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Ohio lawmaker urges mercy for Jackson Jr., cites karaoke skills
WASHINGTON — Asking for mercy for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to a federal judge last month calling Jackson intelligent, charming and entertaining — the “highlight of our...
Tags: Jesse Jackson, Jr., U.S. Congress, Symptoms, Justice System, Marcia L. Fudge
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Sentencing date for Jesse Jackson Jr. moved to July 1
— As former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s sentencing date was moved to July 1, a federal prosecutor said the government might want access to his medical records if the defense argues that his mental condition was a mitigating factor in his crime...
Tags: Prosecution, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Local Elections, U.S. Congress, Justice System
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Democratic bosses pick Beavers replacement despite state fine
Clout StreetDemocratic ward and township bosses today chose Stanley Moore to succeed convicted former Cook County Commissioner William Beavers despite Moore's $3,000 fine for allegedly campaigning while on the taxpayer dime at his state job. The selection by party...Tags: Todd H. Stroger, Local Elections, Monique D Davis, Roland Burris, Howard Brookins
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Cubs should dump Chicago
It’s time for the Cubs to move out of Wrigley Field and leave Chicago! Tom Ricketts bought this team and he should have the right to run his business as he sees fit. He should not be held hostage by a money-greedy, dictatorial mayor who even tells...Tags: Political Corruption, Chicago Mayor, Blackmail and Extortion, Jerry Reinsdorf, Rahm Emanuel
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Old-school Beavers by the numbers in federal court
There's nothing like watching a defense lawyer in federal court playing three-card monte with his mouth. Sam Adam Jr. didn't set up a table and put three bent cards in front of the federal jury. And he didn't play that other, similar game, the one with...
Tags: Prosecution, Local Government, Lawyers, Billy Dee Williams, Politics
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Sources: Jesse Jackson Jr. writing memoir to 'clear up his legacy'
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Disgraced former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who pleaded guilty last week to misusing $750,000-plus in campaign money, is writing a memoir, two sources familiar with the project told the Tribune. Jackson, 47, will be sentenced June...Tags: Prosecution, Financial Planning, U.S. Senate, Rod Blagojevich, U.S. Congress
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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: Local Government, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Republican Party, Crimes, U.S. Congress
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Jackson Jr.'s 'promise' turns pitiful
Even by the jaded standards of Illinois politics, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s spending spree with his campaign cash sounds breathtakingly shameless, partly because it sounds so senseless. Back in the early 1980s, his father, the Rev. Jesse L....
Tags: Prosecution, Malcolm X, Chicago Sun-Times, Hospitals and Clinics, Government
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Jacksons' guilt a tale of excess
— It 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...
Tags: FBI, Prosecution, Political Fundraising, U.S. Senate, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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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: FBI, Prosecution, Political Fundraising, U.S. Senate, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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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: Martin Luther King Jr., Prosecution, Prisons, Richard M. Daley, Lawyers
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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: Political Fundraising, Cook County Board of Commissioners, U.S. Congress, Primaries, Ethics
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Feb 18, 2013
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