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Obama Ally Giannoulias Considering Burris Challenge

Politico | Josh Kraushaar | Posted 02.22.2009 | Chicago

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One of President Obama's close friends and basketball buddies is considering a campaign against Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) in the Democratic primary....

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Blagojevich Senate Appointment May Hasten His Impeachment (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defiant appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate could wind up hastening his own impeachment, a member of the House impe...

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Blagojevich Arrest Cost Illinois $20 Million In Bond Deal: Treasurer

Crain's Chicago Business | Lorene Yue | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's federal corruption charges drove up the state's cost to sell bonds Tuesday by more than $20 million. The $1.4-billion bond sal...

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Raghuveer Nayak: Fundraiser Tied To Blagojevich And Jackson Jr. Also Gave Thousands To Obama And McCain

The New York Times | Christopher Drew | Posted 01.14.2009 | Chicago

An Illinois businessman caught up in the federal investigation of Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich offered to raise money for the governor on behalf of Represe...

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Republic Workers Continue Protest As New Creditor Emerges

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 01.10.2009 | Chicago

CHICAGO — Workers have approved a $1.75 million agreement, ending a sit-in that lasted six days at a Chicago window and door factory. U.S. Rep....

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Illinois Politicians Call On Blagojevich To Resign

The Huffington Post | Seth Maxon | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois politicians moved quickly to repudiate Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest early Tuesday on federal corruption charges. Lt. Gov. Pat Q...

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Laid Off Workers Occupying Chicago Factory Win Big Round Against Bank Of America

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — The creditor of a Chicago plant where laid-off employees are conducting a sit-in to demand severance pay said Tuesday it would extend ...

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Chicago Factory Workers Protest (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago

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UPDATE A meeting to resolve the sit-in Monday night ended without success, but representatives from Bank of America, Republic and the union agreed t...

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Illinois To Borrow $1.4 Billion To Pay Bills

Daily Herald | John Patterson and Joseph Ryan | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois will borrow $1.4 billion to make payments to schools, health care providers and others who've been waiting months to be reimbursed by the sta...

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Giannoulias: Pension Proposal Worth Springfield Fight

The State-Journal Register | Ryan Keith | Posted 01.03.2009 | Chicago

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State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias promises a huge upside for the state and its employees with his plan to streamline how state government invests its ...

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Giannoulias Proposes Cost-Cutting State Pension Reform

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is pushing a plan to pool billions in state pension investments as a way to cut costs and curtail corruption in ...

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Illinois' $1B Credit Push: Where The Money Is Going

Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago

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One month ago, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias announced that the state would extend $1 billion in credit to local banks to help spur lending ami...

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State Hawking Holiday Jewelry On eBay

Chicago Tribune | Mary Owen | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago

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Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like the remnants of Grandma's safe deposit box. That's sort of the idea behind the Illinois Treasury Department's blo...

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Both Parties Picking New Senate Leaders

AP | Christopher Wills | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago

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Illinois senators won't have much work to do in their annual fall session, but they face two big decisions. The Democratic majority must choose a new...

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Resolution Honoring Obama Being Pushed

Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago

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"State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is pushing a plan for the legislature to formally congratulate President-elect Barack Obama with a resolution that...

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Obama, Giannoulias Clash On The Court

Posted 12.07.2008 | Chicago

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Barack Obama's favorite campaign stress reliever, basketball, was a source of tension between the candidate and his friend and frequent playing partn...

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Obama's Election Day Basketball Game (VIDEO)

Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

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Senator Barack Obama continued his election day ritual Tuesday with a two-hour basketball game on Chicago's West Side. Among the players in Obama's g...

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Citizens Denied the Vote: Expand Registration Grace Period To Election Day

Dan Johnson-Weinberger | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

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Let's extend our registration grace period through election day in 2010 and stop excluding citizens from voting.

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Banks Getting $1 Billion State Deposit

AP | John O'Connor | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago

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llinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias plans to make a $1 billion deposit in the state's banks, giving them needed cash for borrowers in a bid to d...

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Lisa Madigan 'Thinking About' Gubernatorial Run

AP | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago

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The next gubernatorial election is still two years away, but Attorney General Lisa Madigan acknowledges she's "thinking about" a run for the state's t...

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Obama's Chicago Fundraising Stops

Posted 10.23.2008 | Chicago

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After a weekend discussing the economy while campaigning in North Carolina, Barack Obama is returning to Chicago to aid his own coffers. Obama is exp...

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Illinois Politicians Audition At Convention

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

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Four Illinois Democrats considered to be at or near the top of the list for a Senate appointment if Barack Obama becomes president had their national ...

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Lynn Sweet: Chicagoans To Tell Obama's Story At Convention

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago

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When Alexi Giannoulias was an undergraduate at the University of Chicago in the mid-1990s, one of the guys he would play pick-up basketball games with...

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