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Dithering Dems give hope to indicted candidate
Change of SubjectDemocratic Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has her reasons for not endorsing Lance Tyson’s bid for state representative. For a year and a half — from December 2006 until May 2008 — Tyson (right), a lifelong Democrat,... -
GOP's 'Fire Madigan' campaign misses the mark
Change of SubjectThe Illinois delegation to this week's Republican National Convention in Tampa is flogging the party's new line of "Save Illinois: Fire Madigan" merchandise — decals, buttons, hoodies, dog T-shirts, you name it. And, as it is my nature to find...... -
For Illinois Republicans, the gloom settles in
A day after suffering devastating election losses up and down the state, Illinois Republicans could point to one bright spot: Barack Obama's name won't ever be on the ballot again. In 2004 as a U.S. Senate candidate, in 2008 as a presidential contender...
Tags: Darin LaHood, Rod Blagojevich, Primaries, Tom Cross, U.S. Senate
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Fiscal cliff could cost Illinois more than $1 billion
State officials warned Thursday that Illinois stands to lose more than $1 billion if Congress and President Barack Obama cannot reach an agreement to prevent the "fiscal cliff" brought on by preset tax increases and budget cuts. The prediction came...
Tags: Republican Party, Illinois Governor, Chicago Tribune, Pension and Welfare, Frank J Mautino
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Lawmakers leave Springfield without approving pension reform
Clout StreetState lawmakers adjourned a one-day special session today without approving even a scaled-back version of pension reform. Prospects for a major breakthrough on an issue were bleak before the House and Senate returned to the Capitol. But even a measure...Tags: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Illinois Governor, Elections, Pension and Welfare
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Illinois Senate president: No vote on pension reform until January
Clout StreetDon’t expect a vote on a plan to overhaul the state’s government worker pension program until after the new year, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton indicated Thursday. The North Side Democrat said that there simply aren’t...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Illinois Governor, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Elections
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Greedy voters banished from Chumbolone Nation
Can an entire congressional district — like the one that just re-elected federally challenged U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Bud Light — be exiled from Chumbolone Nation? And what about that West Side legislative district where Democratic...
Tags: Republican Party, Mayo Clinic, Democratic Party, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, FBI
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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: Joan Patricia Murphy, Elections, Bridget Gainer, Career and Workplace, Deborah Sims
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The next election already: Bill Daley serious about running for governor
Illinois Gov. William Daley. Get used to it. Because he wants it. And he's reaching for it. "I've thought about it before and I don't take it off the table," Daley told me in an interview on WLS-AM 890 on Wednesday as he sat for an hour talking national...
Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Aaron Schock, Elections, Richard M. Daley
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Democratic leaders: We held onto state House, Senate
Tribune reportersDemocrats boosted their already strong majorities in the state House and Senate on Tuesday, taking advantage of new legislative boundaries they drew over the protests of frustrated Republicans. House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Sidney H Mathias, Shorewood, Elections
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The mighty fine state of our political system
My fellow taxpaying chumbolones. With only days before Tuesday's election — between a big-government Republican and a big-big-big-really-big-government Democrat — why don't we wrap things up? The dog that didn't bark Can President Barack...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Entertainment, Elections, Politics
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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: Democratic Party, Illinois Governor, Gary Hannig, Elections, Pension and Welfare
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Sep 25, 2012
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