Ira Silverstein

Did Sears Betray Illinois Lawmakers?

Posted 12.29.2011

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Updated story Just weeks after signing a bill that gave Sears millions of dollars in tax incentives to stay in Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn reacted...

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State Senator Terry Link Rides Lt. Governor Endorsement Wave as AFL-CIO, Other Support Rolls In

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Ormsby

State Senator and Lieutenant Governor candidate Terry Link's political wave machine is operating at full-tilt boogie. He just scored the endorsement of the 1,000,000-member Illinois AFL-CIO.

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Quinn Lands Endorsements, Jabs With Hynes Over Blago Ties

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Updated The fierce intra-party feuding between Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes reached a new pitch Friday after Quinn announced his latest s...

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New Law Keeps Sex Offenders From Ice Cream Trucks

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Sex offenders are no longer allowed to get behind the wheel of ice cream or snow-cone trucks in Illinois. A new law bars sex...

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Retiring White Aldermen Could Upend City Council Power Balance

Chicago Daily Observer | Russ Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago City Council, Chicago Politics, Chicago Aldermen, Brian Doherty, Ira Silverstein, Bernie Stone, Pat O'Connor, Eugene Schulter, Greg Brewer, Chicago Clout, Bill Banks, Chicago News

There is a correlation between color and clout in Chicago's 50-member city council. There are 23 white, 19 black, and eight Hispanic aldermen. But it'...

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Daley Wants New Senate President To Be From Cook County

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney and Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jockeying over the state Senate's next Democratic leader intensified Wednesday as Mayor Daley insisted he had no horse in the race but signaled behind...

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