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In support of traditional values
While everyone's attention has been focused on the Illinois legislature's halting efforts to repair the state's financial mess, those who wish to dismantle the traditional family and sexual mores are busy working in the shadows. They're pushing bills...
Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System, Civil Rights, Religion and Belief
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Actress has made a home here
Kate Arrington seems not a bit actress-y, just interesting.
For one thing, she's not particularly concerned about how she looks. For another, through unlikely serendipity, lifestyle czarina Martha Stewart was an early backer of Arrington's stage career....Tags: Insider Trading, Revolutionary Road (movie), Celebrities, Goodman Theatre, Bruce Norris
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Toni Preckwinkle's chief of staff to depart
Kurt Summers Jr., chief of staff to Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, will leave his post in early November to join Chicago-based investment firm Grosvenor Capital Management as senior vice president, Summers said in an interview this week. The...
Tags: Mutual Funds, Rahm Emanuel, Budgets and Budgeting, Chicago Mayor, Justice System
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Public officials: Take my advice, please
Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist Dear members of the Illinois General Assembly: While I admire the principle and spirit of thrift behind the overwhelming vote last...
Tags: Executive Branch, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Illinois Governor, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
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48 down, 1 dozen to go
To: The Decisive Dozen From: Your Supporters Re: The Illinois House of Representatives Vote on Same-Sex Marriage. All it takes is the 12 of you, whoever you are. That's the rumor anyway. "Twelve votes short of passage," said Michael Madigan,...Tags: Family, Justice System, Same-Sex Marriage, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Madigan
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From pride to disillusionment: a black leader sours on Obama
I can hear 'em now. "He's a good guy"; "He's a family man"; "He'll govern like a moderate"; "It will be so good for the country"; "He's post-partisan." That the election of a mixed-race candidate for president sent positive messages about America around...
Tags: Unemployment, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Senate, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Religion and Belief
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Listen close
"Is that recording?" asked Lindenhurst police officer Ralph Goar, referring to a pocket video camera resting on the dashboard of motorist Louis Frobe. It was the night of Aug. 15, 2010, and Goar had pulled Frobe over for allegedly driving his Honda...
Tags: Justice System, Civil Rights, Social Media, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Lawyers
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Politicians at top of game when it comes to kicking the can
Contrary to popular opinion, our national pastime is not football or baseball, beer pong, "Grand Theft Auto" or keeping up with the Kardashians. It's kick the can. We're forever kicking the can down the road, the "can" of course being a difficult...
Tags: Elections, Chicago Tribune, Executive Branch, Interior Policy, Personal Income
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Housing issues that bear watching in 2013
The Chicago area's housing market saw the ever-so-small beginnings of a turnaround last year, as excess inventory started to be absorbed and price declines moderated and even showed improvement in some areas. On New Year's Day, the Mortgage Debt...
Tags: Realty, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Illinois Governor, Economy, Business and Finance, Fiscal Cliff
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Both parties go to extremes
— At a time when the two political parties usually reach out to grab every swing voter they can woo, this year's conventions were unusually obsessed with firing up the base — loyal voters who are most likely to show up on Election Day. Past...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Tipper Gore, Same-Sex Marriage, Paul Ryan, Politics
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Eviction a swifter way to deal with foreclosure
Q: I am the president of a condominium building with three units in foreclosure. If our attorney files a lawsuit for delinquent assessments before the foreclosure hearing and the owner declares bankruptcy or has no money or assets, why bother filing and...Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages, Rentals, Financially Distressed Companies
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Association wants to change filing status to save on taxes
Q: Our condominium association paid 35 percent in federal income taxes last year even though we are a small association. The tax was on a capital gain we earned for a small investment that paid handsomely. Two accountants confirmed that we are liable...Tags: Elections, Housing and Urban Planning, Taxation, Personal Income, Interior Policy
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Mar 17, 2013
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Nov 28, 2012
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Sep 16, 2012
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Jan 6, 2013
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Sep 9, 2012
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Apr 13, 2012
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Jan 13, 2012
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