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Illinois lawmakers split 9-9 on bailout
The SwampBy Laura Olson Four Illinois House Democrats voted against the economic bailout proposal,citing a lack of protections for homeowners and of stricter regulations to prevent a similar incident in the future. Five Illinois Republicans also voted against it....Tags: Timothy V Johnson, Jerry Weller, Financial Markets, Government, Judy Biggert
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How Illinois lawmakers voted on bailout
Associated PressHere is how members of the Illinois congressional delegation voted Monday on the $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system, which was rejected by the House on a 228-205 roll call. A "yes" vote is for the rescue; "no" is opposing...Tags: Bill Foster, Tim Johnson, Jerry Weller, Luis V Gutierrez, Government
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How Illinois lawmakers in Congress voted on bailout
Here's how members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation voted in the House's rejection of a $700 billion emergency bailout for the nation's financial system: Democrats: 7 votes in favor of the bailout, 3 votes against. Melissa Bean: Yes Jerry...Tags: Bill Foster, Timothy V Johnson, Jerry Weller, Luis V Gutierrez, Government
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Meeks calls off school boycott
Chicago Tribune reportersUpdate: State Sen. James Meeks (D-Chicago) called off his two-day boycott of Chicago Public Schools late Wednesday, saying he was heeding Gov. Rod Blagojevich's admonition that he wouldn't discuss Illinois school funding while students were kept out of...Tags: Family, Kimberly Lightford, Baptist, Rod Blagojevich, Government
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New fumble for governor's million-dollar giveaway
Chicago Tribune reporterGov. Rod Blagojevich's mysterious decision to give $1 million to a politically connected private school hit another glitch Wednesday when city officials said new elementary classrooms built with the money were not fit for students. Hours after the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Baptist, Rod Blagojevich, Corruption, Government
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The projects project prominent chicagoans are raising millions for a public housing museum
In the loop Sidewalks . By Rick Kogan photo by Charles Osgood . . When you have been a newspaper reporter or a photographer in Chicago for many years, you have had more than a few occasions to enter one of the now-mostly-vanished high-rise...Tags: Richard Durbin, Chicago Housing Authority, Maxwell Street, Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy
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Governor contradicted on $1 million 'mistake'
Chicago Tribune reporterThe confusing controversy over Gov. Rod Blagojevich's decision to give $1 million in state assistance following the Pilgrim Baptist Church fire has a new twist—the founder of the private Chicago school that got the money is contradicting the...Tags: Baptist, Rod Blagojevich, Government, Chicago Real Estate, Regional Authority
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Public housing museum plan moving ahead
Chicago Tribune criticArchitects are optimists by nature, as Chicago architect Peter Landon demonstrated last week as he took me on a flashlight-guided tour of an abandoned, derelict Chicago Housing Authority building near the fashionable Taylor Street restaurant strip....Tags: Richard Durbin, Richard M. Daley, Housing and Urban Planning, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Metal and Mineral
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Lawmakers' private finances go public
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) made at least $1 million last year, according to financial records released Monday, while the campaign of another Illinois Democrat, Rep. Danny Davis, paid his wife Vera $13,000 for unspecified work. The...Tags: Bill Foster, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Clemens, McNamee to meet before committee
ken.davidoff@newsday.comNo one knows how much Roger Clemens' and Brian McNamee's lives will have changed by the end of business here today. Yet it's anything but an exaggeration to say this: Never has a congressional hearing come with such a plethora of hype. "It's been...Tags: Lawyers, Major League Baseball, Government, Internal Revenue Service, Tom Davis
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State's attorney race makes its best case
Tribune staff reportersWith the ever-evolving presidential race sucking much of the oxygen out of the political world, the rare wide-open contest for the coveted job of Cook County state's attorney has been left gasping for voters' attention. But with the primary election less...Tags: Lawyers, Local Elections, Government, Abusive Behavior, Lobbying
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Choices for U.S. House
Barack Obama wins a lot of support around the country with a message that he will ease the shrill partisanship that has gripped Washington and work with those who disagree with him. Meanwhile, back home in the 3rd Congressional District, the best-financed...Tags: Lawyers, Armed Forces, Des Plaines, Government, Iraq War
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