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Supreme Court Mostly Rejects AZ Immigration Law
CNNWASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down key parts of an Arizona law that sought to deter illegal immigration, but let stand a controversial provision allowing police to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. In...Tags: Travel Alerts, Samuel A. Alito, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Gutierrez says Jackson Jr. should tell voters what's wrong
Clout StreetU.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of Illinois Democrats warning that Rep.Jesse Jackson Jr. needs to be more forthcoming with voters about an undisclosed medical condition that has kept him out of Congress for a month. Gutierrez,...Tags: Parties and Movements, Illinois Elections, Dick Durbin, Republican Party, Richard M. Daley
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Emanuel wants to make Chicago more immigrant-friendly
Tribune reporterMayor Rahm Emanuel wants to put a long standing Chicago practice on the books to ensure that police detain only undocumented immigrants who are suspected or convicted criminals. The symbolic ordinance Emanuel proposed Tuesday would allow city police to...Tags: Harold Washington, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Politics, Chicago Police Department
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Rep. Jackson under treatment for mood disorder, staff says
Tribune reportersUnder increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what's kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a month, the congressman's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he is being treated for a "mood disorder" at an inpatient center....Tags: Mental Health, Sandi Jackson, Mania, Regional Authority, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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Sen. Marco Rubio on ‘Meet the Press’; Gov. Rick Perry on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe guest list for Sunday morning: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks to NBC's “Meet the Press,” which starts at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. A political roundtable brings together Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.; former Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M.;... -
90-year-old begins citizenship process
Tribune reporterTeresa Lopez moved to Chicago from Mexico as a septuagenarian in 1994, joining an expanding wing of her family that has since spread to about 100 relatives in the area. Two years later, Lopez, now 90, became a legal permanent resident and then remained...Tags: Immigration, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Mexico
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How we did a story on Illinois Congressional voting absences, and why
The House of Representatives doesn’t readily disclose what percentage of roll-call votes lawmakers miss. But an independent legislative tracking service, whose Web site is GovTrack.us, does.
I turned to GovTrack late last year when writing about...Tags: Voting, Bobby Rush, Facebook, Crime, Law and Justice, Hinsdale
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Federal court upholds Democrats' map of Illinois congressional districts
Clout StreetA federal court panel today upheld the Democratic-drawn redistricting of Illinois' congressional boundaries, rejecting a Republican challenge that contended the new map was illegal. The court agreed with the GOP complaint that the map “was a...Tags: Illinois Elections, Parties and Movements, Chicago, Republican Party, Illinois Governor
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Chi Mag snubs Quinn and Cullerton! For real?
Change of SubjectI fear that I’m falling into a publicity trap set by my devious Tribune Company colleagues upstairs at Chicago Magazine. They just released the ranking of the 100 most powerful Chicagoans, published online and in the March issue. Lists of...... -
D.C. quake leaves staffs of Illinois lawmakers shaken up
Tribune reporterStaffs of Illinois lawmakers were "a bit unnerved" by today's earthquake but left their offices in good order with no injuries reported. "I've got a whole new view of the lyrics, 'I feel the Earth move under my feet,' " quipped Sharon Jenkins,...Tags: Bobby Rush, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Robert Dold, Starbucks Corp.
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Emanuel says Obama faces election challenge over economy
Mayor Rahm Emanuel hit the national airwaves Sunday to defend his former boss and said President Barack Obama faces a re-election challenge because Americans will hold him accountable for the economy.
Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," which was...Tags: Chicago Elections, Chicago, Regional Authority, Local Elections, Politics
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Emanuel fundraising slows after election
Clout StreetThe fierce pace of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's fundraising tapered to a trickle once he was elected, with only $91,000 in contributions since April 1, according to campaign finance reports filed Friday that showed him with more than $1.5 million left in the...Tags: Chicago, John Shimkus, Robert Dold, Bobby Schilling, Political Fundraising
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