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Hutchinson drops out, endorses Kelly in Jackson Jr. contest
Clout StreetState Sen. Toi Hutchinson dropped out of the 2nd District special Democratic primary Sunday and endorsed ex-state Rep. Robin Kelly in the contest to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. The move, announced in a morning news release, shakes up the...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Debbie Halvorson, Gun Control, Politics, Elections
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Jackson's family: 'We felt the impact'
Tribune reporterMembers of Jesse Jackson Jr.'s family said this morning they are struggling in the aftermath of Jackson being charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds. "We felt the impact of this court," said Jonathan Jackson today outside the Rainbow PUSH...Tags: Punishment, Hyde Park, U.S. House of Representatives, Justice System, Bruce Lee
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Jesse Jackson Jr. charged with misusing $750,000 in campaign funds
Federal prosecutors in Washington on Friday charged both Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, alleging the former congressman misused $750,000 in campaign funds while she understated their income on tax returns for six years. Attorneys for Sandi...
Tags: Punishment, Hyde Park, U.S. House of Representatives, Justice System, Bruce Lee
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Kass: Junior lacked discipline to make it in Chicago
This being Chicago, where political dynasties have their hands kissed by journalism and commerce, expect the following about former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi, the former 7th Ward alderman: Lamentations for what might have been for...
Tags: Justice System, Parties and Movements, Politics, Elections, Bruce Lee
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Sandi Jackson's successor sworn in as alderman
Clout StreetFormer Illinois Department of Transportation official Natashia Holmes is the new 7th Ward alderman after the City Council today approved Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointment of her to the South Side post. Holmes, 37, takes the seat vacated by former...Tags: Local Government, Roberto Maldonado, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Cook County Government
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Schakowsky backs Kelly for Jackson Jr. seat in Congress
Clout StreetDemocratic congressional candidate Robin Kelly today gained the support of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky as she runs for the right to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. Kelly, a former state lawmaker from Matteson, previously got the backing of U.S....Tags: Danny Davis, Jan Schakowsky, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Politics
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'News of the day with Eric Zorn and Kristen McQueary'
Change of SubjectUPDATE: Audio-only version (.mp3; right click to download) I think this "show" needs a snappier title. But it's now archived here, and we're looking for both feedback and page views. Topics today, the papal resignation, developments in the Hadiya... -
Emanuel names former IDOT manager to succeed Sandi Jackson
Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that he has appointed a former Illinois Department of Transportation special projects manager to replace Sandi Jackson as 7th Ward alderman. Natashia Holmes left IDOT in 2012 and recently worked as a project manager...Tags: Glen Ellyn, Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Council, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel
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Bloomberg spends $1.3 million on Jackson Jr. contest
Clout StreetNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee has ramped up its attacks on 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Debbie Halvorson’s gun control views by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars more on a new TV...Tags: Federal Election Commission, Debbie Halvorson, Personal Weapon Control, Chicago Elections, Gun Control
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Jackson Jr. mum amid plea deal reports
Tribune reportersWith his lawyers seeking the least-damaging end to a federal corruption investigation against him, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. maintained his silence Friday amid reports he had agreed to terms to plead guilty to misusing his campaign funds. Jackson&...Tags: Danny Davis, Danny K. Davis, Justice System, Trials, Bipolar Disorder
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Napoleon meets his Congressional Waterloo
Change of SubjectMedia Advisory: Senator Napoleon Harris, Robin Kelly to hold joint press conference to make campaign announcement Today State Senator Napoleon Harris and former State Representative Robin Kelly will hold a joint press conference to make a major campaign... -
Former NFL player to drop out of contest to succeed Jackson Jr. in Congress
Clout StreetState Sen. Napoleon Harris of Flossmoor, sworn into his first elective office this month, is expected to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District and will back former state Rep. Robin Kelly of Matteson, a...Tags: Super Bowl, National Football League, Minnesota Vikings, Elections, Politics
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