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Charges against Tony Rezko, one of the governor's closest fundraisers, could stir firestorm on eve of election
Tribune staff reportersFederal prosecutors alleged Wednesday that Antoin "Tony" Rezko used his influence as one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's closest advisers and fundraisers to seek millions of dollars in kickbacks and campaign donations from firms seeking state business. Rezko's...Tags: Health, FBI, Crimes, Political Fundraising, Corporate Crime
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Insider linked to hospital inquiry
Tribune staff reportersFor years, Stuart Levine has been one of the consummate insiders of Illinois Republican politics, a multimillionaire businessman and attorney who donated nearly $2 million to state and federal candidates while finding his way onto several state boards....Tags: George Ryan, Health, Gaming, Health and Safety at School, Crimes
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Hospital clout scheme alleged
Tribune staff reportersA wealthy political insider who played an influential role on a state hospital oversight board was accused in a federal indictment Monday of using his clout to profit on suburban hospital expansion and to extort millions of dollars from a medical school...Tags: Health, FBI, Crimes, Health and Safety at School, Corporate Crime
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Part 3: Politics snarl O'Hare
Tribune staff writersThe parochial and petty politics that have turned O'Hare International Airport into a treasure-trove for concessionaires and contractors also are at the heart of why the transportation hub is a quagmire of delays, hassles and heartaches. The political...Tags: Public Employees, George W. Bush, Missouri, Gaming, John McCain
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Miss Cleo's callers don't get fair deal, prosecutor says
"Miss Cleo" sells herself on television as a psychic -- so she may have seen this one in the cards. Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in Sangamon County Circuit Court, accusing Access Resource Services Inc. of Fort...Tags: Fraud, Florida, Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation, Missouri
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Senate vote on war resolution delayed by voice of Byrd
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate ground to a halt yesterday as one West Virginia Democrat, his hands trembling and his voice raised, refused to yield the floor. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the 84-year-old master of Senate rules and procedures and fierce protector...Tags: Death, George W. Bush, Lyndon B. Johnson, Iraq, Harry Reid
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Anthrax diagnosed in letter carrier
Tribune staff reporterDespite preliminary tests that were negative, one postal worker here was definitively diagnosed Thursday with the skin form of anthrax, and authorities believe a second worker also has contracted the disease. The worker diagnosed with anthrax is a female...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, NBC (tv network), Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FBI
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Illinois governor will not seek second term
Tribune staff reportersOn the steps of the Kankakee County Courthouse where his 35 years in public office began, Gov. George Ryan on Wednesday formally declared he would not seek the Republican nomination for a second term and lashed back at his conservative critics. Ryan's...Tags: Public Employees, George Ryan, Wood Dale, Interior Policy, Politics
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The future of capital punishment
Tribune editorialIn mid-November Illinois lawmakers will have the opportunity to restructure the criminal justice system, to demonstrate that they understand a system that has bred wrongful convictions, false confessions, mistaken eyewitnesses and other outrages cannot be...Tags: Death, George Ryan, Crimes, Criminals, Murder
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Illinois Democrats romp
Tribune political reporterDemocrats rode a wave of voter sentiment for change at the ballot box Tuesday in capturing the governor's office for the first time in three decades and taking unbridled control of Illinois government. In handing an overwhelming victory in the governor's...Tags: George W. Bush, George Ryan, Television, Illinois Supreme Court, Interior Policy
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Examining matters of life and death
I have been critical of Gov. George Ryan's administration on many fronts but when it comes to death-penalty reform, he deserves credit. The moratorium was the right decision and so was the decision to carefully and professionally study the death-penalty...Tags: Death, George Ryan, Criminals, Crimes, Murder
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Terrorism issues fueling campaigns, Capitol Hill debate
Tribune staff reportersWith one eye on the mounting terrorist threat and the other on their political futures, politicians from Springfield to Washington have begun to stake out turf as anti-terrorism candidates while taking care not to be painted by opponents as insufficiently...Tags: Death, Crimes, Television, Laws, O'Hare International Airport
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