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Divorce court weds power and privacy
J.F.'s marriage was crumbling in 2010, but he didn't want that public. J.F. is a well-known Chicago politician, and when he and his wife ended up in divorce court, he asked that their names be kept secret to avoid a “media frenzy.” Despite...
Tags: Elections, Primaries, Chicago City Council, Foreclosures, Chicago Mayor
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Cook County to pay $2.6 million to 3 fired doctors
Cook County commissioners agreed Wednesday to pay a $2.6 million settlement to three doctors who in two federal lawsuits claimed they were illegally fired from jobs at a South Side hospital. Dr. Vietta Johnson and Dr. Daniel Ivankovich said in their...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Toni Preckwinkle, Justice System, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Government
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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: Elections, Monique D Davis, Illinois Department of Transportation, Politics, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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Beavers county board successor could be picked Thursday
Clout StreetCook County Democratic leaders are scheduled to meet Thursday to pick a replacement for Commissioner William Beavers, who was convicted last month of federal tax evasion. Ald. Howard Brookins will lead the meeting at which Democratic committeemen will...Tags: Elections, Anthony Beale, Politics, Chicago Mayor, Roderick T. Sawyer
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: The Afternoon Shift (WBEZ-FM 91.5) Host Rick Kogan talks about the week's two hottest stories -- school closings and...... -
Cook County fails to curb overtime costs
As Cook County officials scramble to find ways to raise money — taxing guns, gambling machines and cigarettes — they have been unable to bring burdensome overtime costs under control. County officials for years have promised to rein in...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Media Industry, Prisons, Nursing, Health and Safety at Work
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Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe
Tribune reportersRep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the ambitious political heir to a powerful Chicago family whose once promising future collapsed amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness, resigned Wednesday from the South Side congressional seat he held...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Elections, Political Corruption, Washington, DC, Democratic Party
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Likability's labor lost
Is the Rahmfather of Chicago — Mayor Rahm Emanuel — his own worst enemy? Only a mayor's worst enemy would brush off a critical issue, like secretly taping reporters' phone calls, which is a felony in this state, and say it's much ado about...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Mayor, Politics
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Cook County approves 2013 budget
WGN NewsBy an overwhelming 16 to 1 vote, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a $2.95 billion dollar budget for 2013. The only dissenting vote came from Commissioner William Beavers, staunch ally to former Board President Todd Stroger. In...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Government
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New Cook County budget includes $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike
Clout StreetThe cost of buying cigarettes and guns in Cook County will rise next year after commissioners today voted 16-1 to approve County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's $2.95 billion budget. In addition to the $1-per-pack increase on a pack of smokes and a...Tags: New York City, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bridget Gainer, Toni Preckwinkle, Republican Party
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Indicted former lawmaker on way to winning state House race
Tribune reporterIndicted former state Rep. Derrick Smith was on his way Tuesday to writing a new chapter in Illinois political notoriety by regaining his House seat just months after being impeached and expelled over his arrest on federal bribery charges. Smith declared...Tags: Elections, Primaries, Prisons, Politics, Rod Blagojevich
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Toni Preckwinkle's chief of staff to depart
Kurt Summers Jr., chief of staff to Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, will leave his post in early November to join Chicago-based investment firm Grosvenor Capital Management as senior vice president, Summers said in an interview this week. The...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Finance, Career and Workplace, Elections, Chicago Mayor
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