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Had to flee or 'I might be dead,' victim says of racial attack
Tribune reportersJoshua Merritt said he had no reason to be suspicious when one of his friends texted him, asking him to hang out with two other teenagers they both knew. But after Merritt, 17, arrived at the home of one of the boys in Chicago’s East Beverly...Tags: Culture, Morgan Park, Justice System, Lawyers, Cultural Development
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GUILTY
Tribune staff reportersA federal jury Monday convicted Rod Blagojevich of sweeping corruption, putting an end to a tragicomic legal and political drama that brought down Illinois' showy and would-be populist former governor. In its 10th day of deliberations, the 11-woman, one-...Tags: Justice and Rights, Police Investigations, Hospitals and Clinics, Chicago, Barack Obama
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Illinois voters to decide on pension proposal in November
— Illinois voters this fall will be asked whether to make it tougher for state and local governments to sweeten public employee pensions under a measure lawmakers approved Thursday.
The proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution now goes on...Tags: Illinois, Illinois Governor, Voting, Pension and Welfare, Executive Branch
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Madigan sues Illinois State High School Association over barring disabled athletes from state competitions
TribLocal - Oak Park & River Forest » NewsThe Illinois High School Association is violating the rights of disabled students by not allowing them to compete in state athletic events, according to a …... -
Report: Summer youth job money misspent on community organizing, golf course work
Tribune reporterA 2008 summer youth jobs program launched by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich using money set aside for transportation turned into “a disaster” that instead saw teens community organizing and helping out on golf courses, according to a state watchdog...Tags: Sports, Government, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Illinois Department of Transportation, Executive Branch
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Madigan attends anti-bullying forum at Highland Park middle school
TribLocal - Highland Park & Highwood » NewsIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan spent Friday morning at a student-led anti-bullying forum in Highland Park. During a series of simulated legislative hearings in the …... -
New DCFS director says fixes will safeguard against fraudulent billing
The new director of the state's child-welfare agency told skeptical House members that problems with lax oversight that allowed fraud schemes to go unchecked for years have been corrected. Richard Calica tried to assure lawmakers that procedures now in...
Tags: Fraud, Patricia R. Bellock, Chicago Tribune, Corporate Crime
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Presidential campaign takes center stage in Chicago area today
Tribune reportersPresident Barack Obama hauled in more than $2 million during a quick downtown Chicago fundraising stop today while Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum criticized his leadership at stops in the suburbs. Obama, who said it was good to be home,...Tags: Primaries, Illinois Governor, Illinois General Assembly, Cook County Government, Rahm Emanuel
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Quinn welcomes lakeshore funding, defends cutting elsewhere
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn joined U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, today to finalize an agreement that will allow Illinois to receive roughly $2 million a year in federal funding to help restore and protect the Lake Michigan shoreline. The Illinois Coastal...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Illinois Governor, Jesse White, Executive Branch, Democratic Party
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Dixie Square Mall being demolished, finally
Tribune reporterAfter years of false starts and decades of dilapidation, the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey is finally coming down. Gov. Pat Quinn joined south suburban officials at the Harvey police station this morning to announce the start of the demolition, while crews...Tags: William Davis, JC Penney Company Inc., John Belushi, Illinois Governor, Dan Aykroyd
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Chicago Magazine names 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tops Chicago Magazine's list of the 100 Most Powerful Chicagoans.
To see more details on each person selected, visit www.chicagomag.com.
1. Rahm Emanuel, Mayor, City of Chicago
2. Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. attorney, Northern...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Corporate Officers, David Axelrod, Devin Hester, Anita Alvarez
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Emanuel withholds most records detailing push for speed cameras
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has refused for months to release public records that could shed light on his controversial speed camera plan while he persuaded state lawmakers and Gov. Pat Quinn to turn it into law.
Now that the mayor has released a small number...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Illinois Governor, Barack Obama, New York City, Chicago City Hall
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