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Stalled Chicago Spire May Get Kickstart From Union

Chicago Tribune | Mary Ellen Podmolik | Posted 05.25.2011

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A deep-pocketed AFL-CIO pension fund is meeting with Chicago Spire developer Shelbourne Development Group Tuesday in Chicago to advance discussions th...

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Blagojevich Filling In As Morning Radio Host

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Live from Chicago: It's impeached, ousted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich! The former Illinois governor filled in as a local radio talk s...

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Daley Apologizes For Aide's Hiring Fraud Conviction, Admits No Guilt

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Sanchez, Daley Sanchez Conviction, Daley Hiring Fraud, Mayor Daley Corruption, Mayor Daley Patronage, Mayor Daley, Chicago/Illinois, Chicago News

Mayor Daley apologized today for the widespread hiring abuses that culminated in the conviction Monday of Al Sanchez, his former commissioner of stree...

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GOP Calls Chances 'Good' To Win Illinois Senate Seat In 2010

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Cornyn, Roland Burris Senate, Mark Kirk, Roland Burris Investigation, Senate Races, Roland Burris, Mark Kirk Senate, Peter Roskam, Chicago/Illinois, Chicago News

Illinois is dominated by Democrats, but national Republicans see a chance to take away Sen. Roland Burris' seat because disgraced former Gov. Rod Blag...

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Al Sanchez, Former Streets And Sanitation Commissioner Under Daley, Found Guilty Of Fraud In Corruption Trial

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A federal jury convicted Chicago's former streets and sanitation commissioner Monday of using bogus documents and other fraudulent act...

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Quinn Suggests Lawmakers Take Pay Cuts, Skip Vacation (WATCH)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Budget, Pat Quinn, Pat Quinn Budget, Pat Quinn Pay Cut, Illinois Capital Bill, Illinois Construction Program, Chicago/Illinois, Video, Chicago News

Governor Pat Quinn suggested Monday that legislators follow his lead and take a voluntary pay cut as the state combats a nearly $11 billion deficit (v...

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Illinois Science Boost: Fermilab, Argonne Get $48 Million in Federal Funds

Associated Press | Jo Napolitano | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Richard Durbin and Congressman Bill Foster are touting $48 million in funding for two Illinois lab projects. The Illinois Democrats say the mone...

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Study: Lots Of Red Meat Increases Mortality Risk

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011

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CHICAGO — The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of ...

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More Women Needing Cash Go From Jobless To Topless

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — As a bartender and trainer at a national restaurant chain, Rebecca Brown earned a couple thousand dollars in a really good week. Now, ...

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Illinois Tax Increase: Quinn Weighing Nearly Two-Dollar-A-Pack Cigarette Tax, Sales Tax Holiday

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Smokers, drivers and many Illinois workers would be asked to pony up more money to balance the state budget under a plan being considered by Gov. Pat ...

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