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Rep. Jackson calls it quits
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned Wednesday from the South Side congressional seat he held...
Tags: Washington, DC, Sandi Jackson, Anthony Beale, Political Fundraising, Ethics
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Jesse Jackson Jr. on medical leave for exhaustion
WGN NewsExhaustion. That is what the offices of Jesse Jackson Jr are saying about the 2nd District Congressman who has been receiving treatment since Sunday, June 10th. The first anyone is hearing about it is Monday when his spokesperson said the Jackson...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Prosecution, Debbie Halvorson, Fatigue, U.S. House Committee on Ethics
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Illinois House panel finds 'reasonable grounds' to proceed against indicted lawmaker
Clout StreetAn Illinois House panel today concluded that there are "reasonable grounds" to proceed further with a disciplinary process against a West Side Democratic lawmaker charged with bribery, a move that eventually could result in his expulsion. The special...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Michael Madigan, Corporate Crime, Government
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Quits Congress, Cites Health Reasons
![CHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress effective Wednesday, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-11/73408258-22044335.jpg "CHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress effective Wednesday, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health.\"")
CNNCHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress effective Wednesday, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health." Jackson, who announced his resignation in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, has been is the subject of several...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Justice and Rights, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Chicago Sun-Times, Biography (genre)
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Jesse Jackson Jr. submits letter of resignation
Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned after a months-long leave for mental illness, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday. Boehner’s spokesman Michael Steel confirmed his office had received a letter of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Politics, Chicago Sun-Times, Behavioral Conditions
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Chocolatier finds sweet spot in Belize
Katrina Markoff, the founder of high-end Chicago chocolatier Vosges Haut-Chocolat, is nearing completion on two high-profile projects: a winery-style chocolate facility in Logan Square and an education center at a cacao plantation and eco-lodge in Belize....
Tags: IndyCar Series, Churchill Downs Inc., Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Lobbying
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Drew Peterson files appeal, cites ineffective counsel
Tribune reporterDrew Peterson began the uphill battle to overturn his murder conviction today, filing a motion for a new trial that could force his former lead attorney to testify about how he allegedly botched the case. Peterson, 58, was convicted in September of...Tags: Drew Peterson, Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses, Trials, Prosecution
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Indicted former lawmaker on way to winning state House race
Tribune reporterIndicted former state Rep. Derrick Smith was on his way Tuesday to writing a new chapter in Illinois political notoriety by regaining his House seat just months after being impeached and expelled over his arrest on federal bribery charges. Smith declared...Tags: Politics, Corporate Crime, Walter Burnett, Jr., Prisons, Government
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Duckworth defeats Walsh in congressional contest
Clout StreetDemocrat Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who lost both legs in combat before turning to politics, defeated freshman Republican Rep. Joe Walsh on Tuesday night after a bitter and expensive campaign that attracted outsize national attention. With 93...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, Elections, Barack Obama, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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GOP Retains Grip on U.S. House of Representatives
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Republicans held on to their House majority in Tuesday's election, leaving Democrats well short of the net gain of 25 seats they needed to take control. "The American people have once again given the House of Representatives to Republicans,...Tags: Republican Party, International Military Interventions, Ann Marie Buerkle, Larry Kissell, Daniel Webster
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The moutza is for what really bugs us
Is it bad manners to give the moutza to a dead man who killed himself by cockroach? This is not a philosophical question. Today is the day we hand out the venerable Moutza of the Month award, this time for October. As loyal readers know, the moutza is a...
Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Kelsey Grammer, Politics, Girls (tv program), The Miami Herald
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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: Gary Hannig, Politics, Michael Madigan, Political Fundraising, Career and Workplace
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