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Blago fallout for IL Dems, Obama
The Swampby Mike Memoli Our friends at Clout Street note the timing of yesterday's verdict in the Rod Blagojevich trial, coming on the eve of Illinois Democrats' day at the state fair. Democrats are mindful of what happened to Republicans, who......Tags: George Ryan, Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, Trials, Republican Party
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Music Theater, Poetry, Warrenville, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois Governor
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Peavy campaign spotlights White Sox bond
With a stern voice usually reserved for stump speeches or Springfield, Gov. Pat Quinn stared into the camera and appealed to White Sox voters everywhere. "Band together in the best tradition of baseball fans and send our best, Jake Peavy, to theAll-...
Tags: Baseball, American League Central, Josh Hamilton, Example (music group), Kenny Williams
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All sides must put political nonsense aside
Not every night will you see Gov. Pat Quinn shaking hands with players in the Cubs dugout or Sen. Dick Durbin mingling with team Chairman Tom Ricketts on the field. Not every night at Clark and Addison will you find Sec. of State Hillary Clinton...
Tags: Baseball, Barack Obama, Thomas Ricketts, Rahm Emanuel, Hillary Clinton
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Ricketts puts people above family business in Wrigley Field deal
Unless Carlos Marmol gets involved, the Cubs still hope to close a deal with the city to renovate Wrigley Field by Monday's home opener. Assuming the agreement can overcome a late-inning scare, planned improvements at the venerable 99-year-old...
Tags: Baseball, Barack Obama, Thomas Ricketts, Rahm Emanuel, Carlos Marmol
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Rosenthal: Perry tries to rustle Illinois business
Selling the grass as greener in his dusty, drought-plagued state, Texas Gov. Rick Perry came to Chicago this week to paint his state as a commercial paradise and Illinois into a corner. Perry is out to poach Illinois businesses and jobs. He says it's...
Tags: Business Enterprises, The New York Times, Business, Bobby Jindal, Illinois Governor
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Musical 'Camelot' is still an enviable spot
On the weekend of Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee, a group gathered in Evanston to commune once again with the abiding musical myth of a different British royal court. The opening night audience at Cahn Auditorium on Saturday for this Light Opera...Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Springfield, Illinois Governor, Elizabeth II
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Medical marijuana at last?
Illinois can't be accused of rushing to embrace medical marijuana: The first state to allow it did so in 1996, and the General Assembly is only now getting around to approving the idea. Whether it will become law is not clear: It now goes to Gov. Pat...
Tags: Health Treatments, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Illinois Governor, Substance Abuse, Drugs and Medicines
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For homebuyers and sellers, it's all about compromising
Is this the year to sell your home? Is it time to buy? National headlines are proclaiming a housing market recovery. The inventory of homes available for sale is down dramatically, and as a result, market time has dropped and that is breeding local...Tags: Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Homes, Loans, Real Estate Buyers
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Sighting: 'Divergent' cast dines at Girl and the Goat
The stars of “Divergent” took a break from factional feuding in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi film currently shooting in Chicago to have dinner together Sunday at Girl and the Goat in the West Loop. Shailene Woodley, whose character leaves the...
Tags: Kerry Wood, Bars and Clubs, Illinois Governor, Doubt (movie), Movies
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Public officials: Take my advice, please
Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear members of the Illinois General Assembly: While I admire the principle and spirit of thrift behind the overwhelming vote last...
Tags: Cook County Government, Illinois Governor, Illinois General Assembly, Government, Executive Branch
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Film revenues up, state claims
A robust $184 million was spent by TV and film projects in Illinois last year, a rebound from 2011’s dip to $154 million and beating out 2010’s record high of $161 million, according to numbers released Friday by Gov. Pat Quinn’s office....
Tags: Entertainment, Television, MTV (tv network), Kate Winslet, Illinois Governor
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