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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: Mel Reynolds, Olympia Fields, Crime, Law and Justice, Internal Revenue Service, Chicago Elections
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Low turnout in race to replace ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Tribune reportersChicago election officials report turnout is low in the primary election to find a successor to disgraced former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. As of 1:45 p.m., turnout was about 11 percent among sampled city precincts, according to the...Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Michael Bloomberg, Local Elections, Chicago Elections
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George Ryan home after spending just hours at halfway house
Tribune reportersFormer Gov. George Ryan spent just hours at a halfway house on Chicago’s West Side this morning before he was released and sent to his Kankakee home, where he will be on home confinement until he completes his 6 ˝-year sentence. Ryan will not...Tags: Elections, The Salvation Army, Michigan Avenue, United Center, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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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: Elections, Flossmoor, Washington, DC, U.S. Congress, Cook County Government
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Trial opens in 2009 escape of bank robbery suspect
After quietly slipping out of three sets of restraints and snatching the gun from one of two law enforcement officers taking him to court in 2009, Robert Maday launched a two-day crime spree with a chilling threat, federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday at...
Tags: Rolling Meadows, Anita Alvarez, First American Bank, Crime, Law and Justice, South Loop
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Momence man charged with sexual assault near Rogers Park Red Line stop
Tribune reportersAn 18-year-old Kankakee County man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman near the Morse CTA Red Line stop, according to police. James Shorty, of Momence, was charged in connection with the attack about 5:45 a.m. on Dec. 19. He was identified...Tags: Sexual Assault, Abusive Behavior, FBI, Momence, Crime, Law and Justice
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Returning the favor
Not long after she came home to find her entire front yard raked by an anonymous Samaritan, Alisa Blanchette buckled her four children into the car and headed toward the McDonald's in Manteno. We're going to do something nice for someone else, she...Tags: Winnie the Pooh (movie), The Salvation Army, Halloween, McDonald's, Apple iPod
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Returning the favor
Not long after she came home to find her entire front yard raked by an anonymous Samaritan, Alisa Blanchette buckled her four children into the car and headed toward the McDonald's in Manteno. We're going to do something nice for someone else, she told...
Tags: Winnie the Pooh (movie), World War II (1939-1945), The Salvation Army, Halloween, McDonald's
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Snowfall hits north and west suburbs, advances to downtown area
Tribune reporterThe first winter storm of the season is moving in fast and has hit the north and western suburbs with a fury as downed power lines were reported in McHenry County. Around 5 p.m., ComEd officials said more than 24,000 people were without power, most...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation Delays, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Southern U.S. Storms (2011)
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ON THE TRAIL : Ski season begins up north
Nevermind what you see outside of your window. The ski season has begun in northern Michigan, where downhill resorts opened this past week, including Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain and Nubs Nob, along with Pine Knob in the town of Clarkston, halfway...
Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Movies, Everglades, Transportation, Cross Country Skiing
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Police investigate if motorist found dead off I-57 is missing Kankakee-area man
Authorities are trying to determine whether a man found dead in a pickup truck that had gone into a tree is a man reported missing after leaving his South Side job to head home to Kankakee in August. Richard Roberts, 47, of St. Michael's Drive in...
Tags: Bourbonnais, Missing Persons, Cook County Forest Preserve
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2 charged with growing nearly 1,500 pot plants in rural Kankakee
Two Chicago men face federal charges after a police plane spotted nearly 1,500 marijuana plants growing in Kankakee County. Gerardo Correa, 29, and Jose Haro-Gutierrez, 29, have been charged with possession of more than 1,000 marijuana plants with intent...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Prosecution, Pembroke (Kankakee, Illinois)
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