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Digging a pension hole
Illinois' pension system was in precarious enough shape in 1994 that Democrats and Republicans came together to solve a crisis threatening the state's financial future.
The agreement they forged was supposed to take politics out of pension funding by...Tags: Job Layoffs, Springfield, Rod Blagojevich, Finance, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Pension bets not paying off
Trustees of Chicago's failing public pension funds have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into highly speculative investments that not only have failed to realize outsize returns but also saddled them with underperforming, long-term assets that...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Joint Ventures, Finance, University of Chicago, Sales
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Politicians helped bring Chicago's public pension funds to the brink of insolvency
Chicago's public pension funds are teetering on the brink of insolvency in large part because city officials and union leaders repeatedly exploited the system, draining away billions of dollars in the last decade to serve short-term political needs, a...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Collective Contract, Job Layoffs, Finance, Career and Workplace
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Obama knows his way around a ballot
Tribune staff reportersThe day after New Year's 1996, operatives for Barack Obama filed into a barren hearing room of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. There they began the tedious process of challenging hundreds of signatures on the nominating petitions of state...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Hawaii, Barbara Flynn Currie, Local Elections, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calls Gov. Rod Blagojevich 'corrupt'
Tribune reportersU.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Gov. Rod Blagojevich "corrupt" Sunday and accused him of trying to divert attention from his criminal case by falsely alleging Reid opposed African-American candidates seeking Illinois' Senate seat vacated...Tags: Entertainment, African Americans, White House, Rod Blagojevich, NBC (tv network)
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Impeachment inquiry launched
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House launched its first-ever impeachment probe of a governor Monday, promising weeks of hearings detailing Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged abuse of power, from enacting massive programs without legislative approval to...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Criminals, Barbara Flynn Currie, Local Elections, Government
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What's next for Blagojevich? Resignation?
Tribune Reporter-------------------- The possible scenarios: He quits | | He's removed | He stays | Special election -------------------- Who has called for resignation: •President-elect Barack Obama (D) •U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D) •Lt. Gov....Tags: Richard M. Daley, Jesse White, Dick Durbin, Lisa Madigan, Alexi Giannoulias
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The one in which I talk about the scramble to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
Change of SubjectTranscript: Flash back to the mid 1990s and ask —who are the most prominent African American politicians in Illinois? Jesse White, Roland Burris, Danny Davis, Tim Evans, Bobby Rush, Carol Mosley Braun, Emil Jones, John Stroger and the up and...... -
New vote sought for Illinois gay marriage law
Tribune reporters— If anyone thought gay marriage legislation would pass easily in Illinois, the initial hiccup Wednesday in the state Senate illustrated how hard-fought the issue is likely to be every step of the way. A bill to allow same-sex marriage did not...Tags: Modern Family (tv program), Toni Preckwinkle, Pat Brady, Gays and Lesbians, Parties and Movements
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Mr. Madigan's bill, Ms. Purkey's pension
Gail Purkey wasn't employed by the state of Illinois long enough during the 1980s to earn a state pension. Her stint with House Speaker Michael Madigan's legislative staff, plus her time at the Illinois Arts Council, an agency chaired by Madigan's wife,...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, Pat Quinn, Judges, Interior Policy
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Quinn's choice to run Illinois Sports Facilities Authority filed for bankruptcy in '09
Chicago Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn's choice to run the state agency that oversees the financial operations of U.S. Cellular Field filed for bankruptcy three years ago after racking up $102,500 in debt, mainly from credit cards, court records show. The revelation follows...Tags: Finance, U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago Apartments, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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