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H.H. Brookins dies at 86; pastor was influential black leader
The Rev. Hamel Hartford Brookins, an influential bishop and former pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles who became a political power broker, civil rights leader and mentor to former Mayor Tom Bradley, the Rev. Jesse...Tags: Diane Watson, Justice and Rights, Christianity, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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July 11: Poll Results
WGN NewsMORNING NEWS POLL: Do you plan to go to the Taste of Chicago? Yes: 13% No: 87% MIDDAY NEWS POLL: Should Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. now explain the medical condition that may substantially extend his leave of absence? Yes: 84% No: 16% NEWS AT NINE...Tags: Politics, Taste of Chicago, Elections
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Monday chatter
Change of SubjectJohn Williams and I touched on four topics today during our weekly chat on WGN-AM 720: 1. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's announcement that he's gay. My take is that such revelations from already-famous people will become increasingly rare as society...... -
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
5:30 - 9 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier 6:05 a.m. Comedian Paul Rodriguez is serving Thanksgiving dinner at the Laugh Factory. He'll give you and Johnny B the details. 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Mike McConnell 10:05 a.m. Mike McConnell wants to hear about...Tags: Lobbying, Dick Vitale, Politics, Organized Crime, Bill Cosby
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You know bookstores are still around, right?
Last Sunday morning I arrived at Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Hyde Park a couple of hours before it opened. The Co-op, founded by 17 University of Chicago students in 1961 and beloved by Hyde Park, had spent its 51 years in the cloistered, claustrophobic,...
Tags: Books, Seminaries, Services and Shopping, Book, Colleges and Universities
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Ald. Jackson a no-show for Council budget vote
WGN NewsAmid questions concerning her Congressman husband's whereabouts, Alderman Sandi Jackson (7th Ward) says she is dealing with hard times by working for the residents of her ward -- yet she was not in attendance at today's City Council meeting. Jackson...Tags: Sandi Jackson, Rahm Emanuel, Politics, Proco Joe Moreno, Local Government
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North Baltimore a world away from daily struggles of those living in poverty
The Rev. Jesse Jackson came to Baltimore on Nov. 8 to propose a reallocation of $70 million in funds currently allocated by the state for a new juvenile jail. Jackson, City Council President Jack Young, local ministers and others organizers of the...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Martin O'Malley, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, Prisons
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Baltimore youth jail: Planning a monument to failure
I wanted to put myself in their shoes. Last week, I was informed that the Baltimore Safe and Sound Campaign will rally against the youth jail slated for construction near the Baltimore City Detention Center, not far from my old neighborhood in East...
Tags: Politics, Juvenile Delinquency, Crime, Law and Justice, Safety of Citizens, Criminal Laws
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves Mayo Clinic
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. left the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. today, clinic spokesman Nick Hanson said. “He is no longer a patient here, “ Hanson said. “I don’t know where he is.” The Chicago Democrat,...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Mayo Clinic, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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Jackson misspending probe widens to include wife: report
The misspending investigation involving Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has expanded to include his wife Sandi. The Wall Street Journal quotes two insiders as saying investigators are trying to determine whether Sandi Jackson was complicit in...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, FBI
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Rev. Jesse Jackson joins fight against youth jail in Baltimore
Activists fighting a state plan to build a new $70 million juvenile detention facility in Baltimore received some high-profile backing Thursday night, as the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson joined their cause. "We must revive the war on poverty tonight, not the...
Tags: Bernard C. Young, Politics, Juvenile Delinquency, Martin O'Malley, Human Interest
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Jackson declares victory
Tribune reporterThough he is hospitalized with mental health problems and declined to campaign, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., claimed victory Tuesday in his re-election bid to the House of Representatives. Jackson was leading with 64 percent of the vote in the 2nd...Tags: Culture, Derrick Rose, Politics, Voting, University of Chicago
May 24, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
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Nov 12, 2012
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Nov 16, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
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Nov 1, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 13, 2012
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Nov 11, 2012
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Nov 6, 2012
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