Saturday, July 18th, 2009
The Illinois House has put itself on record paying homage to the king of pop, but few lawmakers even realized they had feted the late Michael Jackson. “Are you kidding me?” said Rep.
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Resolution Honoring Michael Jackson Peeves Lawmakers
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
The controversial heliport proposed for the $1 billion new Children’s Memorial Hospital in Streeterville is one step away from final approval.
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One Final Hurdle For Children’s Memorial Downtown Helipad
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
On “Real Time” Friday Bill Maher went on a diatribe about how the reason America mourned Michael Jackson so intensely–or as Maher put, lost its “collective shit” over Jackson–was because, well, “Michael Jackson is America.” Maher argued that this was case by suggesting that both America and Jackson could be described as “fragile, over-indulgent, childish, in debt, on drugs, and over the hill.” WATCH [segement begins around the 1:45 mark.] More on Video
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Bill Maher: US Is Just Like Michael Jackson–"Fragile, Over-Indulgent, In Debt, Over The Hill" (VIDEO)
Friday, June 19th, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov.
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Quinn Wants Vote On Income Tax Hike Wednesday
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen
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Burris: Blame Impeachment Panel For Bad Questions, Not Me
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House is trying to get rid of political cronies who were given state jobs by two disgraced former governors.
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House Votes To Fire Employees Hired By Disgraced Governors Ryan And Blagojevich
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An effort to limit the number of guns people can buy has failed again in the Illinois House
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No Limits On Gun Purchases: House
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s brother solicited U.S. Sen. Roland Burris for up to $10,000 in campaign cash before Blagojevich named Burris to the coveted post — something Burris initially failed to disclose under oath before an Illinois House impeachment panel, records and interviews show. Burris (D-Ill.) acknowledges being hit up for the money in a new affidavit he has sent to the head of the House committee that recommended Blagojevich be removed from office. The affidavit is dated Feb. 5 — three weeks after Burris was sworn in to replace President Obama in the Senate. Burris — who did not give money to the Blagojevich campaign fund in response to the previously undisclosed solicitation — provided a copy of the sworn statement to the Chicago Sun-Times Friday in response to questions about his contacts with the Blagojevich camp about fund-raising.
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Burris: Blagojevich Asked For Campaign Money Before Senate Appointment
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama began his long weekend in Chicago with a familiar trip to the gym. Obama visited the gym in a friend’s apartment building on Saturday morning. It was his first trip out of his Hyde Park home since arriving Friday for his first significant break since taking office on Jan. 20. Obama and his family are spending the President’s Day weekend in their hometown. Aides say they have no public events, and the first couple plans to go out for a Valentine’s Day dinner Saturday night. Between his election and inauguration, Obama made the daily trip to his friend’s gym. As before, he didn’t speak with reporters.
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Obama’s Long Weekend Begins With Visit To The Gym
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
CHICAGO — Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn is offering his plan for reforming Illinois government but says restoring public faith in state government won’t be easy. In an op-ed piece published Sunday in the Chicago Tribune, Quinn makes five recommendations for cleaning up state government. They include better enforcement of ethics laws and ending automatic pay raises for high-level public officials without a vote. Quinn will become governor if Gov. Rod Blagojevich is removed from office over corruption charges. Blagojevich was impeached Friday by the Illinois House and now faces a trial in the state Senate. Quinn says Illinois is “bombarded” with corruption stories when it should be “bursting with pride” over President-elect Barack Obama’s move to the White House.
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Lt. Gov. Quinn Outlines Illinois Government Clean Up Plan
Friday, January 9th, 2009
The Illinois House of Representatives today voted to impeach embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The question of whether to remove Blagojevich from office now moves to the state Senate. Blagojevich was arrested last month after federal prosecutors alleged, among other things, that he tried to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
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Illinois House votes to impeach Blagojevich
Friday, January 9th, 2009
In an unprecedented action, the Illinois House voted 114-0 to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich Friday. Rep. Milton Patterson (D-Chicago) was the lone vote against impeachment . Rep. Elga Jefferies (D-Chicago) voted “Present.” Watch the vote: Watch impeachment panel chair Rep. Barbara Flynn Curry’s closing statement (via Progress Illinois ): What happens now? From the Tribune : Next week, when the Senate convenes, it will begin the process of setting up a trial of the governor in which each of the 59 state senators act as judge and jurors. A total of 40 senators are needed to convict Blagojevich, which would remove the governor from office and make Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn the state’s new chief executive. A trial is expected to take at least three weeks.
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BLAGOJEVICH IMPEACHED: What Happens Now? (WATCH VOTE)
Friday, January 9th, 2009
SPRINGFIELD—In a historic vote, the Illinois House has impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich, directing the Senate to put the state’s 40th chief executive on trial with the goal of removing him from office. The vote by the House was 114-1 with one member voting “present.” It marks the first time in the state’s 190-year history that a governor has been impeached, despite Illinois’ longstanding reputation for political corruption. Rep. Milt Patterson (D-Chicago) was the lone vote against impeachment. The “present” vote was cast by Rep. Elga Jefferies (D-Chicago). A spokesman for the governor said he won’t resign. ( Check Clout Street for updates ) The actions of the House–approving an article of impeachment maintaining Blagojevich had committed abuses of power–represents the equivalent of an indictment. The impeachment resolution covering Blagojevich’s actions “show a public servant who has betrayed his oath of office, who has betrayed the public trust, who is not fit to govern the state of Illinois,” said Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, the Chicago Democrat who headed a special panel that recommended Blagojevich’s impeachment a day earlier. Next week, when the Senate convenes, it will begin the process of setting up a trial of the governor in which each of the 59 state senators act as judge and jurors. A total of 40 senators are needed to convict Blagojevich, which would remove the governor from office and make Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn the state’s new chief executive. A trial is expected to take at least three weeks. House members had expressed hopes that the impeachment would encourage Blagojevich to resign from office to avoid the Senate trial. But Blagojevich has resisted calls for his resignation following his Dec. 9 arrest at his North Side home on federal corruption charges, including allegations he sought to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. On Thursday, after the House investigation’s panel recommended Blagojevich’s impeachment, the governor said he looked forward to a trial in the Senate, presided over by the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, and “believes the outcome will be much different” from the House action. –Ray Long and Rick Pearson
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
Three explosions rocked Pakistan’s second largest city Friday, according to Lahore police.
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Suspected bomber arrested in Pakistan blasts
Friday, January 9th, 2009
A nine-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, has been found using a mobile phone signal and Google Street View.
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Google search finds missing child
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