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    Nov 26, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  1. The one in which I talk about the scramble to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

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    Transcript: 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......
    2. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. New vote sought for Illinois gay marriage law

    — 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.
    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: Parties and Movements, Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Governor, Government, Lobbying

    3. Sep 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 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, Shirley, totaled less than seven years. Then she left public employment for a job with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, a statewide group that includes the Chicago Teachers Union.
    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, Labor Legislation, Democratic Party, Michael Madigan, Rod Blagojevich

    4. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Quinn's choice to run Illinois Sports Facilities Authority filed for bankruptcy in '09

    Gov. 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.
    Chicago Tribune reporter
    Gov. 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: Rahm Emanuel, Illinois Governor, Financially Distressed Companies, Government, Media Industry

    5. Sep 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. State paying 6-figure pension to ex-teachers union lobbyist

    — A former lobbyist for a powerful teachers union is reaping a $100,000-a-year state pension thanks to wide-ranging retirement legislation sponsored nearly six years ago by her former boss, House Speaker Michael Madigan, and his legislative allies.
    — A former lobbyist for a powerful teachers union is reaping a $100,000-a-year state pension thanks to wide-ranging retirement legislation sponsored nearly six years ago by her former boss, House Speaker Michael Madigan, and his legislative allies....

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Labor Legislation, Government, Lobbying, Michael Madigan

    6. May 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Hefty payouts, but few regrets

    Former Sen. Art Berman will draw a state legislative pension of $209,520 this year, highest among his peers and more than three times what he made as a lawmaker.
    Former Sen. Art Berman will draw a state legislative pension of $209,520 this year, highest among his peers and more than three times what he made as a lawmaker. Former state Rep. Judy Erwin will collect $167,523, a pension spiked by a high-paying...

    Tags: Democratic Party, Jim Edgar, Religion and Belief, Justice System, Pension and Welfare

    7. May 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. When it came to pensions, state officials looked out for No. 1

    A year after Emil Jones Jr. retired from the Illinois Senate in 2008, his annual pension jumped by more than 50 percent to $122,334 — far more than he ever earned as Senate president.
    A year after Emil Jones Jr. retired from the Illinois Senate in 2008, his annual pension jumped by more than 50 percent to $122,334 — far more than he ever earned as Senate president. Jones' good fortune comes courtesy of legislation he sponsored...

    Tags: Cook County Government, Government, Labor Legislation, Michael Madigan, Civil and Public Service

    8. Dec 15, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 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.
    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: Illinois Governor, Barbara Flynn Currie, Labor Legislation, Government, Michael Madigan

    9. May 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Generous rules govern aldermen's pensions

    When Chicago aldermen floated a proposal in 1987 to boost their city pensions dramatically, Mayor Harold Washington's administration dismissed it as an arrogant ploy that lacked even a cursory cost analysis.
    Tribune reporters
    When Chicago aldermen floated a proposal in 1987 to boost their city pensions dramatically, Mayor Harold Washington's administration dismissed it as an arrogant ploy that lacked even a cursory cost analysis. Three years later, the proposal still didn't...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Local Elections, Justice System, Local Government, Pension and Welfare

    10. Feb 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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    11. Dec 1, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Mayor: Don't use taxpayers as 'ATM machine' to cover costs at U.S. Cellular Field, Soldier Field

    It turns out that Chicago taxpayers may not be on the hook for more than $1 million for renovations at Soldier Field and U.S. Cellular Field.
    Tribune reporters
    It turns out that Chicago taxpayers may not be on the hook for more than $1 million for renovations at Soldier Field and U.S. Cellular Field. The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority said Thursday that the shortfall in hotel tax revenue it used to make...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Accounting and Auditing, Illinois Governor, U.S. Cellular Field, Government

    12. Sep 21, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Law gives huge pension perks to union leaders

    All it took to give nearly two dozen labor leaders from Chicago a windfall worth millions was a few tweaks to a handful of sentences in the state's lengthy pension code.
    All it took to give nearly two dozen labor leaders from Chicago a windfall worth millions was a few tweaks to a handful of sentences in the state's lengthy pension code. The changes became law with no public debate among state legislators and, more...

    Tags: Richard M. Daley, Cook County Government, Government, Labor Legislation, Civil and Public Service

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