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Speaker Boehner headlines Hinsdale fundraiser for remap challenge
Clout StreetU.S. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio headlined a suburban fundraiser on Friday, helping raise money for a Republican legal challenge to the state's new Democratic-drawn congressional map that could reverse the GOP’s gains in last year’s...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Aaron Schock, Democratic Party, Mike Quigley, Minority Groups
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Republicans sue to get Democrats' details on congressional map
Clout StreetA group representing most of the state’s Republican congressional delegation asked a federal judge today to compel the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to disclose information related to the redrawing of the state’s new 18 House...Tags: Justice System, File Sharing, Trials, Illinois General Assembly, Republican Party
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Quinn signs election law changes on July 4
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn marked the July 4th holiday by signing into law several changes to the state election codes, a move he said will give citizens more input in their democracy. Among the changes Quinn highlighted is a provision that will allow local school...Tags: Voting, Illinois, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor, Referenda
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Get this done
Sunday dawns in Washington with a chance that, by nightfall, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will cut a grand deal to confront the nation's runaway debt debacle. We're rooting for one option Obama reportedly floated Thursday: It would...Tags: White House, Medicare, Wages and Pensions, Democratic Party, Career and Workplace
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Illinois Republicans sue over Democrat-drawn remap
Clout StreetThe state’s top Republican legislative leaders today led the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging a Democratic-drawn remapping of the state’s House and Senate districts, alleging it unfairly discriminates against African Americans and...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Pat Quinn, Oswego, Executive Branch, Democratic Party
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Illinois Republican delegation unveils own map
Clout StreetRepublicans in the state’s congressional delegation on Thursday unveiled their own map of U.S. House districts in their federal court challenge to Democratic-drawn boundaries that would put the GOP at a severe disadvantage. “The Fair Map...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Democratic Party, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice
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Quinn appoints Alexi Giannoulias chairman of community college board
Clout StreetDemocratic Gov. Pat Quinn will name former Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias as chairman of the Illinois Community Colleges Board today. Giannoulias, a Democrat, narrowly lost the November election for U.S. Senate to Republican Mark Kirk. The big-dollar, high-...Tags: Alexi Giannoulias, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, U.S. Senate, Mark Kirk
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Former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley dies at 68; 'She was an inspiration for all of us'
Tribune reporterMaggie Daley, who dedicated herself to children’s issues and the arts while also zealously guarding her family’s privacy during 22 years as Chicago’s First Lady, died a little after 6 p.m. Thursday, more than nine years after she was...Tags: Children's Memorial Hospital, Richard M. Daley, Xerox Corporation, Breast Cancer, Travel
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Jackson kicks off 40th Rainbow Push conference
Tribune reporterRev. Jesse Jackson kicked off the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s 40th annual conference Saturday by warning that photo ID laws in some states impinge on the voting rights of African Americans, college students and others who are less likely to carry...Tags: Kenwood, Interior Policy, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, South Carolina
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Tea Party calls for removal of D46 school board member
TribLocal - Grayslake » NewsThe Lake County Tea Party is calling for the resignation of Grayslake District 46 School Board Member Sue Facklam after an investigation by the state’s …... -
Jim Oberweis, a man whose reach has far exceeded his grasp, finally decides to start small
Change of SubjectIn "Jim Oberweis plans to seek state Senate bid," we read Dairy industry magnate Jim Oberweis says he's running for state Senate in a northeastern Illinois district.... He has run unsuccessfully for public office nearly half a dozen times. That...... -
Complaint filed over OFPD trustees robocalls
TribLocal - Orland Park » NewsAn Orland Fire Protection District fireman filed a complaint with the Illinois State Board of Elections Sept. 13 against recently elected board members Chris Evoy …...
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