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Lisa Madigan is Illinois' Attorney General. She was re-elected Nov. 7, 2006 for her second four-year term. During her tenure, Madigan has advocated protections for women and the elderly. She was instrumental in implementing laws to stop the creation and distribution of methamphetamine. The adopted daughter of longstanding powerhouse House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), Madigan was dogged by accusations that she was riding on her father's coattails during her first bid for the office. With 50 percent of the vote, Madigan narrowly beat Republican Joe Birkett, 47 percent, in 2002; in her re-election bid in 2006, Madigan captured 72 percent of the vote. Madigan has frequently butted heads...
Lisa Madigan is Illinois' Attorney General. She was re-elected Nov. 7, 2006 for her second four-year term. During her tenure, Madigan has advocated protections for women and the elderly. She was instrumental in implementing laws to stop the creation and distribution of methamphetamine. The adopted daughter of longstanding powerhouse House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), Madigan was dogged by accusations that she was riding on her father's coattails during her first bid for the office. With 50 percent of the vote, Madigan narrowly beat Republican Joe Birkett, 47 percent, in 2002; in her re-election bid in 2006, Madigan captured 72 percent of the vote. Madigan has frequently butted heads with the legal team for Gov. Rod Blagojevich on various issues, including public disclosure. Many have speculated Madigan has her eyes on the governor's office.
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Illinois AG wants hearing on Constellation merger
The Illinois Attorney General's Office has renewed its request to federal energy regulators for a hearing on Constellation Energy Group's plan to sell itself to Chicago-based Exelon Corp. In a brief filed Tuesday, Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the...Tags: Exelon Corp., Constellation Energy Group, Lawyers, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Companies and Corporations
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Emanuel withholds most records detailing push for speed cameras
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has refused for months to release public records that could shed light on his controversial speed camera plan while he persuaded state lawmakers and Gov. Pat Quinn to turn it into law.
Now that the mayor has released a small number...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Illinois Governor, Chicago Tribune, Newspaper and Magazine, Health and Safety at School
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Obama Top Advisor Speaks at Equality Illinois Gala
WGN NewsPresident Obama's senior advisor Valerie Jarrett was back home in Chicago Saturday for the Equality Illinois' annual Justice for All gala. More than 1,000 guests and dignitaries celebrated the implementation of Illinois' civil union law, which took...Tags: Pat Quinn, Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor, Barack Obama, John J Cullerton
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Madigan: Illinois to get $1 billion as part of multi-state mortgage settlement
Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is expected to receive about $1 billion in a multi-state settlement with the nation's five largest mortgage lenders, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Thursday. Madigan joined with attorneys general in others states...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Chicago Mortgages, Pat Quinn, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Illinois Governor
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$25 billion deal with banks will assist 60,000 in Illinois
Federal and state officials announced a long-awaited, $25 billion settlement with the nation's top five mortgage servicers Thursday that promises assistance for a select group of 1.75 million borrowers while setting new standards for how struggling...Tags: Banking, Citigroup Incorporated, Chicago Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Chicago Tribune
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Officials say $25-billion foreclosure deal will help heal market
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.In unveiling a landmark $25-billion settlement of investigations of foreclosure abuses, federal and state officials said Thursday they were holding the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers accountable for the problems while also providing help...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Kamala D. Harris, Marketing, Wells Fargo & Co., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
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Help for a lucky few
The $25 billion mortgage-abuse settlement between the states and five top banks that was announced Thursday won't solve the nation's housing crisis. Far from it.
It will not restore the housing market. The money involved is a fraction of the amount...Tags: Freddie Mac, Justice System, Fannie Mae, Finance, Lawyers
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U.S. seals mortgage settlement with top banks
Tribune staff reporterFederal and state officials announced Thursday morning a $25 billion settlement of a long-running probe into allegedly shoddy foreclosure practices at the nation's five largest banks, a deal that will include more than $1 billion in assistance to former...Tags: Banking, Citigroup Incorporated, Freddie Mac, Federal Housing Administration, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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$25B for US in multi-state mortgage settlement
WGN NewsAt long last, help has arrived from the federal and state governments for victims of the mortgage crisis. Billed as the largest joint federal-state settlement the country’s ever seen, -- $25 billion in total -- there’s $1 billion dollars in...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Chicago Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Eric Holder, Fannie Mae
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Law banning public audio recordings under scrutiny in Illinois ahead of NATO, G8 summits
Associated PressSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Tiawanda Moore didn't think she was doing anything wrong when she took out her smartphone and started recording a conversation with two Chicago police officers she says were trying to stop her from filing a sexual harassment...Tags: NATO, Civil Rights, Sexual Misconduct, Freedom of the Press, Garry McCarthy
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Excerpts from recent Illinois editorials
Feb. 3, 2012 (Tinley Park) SouthtownStar Gov. Quinn's jabberwocky state speech Even for a public speaker as rambling and inarticulate as Pat Quinn can be, the governor's State of the State speech last week left us speechless. Yes, we understand that a...Tags: Haley Barbour, Illinois Governor, Newspaper and Magazine, Government, Springfield
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School reform organization gets average grades
Over the last decade, a nonprofit teaching academy with strong political ties has launched an education revolution inside Chicago Public Schools, tearing down and rebuilding some of the city's worst-performing schools.
Now running 19 schools and locked...Tags: Academic Progress, Teaching and Learning, Portage Park, Academic Progress, Chicago Tribune
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