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Naperville officials push for economic development
Illinois' image problem and pension-funding crisis are the main obstacles holding it back from strong economic development, Naperville area business leaders told state officials. Suburban business officials sent the message to an Illinois Senate...
Tags: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Navistar International Corporation, Economic Policy, Lisle, Illinois General Assembly
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Rizzo aide seeks separate trial in Bell corruption case
With former Bell city manager Robert Rizzo's trial slated to begin in September, his assistant now wants a separate hearing and may join her ex-boss in asking that the case be moved out of Los Angeles. Rizzo and Angela Spaccia were ordered to appear...
Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Litigation, City of Bell Public Corruption Scandal, Justice System
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6 New York officials charged in political corruption scandal
A lawmaker was so eager to be New York City’s next mayor that he tried to buy his way into the election, prosecutors alleged on Tuesday, as they announced charges of bribery, extortion and fraud against the legislator as well as a New York City...
Tags: New York City, Trials, Lawyers, Witnesses, Malcolm Smith
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Trial date set for Bell's Rizzo; Spaccia seeks own day in court
With former Bell city manager Robert Rizzo's trial now slated to begin in September, his assistant wants a separate trial and may join her ex-boss in asking for a change of venue, her lawyer said Tuesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kathleen...
Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Prosecution, Litigation, Google+
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10 years after Daley's Meigs Field raid, the makeover of Northerly Island is slow to take shape
Ten years ago as Mayor Richard M. Daley worked through political channels to accelerate federal approval to build new runways at the airport his father had dearly called "O'Hara," the mayor also issued an infamous order to destroy Chicago's little...
Tags: Roosevelt University, Grant Park, Chicago Park District, Arts and Culture, Federal Aviation Administration
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Interview: Why the world is losing faith in democracy
In the heady days of 1989, nondemocratic regimes fell like dominoes to the peaceful march of activists across Eastern Europe. Even China briefly appeared vulnerable to popular demands for a voice in how the country is ruled -- until the crackdown at ...
Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Freedom of the Press, Elections, Democracy, Hugo Chavez
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Foley Right To Challenge Legislators' Ethics
Republican governor hopeful Tom Foley might be naïve. His proposal to raise ethical standards at the state Capitol is unrealistic. But we suspect he's right that pointing out the gamy nexus among elected officials, lobbyists and state contractors...Tags: Tom Foley, Southington, Government, Values, Religion and Belief
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Time To Get The Bribes Out Of State Government
The Hartford CourantLast week I testified before the General Assembly on a bill that would make it a crime for a public official or state employee to receive more than $1,000 from a state contractor, public employee union, lobbyist or a business that is paid to lobby for...Tags: Government, Crime, Law and Justice, John McKinney, Politics, Civil and Public Service
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Chavez death leaves behind daunting challenges at home, abroad
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez loomed so large over his country and Latin America for the last two decades that his death on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer confronts the region with potentially destabilizing political swings and economic...
Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, National Government, Government, Petroleum Industry, Fidel Castro
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Voters consider ballot measures in Redondo Beach and Carson
L.A. NOWWhile the contests at L.A. City Hall drew much of the spotlight in Tuesday’s election, 29 other cities throughout Los Angeles County held municipal votes of their own.... -
Fair Board forwards sale report to D.A.
A report condemning the failed sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds will go to the district attorney's office for legal review. The Fair Board unanimously voted Thursday to send the D.A. the Fair Sale Review Committee's 17-page report, which...Tags: Lawyers, Sears, David R. Ellis, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Is corruption 'a way of life' in L.A., as Kevin James claims?
L.A. NOWLos Angeles mayoral hopeful Kevin James has been depicting City Hall as one of America’s great hot houses of corruption. The former radio talk show host memorialized that claim this week with an Internet-only ad that declares: “Corruption is...
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