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State senator had gun in garment bag at O'Hare, police say
A Democratic state senator who is seeking former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional seat was arrested Wednesday at O'Hare International Airport after trying to board an aircraft to Washington, D.C., with a gun, authorities said. Sen. Donne...
Tags: Security Measures, O'Hare International Airport, Democratic Party, Politics, Gun Control
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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: O'Hare International Airport, Politics, Chicago Tribune, Police Arrests, Toi Hutchinson
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Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress, acknowledges federal probe
Tribune reportersRep. 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: Rod Blagojevich, U.S. Senate, Politics, Jesse Jackson, Todd H. Stroger
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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: Politics, Sandi Jackson, Toi Hutchinson, Mel Reynolds, Bill Clinton
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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: Dick Durbin, Politics, Donne E Trotter, Personal Income, Tea Party Movement
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Pistol-packing lawmaker deserves a high-caliber nickname
What's worse for a distinguished, pro-gun-control Chicago politician who sports a cool goatee and an always-natty wardrobe: Being charged with a felony after allegedly trying to carry a .25-caliber Beretta handgun onto a Chicago plane bound for...
Tags: Gun Control, O'Hare International Airport, Politics, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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And the 2012 Silver medal for prophecy goes to ...
One year ago, I didn't predict that a book about predictions, "The Signal and the Noise," would be one of the top-selling nonfiction titles of 2012 or that its author, former Chicagoan Nate Silver, would become a cultural icon whose name is synonymous...Tags: Ron Paul, Politics, U.S. Senate, Authors, Hillary Clinton
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Quinn signs $2 license plate sticker fee hike into law
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — Illinois drivers will pay $2 more for their license plate stickers next year thanks to a bill Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed Friday to pay for better upkeep and care of state parks. The practical effect of the new law is that...Tags: Illinois Governor, Olympia Fields, Toi Hutchinson, Frank J Mautino, Crime, Law and Justice
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A street corner, a fight and a case that won't go away
On the corner of Division and Dearborn, the shadows creep up the fronts of buildings as a neighborhood changes its skin. The moms pushing the strollers head for home. The old ladies in puffy coats walk their little white dogs back to their condos for...
Tags: Prosecution, Richard M. Daley, Lawyers, Dan Webb, Testosterone
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Quits Congress, Cites Health Reasons
CNNCHICAGO -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress effective Wednesday, citing the need to spend time "restoring my health." Jackson, who announced his resignation in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, has been is the subject of several...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. Senate, Politics, Jesse Jackson
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Deep-seated doubts about Jesse Jr.'s seat
That horde of candidates in the 2nd District trying to succeed former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Bud Light, is a wondrous sight. It reaffirms my belief in the goodness of people, since most of the hopefuls are no doubt fueled by the principled...
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate
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Fighting mental illness
Maybe something good will come from the Shakespearean tragedy that is the Jesse Jackson Jr. saga: A deeper understanding of mental illness and more empathy for those afflicted with it. Or maybe not. The level of cynicism in these parts is so high that...
Tags: Rod Blagojevich, U.S. Senate, Mental Illness, Depression, Jesse Jackson
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