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The governor's $25,000 club
Tribune staff reportersGov. Rod Blagojevich's aggressive fundraising machine collected hundreds of $25,000 checks in a campaign effort that dwarfed his predecessors', and most of these big givers ended up benefiting from his administration. A Tribune examination of all 235...Tags: Court Preliminary, California, Health and Medical Professionals, Elections, Finance
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Blagojevich's name surfaces early in case
Tribune staff reportersProsecutors wasted little time Thursday dragging Gov. Rod Blagojevich front and center in the corruption trial of his friend and fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko. With an overflow crowd on hand for the politically charged trial, the first government...Tags: Crimes, FBI, Elections, Pension and Welfare, Government
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State's ultimate insider indicted
Tribune staff reportersWilliam Cellini has spent four decades as Illinois' ultimate insider, cozying up to Republicans and Democrats alike as he wielded power and influence while trying to stay out of the spotlight. But the spotlight found Cellini on Thursday when a federal...Tags: Crimes, Wages and Pensions, Washington (U.S. state), Elections, Pension and Welfare
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Election funds went to relatives
Tribune staff reportersFormer Gov. George Ryan's campaign paid out thousands of dollars to Ryan's son-in-law, four daughters, sister and even a family caretaker for political and consulting work they allegedly never did, according to testimony Thursday in the ongoing corruption...Tags: Crimes, Prosecution, Elections, Wedding Products and Services, Political Fundraising
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Obama sank the Titanic too, right?
The Swampby Frank James Tony Blankley, Newt Gingrich's former press secretary, must know something we don't. In a column today in which he urges Sen. John McCain to unmask Sen. Barack Obama in tonight's final presidential debate, he insinuates that Obama's......Tags: John McCain, Family, Primaries, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Chicagoan to direct social events at WH
The Swampby John McCormick Chicago businesswoman Desiree Rogers will be named to the position of White House social secretary, a source in President-elect Barack Obama's transition office said Sunday evening. Rogers, 49, is a close friend of the Obama family and.....Tags: Valerie Jarrett, White House, Gold Coast, U.S. Presidential Transition (2009), National Government
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Orion & Max
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong bring WGN Radio 720 listeners comprehensive news on current financial and agricultural trends. From up-to-the-minute market reports and coverage of trading action to agricultural developments at local, state, national and...Tags: Paul Harvey, Purdue University, Government, Indiana, Radio
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Milt Program Guide Dec 08
Staff reporterMONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST REFLECTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM- OPEN LINE Tonight after the Northwestern basketball game, Milt will take your phone calls in response to a few articles recently written concerning the terrorist attack in Mumbai and, more...Tags: Arts and Culture, Field Museum of Natural History, Finance, Children, Government
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Blagojevich donors get state jobs
Tribune staff reportersJust three weeks after appointing Chicago attorney Jack Carriglio to a powerful state board that oversees billions of dollars in assets, Gov. Rod Blagojevich received a $25,000 campaign contribution from Carriglio's law firm. Carriglio, who declined to...Tags: Business, California, Elections, Travel, Antoin Rezko
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Lemak stirs death penalty dilemma
Tribune staff reporterIn the coming weeks, DuPage County State's Atty. Joseph Birkett will hash out what might rank as one of the most challenging political, legal and moral decisions of his career: Whether to seek the death penalty against Marilyn Lemak. Because she stands...Tags: Punishment, Cook County Government, Prosecution, Death Penalty, Lawyers
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Ryan quits race
Beleaguered Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Jack Ryan ended his campaign Friday, leaving his party scrambling to find a replacement with enough money and magnetism to mount a serious challenge against Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Ryan had been under...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Elections, Parties and Movements, John Shimkus, Los Angeles
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Ryan's ruin: He figured all the angles save one
Tribune political reporterIn early 2001, Jack Ryan first began meeting with Republican operatives, speaking to them about the possibility of running for office and arguing that his story--that of a wealthy investment banker-turned-inner-city high school teacher--would be a...Tags: Election Day, Washington (U.S. state), Elections, California, Sexual Misconduct
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