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Change of SubjectState Senator Charged with Packing a Pistol at O'Hare State Sen. Donne Trotter on Wednesday was busted for bringing a handgun and bullets through an O’Hare Airport security checkpoint on his way to catch a flight to Washington D.C., sources...... -
Don't be too sure, Mel
Change of SubjectIf it was a joke, you guys wouldn't be here....disgraced former 2nd District congressman Mel Reynolds, speaking at the news conference he called to announce that he's running for the seat just vacated by disgraced former 2nd District congressman Jesse....... -
The one in which I talk about the scramble to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
Change of SubjectTranscript: Flash back to the mid 1990s and ask —who are the most prominent African American politicians in Illinois? Jesse White, Roland Burris, Danny Davis, Tim Evans, Bobby Rush, Carol Mosley Braun, Emil Jones, John Stroger and the up and...... -
GQuinn, if you had a 'no' person, he'd say 'yes' to this bit of unsolicited advice
Change of SubjectAnother collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked ™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Your posse, like every good posse, needs a "no" person — a man or woman deputized to speak skeptically... -
Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns
WGN NewsJesse Jackson Jr is no longer a congressman. He submitted his letter of resignation to the Speaker of the House in Washington DC Wednesday and walked away from a 17 year career in public service. After six months off the job, his father, Rev Jesse...Tags: Bobby Rush
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John Harbaugh faces his toughest coaching challenge yet
John Harbaugh has gone to the playoffs in each of his first four seasons as head coach, but now is his time for greatness. The Ravens have lost three straight including a humiliating 34-17 loss to Denver on Sunday, and they are on the verge of one of...
Tags: Bryant McKinnie, Tom Coughlin, New York Giants, Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens
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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: Nancy Pelosi, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Mayo Clinic, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Kelly wins lottery for top spot on ballot to replace Jackson Jr.
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Former state Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson will get the first spot on the ballot in special Democratic primary for the seat once held by former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. The Illinois State Board of Elections conducted lotteries today for the...Tags: Debbie Halvorson, Illinois Elections, Politics, Olympia Fields, Primaries
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Candidates start filing for Jackson Jr.'s old seat in Congress
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD--Five Democrats filed candidacy petitions this morning to seek the top spot on the ballot in next month's special primary election for the seat formerly held by Jesse Jackson Jr. Ald. Anthony Beale, 9th, was first in line, but all candidates...Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Primaries, Toi Hutchinson, Republican Party
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Year in Review: McDade tragedy, a mission on Mars, 710 stirs debate
The gunshots that took Kendrec McDade’s life on March 24 have echoed throughout the year in Pasadena. The Azusa teen was running down Sunset Avenue after allegedly serving as a lookout in a Northwest Pasadena car burglary when he neared two...
Tags: Football, Highway Transportation, College Football, Sports, NASA
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Jesse Jackson Jr. resigns, acknowledges federal investigation
Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress on Wednesday, saying in a letter that he is cooperating with a federal investigation "into my activities" but blaming his health problems for his decision to step down just two weeks after his reelection....Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Family, Barack Obama, Debbie Halvorson, Politics
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Jesse Jackson Jr. submits letter of resignation
Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has resigned after a months-long leave for mental illness, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday. Boehner’s spokesman Michael Steel confirmed his office had received a letter of...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Political Fundraising, Bipolar Disorder, Mayo Clinic
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