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Democrats turn ribbon-cutting into Obama jobs bill rally
Clout StreetIllinois politicos today flocked to the city’s Englewood neighborhood, turning a groundbreaking ceremony for a rail project into a rally in support of President Barack Obama’s proposed jobs program. Among the dignitaries in attendance was U....Tags: Englewood, Metra, Democratic Party, Pat Quinn, Barack Obama
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Emanuel fundraising slows after election
Clout StreetThe fierce pace of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's fundraising tapered to a trickle once he was elected, with only $91,000 in contributions since April 1, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday that showed him with more than $1.5 million left in the...Tags: Illinois, Republican Party, Aaron Schock, Elections, Chicago Elections
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2nd Illinois congressmen says he'll vote against debt deal
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON—A second Illinoisan in the House of Representatives has announced he will vote no to the last-minute deal to raise the debt ceiling: Chicago’s Jesse Jackson Jr. A liberal Democrat, Jackson joins conservative Republican and tea...Tags: Illinois, Jesse Jackson, Elections, Chicago, McHenry
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Construction to begin on Englewood Flyover rail bridges
Tribune reporterConstruction could start this summer on a system of rail bridges on Chicago’s South Side designed to unplug a major bottleneck that causes thousands of hours of delay each year for freight and passenger trains, officials announced today. The...Tags: Commuting, Transportation, Englewood, Metra, Illinois Department of Transportation
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Sen. Kirk says Durbin group key to deficit reduction plan
Clout StreetRepublican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said today that he’s hopeful a bipartisan group of senators now known as the “Gang of Five” can reach agreement on a deficit reduction plan key to a vote on raising the nation’s debt limit. “...Tags: Illinois, Republican Party, Tom Coburn, Oklahoma, Randy Hultgren
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Kirk unveils plan to ease transit privatization
Tribune reporterRepublican Mark Kirk today unveiled a plan designed to make it easier for governments to lease public transportation assets or enter into partnerships with private companies to build them. In presenting the details of his--which runs counter to...Tags: Company Privatization, Indiana, Government, Chicago Mayor, Public Transportation
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Orland Park mayor concerned about new district map
TribLocal - Orland Park » NewsOrland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin isn’t going as far as Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady in his comments about Gov. Pat Quinn’s redrawing of …... -
Republicans sue over Illinois congressional districts
TribLocal - ElmhurstRepublican congressmen and a GOP-backed group filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the redrawing of the state’s congressional boundaries by Democrats in Springfield, alleging the …... -
Paying for abortion
Ending taxpayer funding of abortion should not be a partisan issue. The House passed a bill that would establish a permanent ban on taxpayer subsidies for abortion and abortion coverage, codify conscience protections, and close loopholes that give tax-...Tags: CNN (tv network), Christopher L. Smith, Abortion, Medical Services, Kristi Noem
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Business charm school in session
— When it comes to the economy, White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett wants to remind everyone: Her boss inherited this mess. She said so numerous times during a less than 20-minute interview in the West Wing Thursday on the Obama...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, NBC (tv network), Barack Obama
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Madigan's allies get slice of village business
Michael Madigan calmly sliced his daily apple as he listened to the 40-minute pitch from several leaders of Oak Lawn, long frustrated in their efforts to secure money for a dilapidated water system that supplies much of the south suburbs.
At the time...Tags: Skokie, Lobbying, Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections
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Durbin, Schakowsky most-traveled Illinoisans in Congress
— Last Memorial Day, Sen. Dick Durbin traveled to a conference at a luxury beach resort on Tunisia's Mediterranean coast.
The Democratic senator and his wife, Loretta, stayed at The Residence Tunis, which is part of the exclusive "Leading Hotels of...Tags: International Travel, Personal Service, Lobbying, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections
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