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Sen. Kirk faces a potentially long recovery from stroke
Chicago TribuneFirst-term Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk faces a potentially long road back from a weekend stroke that his neurosurgeon said could leave the lawmaker with lasting physical damage but also a full mental recovery. The 52-year-old North Shore politician...Tags: Politics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Punishment, Brain, Elections
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Kirk to endorse Romney
Clout StreetMark Kirk will formally endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s bid for the GOP presidential nomination on Monday, sources close to the political operation of the first-term Illinois Republican senator said Sunday. Kirk, the state’s...Tags: Parties and Movements, Mark Kirk, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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Can someone explain this to me?
Change of SubjectStory: FDIC names former Bear Jim McMahon in Broadway Bank suit The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., seeking to recover $104 million in losses from 17 bad loans, last month sued former officers and directors of (Chicago-based Broadway Bank). Among (the...... -
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 6:39 a.m. Bill Morris, the renegade member of the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors, tells Greg Jarrett why he opposes a proposed 87% fare hike and prefers smaller increase. 7:09 a.m. Did you know the Illinois ...Tags: Mitch Daniels, Tom Skilling, Colleges and Universities, Illinois, Indiana
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Obama basketball chum: President 'a good finisher'
Clout StreetThis week’s Bloomberg Businessweek magazine offers up an eclectic collection of “how to” articles, from fixing Europe’s economy to running a meeting. Then there’s this offering: How to play basketball against President Barack...Tags: U.S. Senate, Chicago Elections, Barack Obama, Politics, Elections
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Quinn appoints Alexi Giannoulias chairman of community college board
Clout StreetDemocratic Gov. Pat Quinn will name former Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias as chairman of the Illinois Community Colleges Board today. Giannoulias, a Democrat, narrowly lost the November election for U.S. Senate to Republican Mark Kirk. The big-dollar, high-...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Government, Politics, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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Every little bit helps/is only a little bit
Change of SubjectHere's what pols do: When they don't like a budget cutting idea, they argue that it will hardly make a dent considering the size of the problem, as if a single idea isn't valid if it doesn't solve the budget...... -
Senate poll: Giannoulias, Kirk neck and neck
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are wounded rivals running neck and neck for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows. After a bruising summer of controversies, both major party...Tags: Local Government, Music Theater, Political Fundraising, Entertainment, Politics
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Giannoulias’ 1st TV spot banks on attack strategy
Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias unveiled his first TV commercial of the general election campaign Monday, seeking to turn the bad news of his family bank's failure into an attack on Republican opponent Mark Kirk.
The commercial, which aides...Tags: White House, MB Financial Inc., Music Theater, George W. Bush, Entertainment
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Profile: Alexi Giannoulias runs for U.S. Senate with President Barack Obama as a mentor
Tribune reporterAs Barack Obama ran for U.S. Senate in 2004, his friend and booster Alexi Giannoulias confided he was so inspired by the campaign that he was thinking about running for office. "Don't run for office before you're 35," the future president told...Tags: Arne Duncan, Christianity, Colleges and Universities, Sports, Music Theater
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$20 million in loans to felons
The family bank of Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias loaned a pair of Chicago crime figures about $20 million during a 14-month period when Giannoulias was a senior loan officer, according to a Tribune examination that provides new details...Tags: Texas, Music Theater, Florida, Prisons, Loans
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A proxy vote on Obama?
To Eric, from Dennis: Those are some awful ads that both Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are airing in their campaigns to fill Roland Burris' Senate seat. Simple-minded, mendacious, nerve-racking. Nothing so bad, mind you, as the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Roland Burris, Human Interest, Family
Jan 23, 2012
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Dec 18, 2011
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Aug 20, 2011
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Sep 23, 2011
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Aug 10, 2011
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Aug 31, 2011
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Sep 2, 2010
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Apr 26, 2010
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Jan 15, 2010
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Apr 1, 2010
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Oct 13, 2010
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