appearance
The most recent controversial comment from a male politician on the subject of rape and abortion had President Barack Obama incredulous Wednesday during an appearance on Jay Leno's late-night talk show. "I don't know how these guys come up with these...
Tags: Elections, Talk Shows (genre), Richard Mourdock, Tea Party Movement, Mitt Romney
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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: Michael Madigan, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Elections, Parties and Movements, Jack D Franks
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The next election already: Bill Daley serious about running for governor
Illinois Gov. William Daley. Get used to it. Because he wants it. And he's reaching for it. "I've thought about it before and I don't take it off the table," Daley told me in an interview on WLS-AM 890 on Wednesday as he sat for an hour talking national...
Tags: Michael Madigan, Regional Authority, Dan Rutherford, White House, Elections
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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: Michael Madigan, Corporate Crime, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Primaries, Toni Preckwinkle
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