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Chicago energy drink ban: Much buzz, no action
Clout StreetThe perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, has proposed banning drinks with at least 180 milligrams...Tags: Starbucks Corp., Edward M. Burke, George A. Cardenas, Chicago Mayor, Local Government
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Sweeping pension reform fails in Illinois Senate
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate defeated a comprehensive overhaul of the state's broken pension system today, instead passing a plan to make changes to only the teacher pension system. Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, salvaged the teacher...Tags: John J Cullerton, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Interior Policy, Illinois General Assembly
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Speaker Madigan to hold two gun control hearings
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — With Gov. Pat Quinn pressing for tougher gun laws, House Speaker Michael Madigan said today he will hold public hearings about what type of gun proposals Illinois should advance and to deal with a federal court ruling that would...Tags: Murder, Assault, Politics, Barack Obama, Justice System
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Quinn minimum wage hike could be tough sell
Clout StreetIt won’t be easy for Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn to find enough lawmakers to vote for the minimum wage increase, what with business groups pronouncing it a “job killer.” But the best news for Quinn is that key Democratic lawmakers...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, U.S. Senate, Politics, Kimberly Lightford, Regional Authority
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Rep. Aaron Schock flexes political muscles on potential GOP governor foes
Clout StreetU.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, who’s mulling a 2014 Republican bid for governor, chastised a pair of potential rivals Thursday, saying state Sens. Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard have “proven nothing more than they can lose an election.” “...Tags: Aaron Schock, Primaries, Fiscal Cliff, Politics, Eric Cantor
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Kass: Junior lacked discipline to make it in Chicago
This being Chicago, where political dynasties have their hands kissed by journalism and commerce, expect the following about former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, the former 7th Ward alderman: Lamentations for what might have been for...
Tags: Trials, Judges, Edward M. Burke, U.S. Senate, Civil Rights
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Chicago Magazine's '100 Most Powerful Chicagoans' ranking released
Change of SubjectSome highlights from the list. 1 Rahm Emanuel 2 Michael Madigan 8 Toni Preckwinkle 10 David Axelrod 13 Dick Durbin 15 Sam Zell 20 Lisa Madigan 22 Ed Burke 24 Karen Lewis 30 Garry McCarthy 37 Cardinal Francis George 45...... -
City dropping red-light camera firm as probe heats up
Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today he will axe the city’s embattled red-light camera vendor when its contract expires in July, citing new investigative findings that the company gave thousands of dollars in free trips to the former city official who...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Newspaper and Magazine, Chicago Mayor, Public Officials, Austin (Chicago, Illinois)
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At gathering of readers, neighbors made a bad week better
It's been a terrible week, not a week to entertain, or be cute or flip about anything. But a Chicago Tribune event had been planned months ago for my readers at the beautiful campus at Elmhurst College on Tuesday. And so, bad week or no, I was going....
Tags: Elmhurst College, Radio, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Tribune
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Any judge in Vanecko case should be judged — and 'scrubbed'
Within seconds of McHenry County Judge Maureen McIntyre being appointed to preside over Illinois' political heater manslaughter case on Friday, you could almost hear her being "scrubbed." It's not about cleansing bubbles. Not in Illinois. "Scrubbing" is...
Tags: Murder, McHenry, Edward M. Burke, Judges, Primaries
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A new title for Burris: Professor
Ever want to learn how to become a politician? Then you can still sign up for the famed "Burris School of Politics." The course is taught by the Illinois political laughingstock and former U.S. Sen. Roland "Tombstone" Burris, whose ego is so huge that...
Tags: John J Cullerton, Michigan Avenue, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Chicago Tribune, Rod Blagojevich
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Bill Daley suggests doing away with primary elections
Clout StreetBill Daley, who’s pondering a Democratic challenge to Gov. Pat Quinn next year, said Tuesday the state should explore replacing primary elections with nonpartisan contests like Chicago uses for mayor and City Council where candidates who get more...Tags: Voting, Primaries, Political Fundraising, Richard M. Daley, Politics
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