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Jacksons' case a tale of runaway spending
Tribune reportersIt was the kind of runaway spending usually reserved for someone with newfound riches — a holistic retreat, a cruise, pricey restaurant tabs, flat-screen televisions and even a pair of stuffed elk heads —and former Congressman Jesse Jackson...Tags: Political Corruption, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Executive Branch, U.S. Senate
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Jesse Jackson Jr. pleads guilty to conspiracy count
The Shakespearean tragedy that was the life of Jesse Jackson Jr. came to its expected denouement Wednesday when the former Illinois congressman entered a guilty plea in federal court to a charge that he conspired to misuse more than $750,000 in campaign...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Jackson, Justice and Rights
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Hutchinson drops out of race to replace Jackson
The already volatile special election campaign to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress saw its biggest upheaval Sunday when state Sen. Toi Hutchinson dropped out and endorsed former state Rep. Robin Kelly in a move to unite against former U.S. Rep....
Tags: Interior Policy, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Michael Bloomberg, Illinois General Assembly, Cook County Government
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Charges against Jackson belie his pledge to service
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s final act as a public official was to send a Thanksgiving eve resignation letter to the speaker of the House in which he declared that "for 17 years I have given 100 percent of my time, energy and life to public service." But...
Tags: Criminals, Federal Election Commission, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Executive Branch
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Jackson's family: 'We felt the impact'
Tribune reporterMembers of Jesse Jackson Jr.'s family said this morning they are struggling in the aftermath of Jackson being charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. "We felt the impact of this court," said Jonathan Jackson today outside the Rainbow PUSH...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Jesse Jackson, Michael Jackson, Jonathan Jackson, Washington, DC
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Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds
Federal prosecutors in Washington on Friday charged both Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, alleging the former congressman misused $750,000 in campaign funds while she understated their income on tax returns for six years. Attorneys for Sandi...
Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Jesse Jackson, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC
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Sandi Jackson's successor sworn in as alderman
Clout StreetFormer Illinois Department of Transportation official Natashia Holmes is the new 7th Ward alderman after the City Council today approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointment of her to the South Side post. Holmes, 37, takes the seat vacated by former...Tags: Local Government, Bipolar Disorder, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Illinois Department of Transportation
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Emanuel names former IDOT manager to succeed Sandi Jackson
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that he has appointed a former Illinois Department of Transportation special projects manager to replace Sandi Jackson as 7th Ward alderman. Natashia Holmes left IDOT in 2012 and recently worked as a project manager...Tags: Glen Ellyn, Travel, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Metropolitan Planning Council
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Jackson Jr. mum amid plea deal reports
Tribune reportersWith his lawyers seeking the least-damaging end to a federal corruption investigation against him, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. maintained his silence Friday amid reports he had agreed to terms to plead guilty to misusing his campaign funds. Jackson&...Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Danny K. Davis, Jesse Jackson, Local Elections, Lawyers
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Emanuel names five to panel to vet Sandi Jackson successors
Clout StreetA pastor who protested in favor of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s push for a longer school day, a community activist and a businesswoman are among five people picked to sit on a panel that will narrow the field of applicants to replace former 7th Ward Ald....Tags: Local Government, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Chicago Teachers Union, Michelle Harris
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Emanuel to accept online applications for Ald. Sandi Jackson successor
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday night that he will accept online applications from people who want to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson and ask a committee to winnow the field of contenders. The web site will be up Friday and the panel will...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Interior Policy, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Teachers Union
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Deadline extended for those who want to replace former Ald. Sandi Jackson
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel's office has extended to Monday the deadline to apply to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson. The administration initially sent out a news release Friday afternoon saying it had received completed applications from 42 people by...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Chicago Mayor, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Rahm Emanuel
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