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9 holes with: Alexi Giannoulias
A golf day with Alexi Giannoulias does not begin at the driving range or Sportmart. If you're going to make him suffer on the links, he will burn you on the hardwood. His preferred round ball has no dimples. Bill Murray's Caddyshack character yelled,...
Tags: College Sports, University of Chicago, Politics, Elections, Bill Murray
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Robin Kelly wins 2nd Congressional District seat
Following Tuesday's special election victory, Democrat Robin Kelly will start a new job in Congress as the least senior member of a House dominated by Republicans. That political reality is not lost on Kelly, who said her first task is to restore...
Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Debbie Halvorson, Peace Corps, National Rifle Association of America
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Kelly defends against ethics allegations in Jackson Jr. race
Clout StreetDemocratic congressional candidate Robin Kelly defended herself from a state inspector general’s report and an internal audit that alleged she violated timekeeping rules during her failed campaign for state treasurer in 2010. Speaking after a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Debbie Halvorson, Values, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Elections
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Questions unanswered about treasurer's probe of Robin Kelly
After Robin Kelly lost a 2010 bid for state treasurer, the office's chief investigator alleged she violated ethics laws by improperly reporting time off from her taxpayer-funded job as chief of staff to then-Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, the Tribune has...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Debbie Halvorson, Lisa Madigan, Values, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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Bloomberg spends $1.3 million on Jackson Jr. contest
Clout StreetNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee has ramped up its attacks on 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Debbie Halvorson’s gun control views by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars more on a new TV...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Debbie Halvorson, National Rifle Association of America, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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New Term, Familiar Challenges for Barack Obama
CNNWashington -- Democrats are collecting spoils beyond what many predicted, Republicans are licking wounds after a bruising battle, and the country is waking up to the mix of euphoric celebration and bitter disappointment that accompanies the long-awaited...Tags: Bain Capital, LLC, John F. Kennedy, International Military Interventions, Social Issues, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Obama garners hard-fought victory
CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama's campaign was relishing a hard-fought victory for the presidency, capping a re-election bid that hinged heavily on aggressive voter registration and turnout efforts. Obama and his team were scattered across...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Basketball, Republican Party, Chicago Elections
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Schneider defeats Dold in 10th Congressional District
Clout StreetDemocratic challenger Brad Schneider claimed victory tonight over freshman Republican Rep. Robert Dold in a North Shore congressional race tonight. Schneider leads by about 1,500 out of more than 252,000 cast with nearly 97 percent of precincts counted....Tags: Music, Joe Walsh, Deerfield, Government Health Care, Elections
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Confident Obama congratulates Romney, shoots hoops
JULIE PACE,Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Expressing confidence but leaving nothing to chance, President Barack Obama indulged his superstitions by engaging in a traditional Election Day basketball game with friends as the race that will determine his political future was...Tags: Elections, Politics, Basketball, Chicago Elections, Voting
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Is Supt. McCarthy being frank with us? Quite.
Change of SubjectFrom this year's news archives: June 15 : "Maybe (a roughly 35 percent increase in homicides so far over 2011) is a consequence of (disbanding the Chicago Police Dept. strike force), and I didn't anticipate it," McCarthy said in a...... -
Ian Schrager transforms a legend, Chicago journalists are honored
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe oversized invitation for the opening of Ian Schrager's newest hotel, Public Chicago, stated "no jacket required and dress knockout." And even though the party was intended to be a celebration of the hotel, formerly the Ambassador East, it also...Tags: Diplomacy, Avatar (movie), Entertainment Events, Journalism, Jordan
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Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk hospitalized after suffering stroke
Sen. Mark Kirk was hospitalized after suffering a stroke over the weekend and underwent surgery Monday in Chicago, his office said.
According to a statement, Kirk, 52, checked himself in to Lake Forest Hospital in the Chicago area on Saturday, where...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Stroke, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Dick Durbin
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