Barbara Flynn Currie

WATCH: State Lawmakers Sing, Dance At Bizarre Downstate Benefit

Posted 05.10.2012

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No, this is not a news tip from The Onion: A group of Illinois state lawmakers, headed by state Rep. Karen May (D-Highland Park), starred in a musical...

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Tax Cuts For Corporations Could Be Approved Tuesday

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Illinois Companies, Pat Quinn, Illinois Business, Sears Holdings Corp, Sears Illinois, Illinois Veto Session, Cboe, Illinois Jobs, CME Group, Illinois Budget, Barbara Flynn Currie, Occupy Wall Street, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Business, John Cullerton, Chicago Board of Options Exchange, Illinois Economy, Chicago News

Though a proposal that would have drastically cut the state income taxes of CME Group, CBOE Holdings and Sears Holdings Corp. stalled in the Illinois ...

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Governor Pat Quinn's "Open Primary" Push Is Fish Food

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Pat Quinn, Illinois Politics, Rich MIller, Chicago News, Barbara Flynn Currie, Capitol Fax, Ililnois Open Primary, Senator Martin Sandoval, Illinois General Assembly, Speaker Michael Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton, House Minority Leader Tom Cross, Rikeesha Phelon, Steve Brown, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Under current Illinois law, a voter must declare a party affiliation before voting in the primary, which is then recorded as a public record. Pat Quinn's "open primary" plan would change that.

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Political Newcomer, Water District Candidate Todd Connor Is on a Roll

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bridget Gainer, Kwame Raoul, Greg Harris, Heather Steans, Citizen Action, Brendan Rilely, Barbara McGowan, Miguel Del Valle, Debra Shore, Larry Suffredin, Michael Alvarez, Chicago Sun-Times, Barbara Flynn Currie, Susan Garrett, Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO), Carol Ronen, Maggie Crotty, The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, Mariyana Spyropoulos, Roberto Moldonado, Illinois Sierra Club, Tom Tunney, Mike Quigley, Karen Yarbrough, Henderson Yarbrough, Mike Kreloff, Dan Kotowski, Daily Herald, Jan Schakowsky, Toni Preckwinkle, Will Burns, And the Evanston Democratic Party, Chicago Tribune, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Schoenberg, The Northfield Township Democrats, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Connor is likely the hottest candidate who has stormed onto the 2010 Cook County political stage.

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The Sporadically Honorable Gentleman From Illinois (or, "Mr. Burris Goes Out to Lunch")

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

"...and here you are, sir: hamburger, medium-rare, and fries. You're sure you don't want anything to drink?"

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BLAGOJEVICH IMPEACHED: What Happens Now? (WATCH VOTE)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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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...

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Impeachment Panel Orders Disclosure Of All Blagojevich Donors

Bloomberg | Joe Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

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A panel of Illinois lawmakers considering the impeachment of Governor Rod Blagojevich ordered his campaign committee to turn over the names of every d...

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Blagojevich Previews Legal Defense Strategy

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A combative Gov. Rod Blagojevich served notice Friday that he has no intention of quitting over his corruption arrest, declaring: "I w...

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Blagojevich Impeachment Panel Calling First Witnesses

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers could be forced to build their impeachment case against Gov. Rod Blagojevich on a raft of relatively smal...

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Blagojevich To Taxpayers: Pay My Bill

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants taxpayers to pay for the high-profile defense lawyer he hired to represent him in state lawmakers impeachment...

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Blagojevich Attorney Challenges Impeachment Panel

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an effort to remove Gov. Rod Blagojevich, rejecting what could have been the ...

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Illinois Speaker Madigan Discusses Blagojevich Scandal, Impeachment (WATCH)

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE The resolution to create an impeachment committee passed the House unanimously, 113-0 --- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan took the fi...

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