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    Aug 14, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Leader of Asian American Institute seeks to unite communities into political bloc

    In many ways, Asian-Americans have done remarkably well in achieving the American dream of going to college, working at a good job and earning a nice living.
    Tribune staff reporter
    In many ways, Asian-Americans have done remarkably well in achieving the American dream of going to college, working at a good job and earning a nice living.    Take Tuyet Le, who came to the United States as a Vietnamese refugee when she was 3 years...

    Tags: Local Elections, Chicago City Council, African Americans, Entertainment, Minority Groups

    2. Sep 27, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Blagojevich sentencing on hold

    A federal judge on Monday postponed the Oct. 6 sentencing of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
    A federal judge on Monday postponed the Oct. 6 sentencing of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. U.S. District Judge James Zagel gave no reason for the delay in a brief written order, but it didn't come as a surprise because Blagojevich's co-defendant,...

    Tags: Trials, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, Executive Branch, Lawyers

    3. Jul 7, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Durbin, Kirk judge 5 local lawyers ready for the bench

    WASHINGTON — With three vacancies on the federal bench in Chicago, the names of five area lawyers have been shipped to President Barack Obama for consideration for judgeships. The recommendations by Illinois' two senators are not binding on Obama,...

    Tags: River Forest, Barack Obama, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Executive Branch, Lawyers

    4. Jul 15, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Defeated Democrats do well under Quinn

    While the political adage holds that to the winner go the spoils, under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, even some losers have done very well.
    While the political adage holds that to the winner go the spoils, under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, even some losers have done very well. Take Dan Seals. He failed three times to win a North Shore congressional seat, and his tax returns showed he mostly...

    Tags: Tammy Duckworth, Taxation, Tim Bivins, Executive Branch, Laws

    5. Jul 16, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. Patt Morrison Asks: Donald Heller, death-penalty advocate no more

    'Remanded" -- taken into custody. In his career as a New York prosecutor and a federal prosecutor in California, Donald Heller has asked the court to remand guilty defendants countless times. He helped put away Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford, and a big-time heroin dealer, a man Heller believed destroyed many lives. At the dealer's sentencing hearing, the prosecutor remarked that were the death penalty an option, he would volunteer to "throw the switch." After that, a law clerk called him "Mad Dog," and the nickname stuck. Heller left the U.S. attorney's office in 1977 -- the "remanded'' sign was a farewell gift -- but he didn't give up his law-and-order cred. He's the author of the Briggs initiative, a 1978 ballot measure (named for its sponsor, state Sen. John Briggs) that broadly expanded the kinds of murders eligible for capital punishment. It helped make California's the most populous and expensive death row in the nation. But for more than a decade, Heller has been saying it's time to stop. Now a defense attorney with a mostly white-collar clientele, he testified recently at the state Capitol about the need to undo his legal handiwork, which has changed so many lives -- and ended some.
    'Remanded" -- taken into custody. In his career as a New York prosecutor and a federal prosecutor in California, Donald Heller has asked the court to remand guilty defendants countless times. He helped put away Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, who tried to...

    Tags: Trials, Safety of Citizens, Gerald Ford, Sex Crimes, Executive Branch

    6. Sep 22, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  6. The Davis case, uncertainty and the death penalty

    Change of Subject
    The Davis case was never as simple as the quick summaries in news accounts suggested -- it was a patchwork of assumptions, allegations, suspicions, contradictions, mitigations, denials, omissions and a few hard facts. If anything will ever dull the...
    7. Jun 28, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. George Ryan, released from prison, at wife's side when she died

    Former Gov. George Ryan was with his ailing wife Lura Lynn as she was taken off a respirator and died at a Kankakee hospital Monday.
    Tribune reporters
    Former Gov. George Ryan was with his ailing wife Lura Lynn as she was taken off a respirator and died at a Kankakee hospital Monday. Ryan was temporarily released from prison in Terre Haute, Ind. so he could be at her bedside during her final hours,...

    Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Executive Branch, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Political Corruption

    8. Jun 30, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Illinois death penalty ban takes effect Friday

    SPRINGFIELD — The death penalty in Illinois officially ends Friday, and the 15 prisoners who once faced execution already have been scattered across prisons throughout the state.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD — The death penalty in Illinois officially ends Friday, and the 15 prisoners who once faced execution already have been scattered across prisons throughout the state. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the ban on capital punishment March 9, but the...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Illinois, Crimes, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn

    9. Jul 2, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Blagojevich struggled with credibility long before his conviction

    As a candidate and as governor, Rod Blagojevich loved to toss around the word "corrupt" as he heaped scorn on the business-as-usual nature of Illinois politics. So his reaction to the 2006 conviction of his predecessor, George Ryan, was totally in character.
    As a candidate and as governor, Rod Blagojevich loved to toss around the word "corrupt" as he heaped scorn on the business-as-usual nature of Illinois politics. So his reaction to the 2006 conviction of his predecessor, George Ryan, was totally in...

    Tags: High School Sports, Barack Obama, Local Elections, Otto Kerner, Executive Branch

    10. Jun 19, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Other Illinois governors in legal trouble since 1901

    William Stratton, Republican governor from 1953 to 1961, was acquitted in 1965 of income tax evasion charges stemming from the way he spent some of his campaign cash. Otto Kerner, Democratic governor from 1961 to 1968, was convicted of bribery,...

    Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Taxation, Personal Income, Otto Kerner, Illinois

    11. May 28, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Ex-DuPage official got 2 preferential deals from former board colleagues

    When DuPage County officials wanted to build 91 new units of affordable housing eight years ago, they didn't bother to follow federal rules that required them to request proposals from developers.
    When DuPage County officials wanted to build 91 new units of affordable housing eight years ago, they didn't bother to follow federal rules that required them to request proposals from developers. They didn't bother to even look outside their own...

    Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Tax Credits, Housing and Urban Planning, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois

    12. May 28, 2011 |Story| Chicago Breaking News

  12. Ex-DuPage official got no-bid deals

    Tribune reporter
    When DuPage County officials wanted to build 91 new units of affordable housing eight years ago, they didn’t bother to follow federal rules that required them to request proposals from developers. They didn’t bother to even look outside their...

    Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Tax Credits, Rod Blagojevich, Housing and Urban Planning, Illinois

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