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Kelly easily wins Democratic race to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetFormer state Rep. Robin Kelly easily won the special Democratic primary Tuesday night in the race to replace the disgraced Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, helped by millions of dollars in pro-gun control ads from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's...Tags: U.S. Congress, Paul McKinley, Assault, Voting, Mel Reynolds
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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: U.S. Congress, Assault, Interior Policy, Matteson, Politics
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Hutchinson drops out, endorses Kelly in Jackson Jr. contest
Clout StreetState Sen. Toi Hutchinson dropped out of the 2nd District special Democratic primary Sunday and endorsed ex-state Rep. Robin Kelly in the contest to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. The move, announced in a morning news release, shakes up the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Elections, Interior Policy, Politics, Barack Obama
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Bloomberg super PAC backs Kelly for Jackson Jr. seat
Clout StreetNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee on Friday endorsed former state Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson in the special Democratic primary that is likely to decide the successor to former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr....Tags: Illinois Governor, Television Industry, Elections, Richard M. Daley, Local Government
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Illinois Senate approves gay marriage
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The Democratic-led Senate delivered a Valentine’s Day victory to gay and lesbian couples today, passing legislation for the first time that would allow same-sex marriage in Illinois. The gay marriage measure now goes to the...Tags: Illinois Governor, Laws, Politics, Heather Steans, Kyle McCarter
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Bloomberg spends $1.3 million on Jackson Jr. contest
Clout StreetNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee has ramped up its attacks on 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Debbie Halvorson’s gun control views by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars more on a new TV...Tags: Assault, Elections, Interior Policy, Lobbying, Chicago Elections
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Former NFL player to drop out of contest to succeed Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetState Sen. Napoleon Harris of Flossmoor, sworn into his first elective office this month, is expected to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District and will back former state Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson, a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Sports, Elections, Politics, Oakland Raiders
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Bloomberg targets Halvorson gun stance in race to replace Jackson Jr.
Clout StreetThe first TV ad in the special primary election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. comes from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee and targets Democrat Debbie Halvorson’s support of gun owner rights. A...Tags: U.S. Congress, Assault, Chicago Elections, Interior Policy, Politics
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Preckwinkle backs senator over former aide in Jackson primary
Clout StreetState Sen. Toi Hutchinson of Olympia Fields gained the endorsement today of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for the Democratic nomination in the special primary to decide a replacement for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., aides to both...Tags: Elections, Matteson, Politics, Republican Party, Toni Preckwinkle
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Halvorson says she won't join Democrats on assault weapons ban
Tribune reporterDebbie Halvorson found herself alone among leading Democratic candidates Sunday when she indicated she would not support a ban on the semiautomatic firearm used in the Sandy Hook school shooting last month. The former one-term congresswoman from Crete...Tags: Assault, Mel Reynolds, Elections, Laws, Interior Policy
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Democrats can't agree on successor to Jesse Jackson Jr.
Tribune reporterDemocratic leaders spent four hours Saturday listening to 16 candidates audition for the party's endorsement to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., but were unable to solidify behind one contender. After 90 minutes of deliberations, South Side...Tags: U.S. Congress, Flossmoor, Elections, Washington, DC, Matteson
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Seer madness: Readers and I do our duty, predict 2013
Change of SubjectWith the help of several Latin scholars I’ve come up with a fittingly snooty motto for this column’s annual exercise in forecasting the news: Non coniectare imprudentior esset Translation: Not to conjecture is imprudent. Inspiration: “Is...
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