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Trotter to exit crowded race for Jackson Jr. House seat, sources say
State Sen. Donne Trotter has told several south suburban officials that he will officially end his bid for the Democratic nomination for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional seat, sources said Friday. Trotter, 62, is scheduled to make a...
Tags: Toi Hutchinson, U.S. Congress, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Politics, Elections
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Jackson Jr. seat candidate hits foe on gun charge
Clout StreetA Democratic state senator running for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s old congressional seat suggested Monday that voters should “turn the page” away from the district’s scandal-filled history of representation, even as a rival...Tags: Toi Hutchinson, Bill Clinton, Elections, Political Fundraising, Religion and Belief
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New questions surface for Donne Trotter
WGN NewsState Senator Donne Trotter is laying-low on Friday, just two days after he was arrested at O'Hare Airport for allegedly trying to bring a handgun and ammunition aboard an airplane. He didn't appear to be at his home at 84th and Yates. Phone calls to...Tags: O'Hare International Airport
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Durbin says Trotter deserves no special treatment on O'Hare gun arrest
Clout StreetU.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Democratic state Sen. Donne Trotter, a candidate to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, shouldn't get any special treatment as an elected official for allegedly trying to board a plane with a firearm and ammunition. Speaking...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Elections, Prescription Drugs, Tea Party Movement
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Bond set at $25,000 for State Sen. Trotter
WGN NEWSIt’s been a whirlwind 24 hours for State Senator Donne Trotter. Yesterday, 62-year-old Trotter was on his way to Washington D.C. He was arrested a O’Hare Airport when TSA agents discovered an unloaded 25 caliber berretta in his carryon...Tags: Jesse Jackson
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State senator in O'Hare gun case freed on bond
Tribune reporterA weary state Sen. Donne Trotter was released on $25,000 bond Thursday after spending the night in a Chicago police lockup on a felony charge that he tried to bring a handgun aboard an aircraft at O'Hare International Airport. Dressed in a tan suede...Tags: Court Preliminary, Justice System, Lawyers, Trials, Jefferson Park
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Rep. Jackson calls it quits
Rep. 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: Todd H. Stroger, Elections, Politics, Richard M. Daley, Ethics
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Illinois Senate panel votes down pension measure
Clout StreetAn Illinois Senate committee on Wednesday rejected a measure that would force local government to pick up the tab when it gives an ex-lawmaker a big paycheck to fatten his pension. The bill passed the House on a 110-0 vote in March. The legislation...Tags: Politics, Edward M. Burke, Elections, Illinois General Assembly, Justice System
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On the 'Scholarship' list in Springfield
Change of SubjectWhere do our lawmakers stand on the issue of legislative scholarships -- those tuition waivers that members of the state house and senate have traditionally been allowed to dispense to constituents? As part of the renewed effort to abolish that...... -
Candidate filing for 2012 primary begins
Hundreds of candidates for the state legislature, countywide offices and Chicago ward committeeman began filing today for the March 20 primary.
In Springfield, the line stretched from the door of the State Board of Elections for more than a block, a...Tags: Chicago, Ricardo Munoz, Republican Party, Cook County Government, U.S. Senate
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Safe haven law for abandoned newborns expands
Clout StreetParents have a new set of safe havens if they want to give up newborns anonymously.Thanks to a new law put on the books today, parents can leave babies at police departments of state or private universities or at Illinois State Police district...Tags: Chicago, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Colleges and Universities
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Quinn signs state budget hours before deadline
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn took aim at hospitals and school transportation late Thursday in cutting $376 million from the state budget lawmakers sent him. The idea is to take part of those savings and any increase in revenue from a hoped-for...Tags: Government, Dan Kotowski, Elections, Science and Technology, Government Health Care
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