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Emanuel pot ticket plan gets past council committee
Tribune reportersMayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to issue tickets rather than make arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana was advanced by a panel of aldermen today following a buzz saw of skepticism, setting the stage for final approval at next week’...Tags: Local Government, Garry McCarthy, Daniel Solis, Cook County Government, Chicago Mayor
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Rep. Jackson under treatment for mood disorder, staff says
Tribune reportersUnder increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what's kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a month, the congressman's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he is being treated for a "mood disorder" at an inpatient center....Tags: Republican Party, Roland Burris, U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Rahm Emanuel, Regional Authority
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County colleagues honor -- and kid -- John Daley
Tribune reporterJohn Daley’s fellow Cook County Board commissioners surprised him Tuesday with a resolution honoring his two decades as a county leader — and being “human.” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle let out a big laugh when...Tags: Bill Daley, Larry Suffredin, Cook County Government, Deborah Sims, Richard M. Daley
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Emanuel declines to fire back at Preckwinkle
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today declined to directly challenge Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's recent criticisms of his crime-fighting and public schools strategies, instead talking about the passion they share for education and safe streets....Tags: Union League Club, Garry McCarthy, Cook County Government, Colleges and Universities, Chicago Mayor
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Preckwinkle blasts Emanuel, quickly backs off
Clout StreetCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday quickly backed off a public barb she tossed at Mayor Rahm Emanuel for his crime-fighting strategy, marking the second time in a little more than three months she has toned down off-the-cuff remarks....Tags: Garry McCarthy, Union League Club, Chicago Public Schools, Cook County Government, Police Arrests
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Land bank would revitalize distressed properties
A land bank that would acquire, manage and repurpose vacant and abandoned properties in Cook County is one step closer to reality. Two months after its formation, an advisory committee appointed by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is...
Tags: Cook County Government, Foreclosures, Services and Shopping, Toni Preckwinkle, Housing Industry
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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: Local Elections, Pat Quinn, Illinois General Assembly, Bipolar Disorder, Ethics
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Cook County votes to cut pay for some political appointees
Clout StreetCook County commissioners on Wednesday voted to end full-time pay and benefits for political appointees on a pair of panels, a change backed by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Salaries, medical benefits and pension contributions for members of...Tags: Cook County Government, Politics, Larry Suffredin, Elections, Housing and Urban Planning
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Indicted former lawmaker on way to winning state House race
Tribune reporterIndicted former state Rep. Derrick Smith was on his way Tuesday to writing a new chapter in Illinois political notoriety by regaining his House seat just months after being impeached and expelled over his arrest on federal bribery charges. Smith declared...Tags: Todd H. Stroger, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, Chicago Elections, Cook County Government
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Election Day in Obama's neighborhood: Reporters, security and basketball
Tribune reportersIn the Kenwood neighborhood, President Barack Obama's neighbors went about their daily business today -- voting, running errands, and entertaining children who were off from school – as presidential security teams and an international news corps...Tags: Arne Duncan, Schools, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Sasha Obama
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Polling place changes cause Election Day confusion
Long lines aren't the only nuisance for some Chicagoland voters this Election Day. About 20 percent of Cook County's polling places have changed since the last election, which sent uninformed voters to the wrong place. Compounding the confusion was...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Polls, Cook County Government, Computer Science
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Preckwinkle tweaks budget to win votes
Tribune reporterCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is making compromises on new taxes she’s proposed as she tries to lock up the votes needed to pass next year’s budget. On Tuesday, Preckwinkle announced a tweak to her initial proposal to charge an...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Cook County Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Bars and Clubs, Chicago Mayor
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