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Law gives huge pension perks to union leaders
All it took to give nearly two dozen labor leaders from Chicago a windfall worth millions was a few tweaks to a handful of sentences in the state's lengthy pension code.
The changes became law with no public debate among state legislators and, more...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Chicago Public Schools, Laws, Wages and Pensions, Richard M. Daley
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White Sox restaurant, Bacardi at the Park, is paid for with millions of public funding without return on investment
With the White Sox losing more than they won last season, a new restaurant across the street from U.S. Cellular Field gave fans a place where they could drink away their sorrows.
But Bacardi at the Park was not brought to the north side of 35th Street by...Tags: Executive Branch, Chicago White Sox, WGN, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Lake Forest College
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Obama's new fundraising speech: 2008 was really bad, so I need a second term
Top of the TicketFull text: Democrat Obama says so much remains undone he really needs more time.... -
'Clumsy' talk, but no deals offered, Blagojevich says
Tribune reportersThe retrial of Rod Blagojevich has ended for the day after the former governor made another flat denial that he tried to swap a cabinet post for himself in exchange for appointing someone to the U.S. Senate. Blagojevich said he did not offer a trade...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Witnesses, Lisa Madigan, Abraham Lincoln
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Pension bets not paying off
Trustees of Chicago's failing public pension funds have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into highly speculative investments that not only have failed to realize outsize returns but also saddled them with underperforming, long-term assets that...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Realty, Corporate Officers, Mutual Funds, Teachers
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Politicians helped bring Chicago's public pension funds to the brink of insolvency
Chicago's public pension funds are teetering on the brink of insolvency in large part because city officials and union leaders repeatedly exploited the system, draining away billions of dollars in the last decade to serve short-term political needs, a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Pension and Welfare, Chicago Public Schools, Corporate Officers, Teachers
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Audio reveals swipes at Obama, other Illinois Democrats
Rod Blagojevich had barely taken his hand off the Bible after being sworn in as governor when he pledged not to "let cynicism become the death knell of progress" in state government.
More than seven years later, the secret recordings being played at...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Rahm Emanuel, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Blagojevich trial focus shifts to alleged Senate seat sale attempt
It was right before the 2008 election when then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich first heard that future President Barack Obama had strong feelings about whom he wanted to succeed him in the U.S. Senate. And almost immediately, the governor had a question.
"What...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, U.S. Embassy, Corporate Officers, Lisa Madigan
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Chatty ex-governor to testify
Rod Blagojevich has loaded his witness list with star power, but no one's performance will matter as much — or be as highly expected — as his own.
The beleaguered ex-governor is expected to take the stand at his corruption trial early this...Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Witnesses, Patricia Blagojevich, Crime, Law and Justice
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Old allies Rahm Emanuel and Rod Blagojevich in spotlight again
Rod Blagojevich and Rahm Emanuel were once very public allies, pushing prescription drug programs and school reform together as North Side Democrats whose careers were on the rise.
Now the former governor is fighting to stay out of federal prison. And...Tags: Executive Branch, Lisa Madigan, African Americans, Iraq War (2003-2011), U.S. Presidential Transition (2009)
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Blago judge warns against improper questioning
Tribune reporterTestimony in Rod Blagojevich’s retrial ended today with a stern lecture from U.S. District Judge James Zagel to the former governor’s defense team about what he considered improper questioning they had directed at two government witnesses....Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Real Estate, Witnesses, Environmental Pollution
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Former Illinois Senate President Jones collecting mayoral signatures
Clout StPosted by John Chase at 2:56 p.m. Emil Jones Jr., the Chicago Democrat who retired more than a year ago as Illinois Senate president, said today that supporters and friends have begun collecting signatures on his behalf for a possible......
Sep 21, 2011
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Oct 26, 2011
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Aug 4, 2011
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Jun 1, 2011
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Nov 17, 2010
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Nov 16, 2010
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Jul 19, 2010
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Apr 17, 2011
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May 9, 2011
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Sep 27, 2010
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