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Giannoulias Fundraising Leads Senate Candidates

Chicago Public Radio | Alex Keefe | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chris Kennedy, Illinois Senate 2010, Mark Kirk, Cheryle Jackson, Senate Races, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Senate Race, Chicago News

Giannoulias' exploratory committee has about $1.6 million to spend on the 2010 election, according to papers filed this week with the Federal Election...

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Cheryle Jackson Taking Step Toward Senate Run

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 07.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chris Kennedy, Illinois Senate 2010, Cheryle Jackson, Alexi Giannoulias, Senate Races, Roland Burris, Illinois Senate Race, Cheryle Jackson Senate, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

Chicago Urban League chief Cheryle Jackson is forming a U.S. Senate exploratory committee -- the last formal step before actually announcing her candi...

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Chris Kennedy Planning To Run For U.S. Senate: Sun-Times

Huffington Post | Posted 06.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Senate Races, Chris Kennedy Senate, Chris Kennedy, Cheryle Jackson, Illinois Senate 2010, Jan Schakowsky, Alexi Giannoulias, Roland Burris, Illinois Senate Race, Video, Obama Chris Kennedy, Chicago News

A son of Robert F. Kennedy is planning to run for the U.S. Senate, the Chicago Sun-Times' Michael Sneed reports. Chicago businessman Chris Kennedy ha...

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The Changing Face of Illinois Politics

Hermene Hartman | Posted 06.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jesse Jackson Jr., Danny Davis, Rickey Hendon, Chris Kennedy, Chicago Politics, Todd Stroger, Cheryle Jackson, Cook County Politics, Toni Preckwinkle, Roland Burris, Illinois Politics, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

The political landscape of Chicago and Illinois is destined to change in its black representation. Todd Stroger has been a disappointment. He should go home and not waste the public's time with another run.

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Schakowsky Polls For Illinois Senate Seat, Claims Early Lead

Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Senate 2010, Cheryle Jackson, Schakowsky Senate Poll, Jan Schakowsky, Giannoulias Senate, Alexi Giannoulias, Giannoulias Schakowsky, Roland Burris, Schakowsky Senate, Chicago News

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is seriously considering running for the Senate in 2010 and a new poll she commissioned has the veteran Congresswoman leading...

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Blagojevich Targeted Four Potential Obama Replacements In Hunt For $2.3M In Campaign Cash

Chicago Sun-Times | NATASHA KORECKI AND DAVE MCKINNEY | Posted 04.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Friends of Blagojevich, Luis Gutierrez, Cheryle Jackson, Jan Schakowsky, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Jb-Pritzker, Blagojevich Obama Senate Seat, Blagojevich Campaign Contributions, Chicago News

Four potential candidates for President Obama's vacant Senate seat were each to be targeted for contributions by ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign as...

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Burris, Stroger Facing Challenges From Black Women As Machine Feels Heat

Chicago Sun-Times | Laura Washington | Posted 04.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cook County Board President Race, Cheryle Jackson, Todd Stroger, Burris Senate Seat, James Meeks, Toni Preckwinkle, Roland Burris, Democratic Machine, Chicago News

It's a heady time in African-American politics. Presidents, senators and congressmen are feeling the burn. The old political hands are nervous. The yo...

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Bill Daley May Run For Burris Senate Seat: Report

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Roland Burris Senate, Cheryle Jackson, Bill Daley Senate, Bill Daley Senate Run, Roland Burris Senate Race, Alexi Giannoulias, Giannoulias Senate, Roland Burris, Bill Daley, Chicago News

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary and mayoral brother Bill Daley is considering running for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Roland Burris, Sun...

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Cheryle Jackson Weighs Run For Burris Senate Seat

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 03.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Burris Primary Opponents, Cheryle Jackson, Roland Burris Senate Seat, Chicago Urban League, Roland Burris, Cheryle Jackson Senate, Cheryle Jackson Roland Burris, Chicago News

Probably the last thing embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris needs now is for another prominent African-American to make a move on his Senate seat. But t...

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Olympic Bid is a Chance to Showcase Our Diversity

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 03.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: 2016 Olympic Games, Black Chicago, Cheryle R. Jackson, 2016 Olympics, Cheryle Jackson, Chicago Urban League, Chicago Olympics, Black Chicago and Olympics, Olympics, Chicago Olympics and Diversity, Chicago News

It's troubling that after two years of holding fundraising dinners with the rich, Chicago 2016 has yet to truly showcase one of the city's best assets - its diversity.

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Basking in the Warmth of Obama's Inauguration

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 02.21.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Change, Cheryle Jackson, Obama's Inauguration, Chicago, Ethnicity, Washington, President Barack Obama, Chicago Urban League, Washington DC, Obama, Barack Obama Inauguration, Race, President, America, Chicago News

The inauguration -- the coming together of people of all races, ethnicities, and social and economic statuses -- was one of the most heart happy experiences of my lifetime.

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Blagojevich Disregards Obama's List Of Candidates For Senate Seat

thehill.com | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tammy Duckworth, Cheryle Jackson., Jesse Jackson Jr, Dan Hynes, Danny Davis Blagojevich, Jan Schakowsky, Danny Davis Obama, Obama Disregarded, Lisa Madigan, Obama's List of Candidates, Obama Blagojevich, Chicago News

Barack Obama believed that seven candidates were "highly qualified" to succeed him in the Senate, but the two people Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D)...

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A "Deal" with Obama? It Takes Two to Blago

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tammy Duckworth, Valerie Jarrett, Patrick Fitzgerald, Cheryle Jackson, Jan Schakowsky, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Jesse Jackson Jr., Erick Whitaker, Senate, Barack Obama, Gregory Craig, Lisa Madigan, Greg Craig, Politics News

Why was Rod Blagojevich so convinced his deals were being shot down by the Obama folks, when the Obama folks claim they didn't even know deals were being suggested?

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Building Skills Now is Our Best Hope for the Future

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cta, Chicago Defender, Cheryle Jackson, Economy, Chicago Urban League, Obama, CTA Bus Drivers, Economic Crisis, Recession, Chicago News

Last week, the Chicago Urban League hosted a job fair at our Bronzeville offices in partnership with the Chicago Transit Authority to fill 300 part-time positions. More than 1,000 people showed up.

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Obama's Replacement: Blagojevich Mulls Senate Pick

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 12.09.2008 | Chicago

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Indictment News Updates, 12-9-08: ILLINOIS GOVERNOR CHARGED WITH TRYING TO SELL OBAMA'S SEAT ARRESTED THIS MO...

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Parents Join Education Funding Lawsuit

Chicago Public Radio | Lea Coon | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Chicago Schools Funding Lawsuit, CPS Funding, Cheryle Jackson, Chicago Schools Funding, Jim Nowlan, Chicago Urban League, Chicago News

A dozen individuals are joining the Chicago Urban League in a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over education funding. The Chicago Urban League ...

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Don't Believe School Funding is a Problem? Read This.

Lorraine Forte | Posted 10.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Economy, Chicago School Funding, Cheryle Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago School Funding Gap, Illinois School Funding, James Meeks, Chicago School Achievement Gap, Civil Rights, Cps, Chicago News

The data is shocking: If the students who enrolled in kindergarten in Chicago Public Schools in 1994 had, instead, enrolled in top-spending Lake Forest-Libertyville schools, they would have reaped the benefit of an extra $36 billion-worth of education by the time they graduated.

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School Funding Unconstitutional: Lawsuit

AP | Jenny Song | Posted 09.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cheryle Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois Schools, Illinois Board of Education, Illinois School Funding, Chicago Urban League, Chicago Schools Funding Lawsuit, Illinois School Lawsuit, Chicago Urban League Lawsuit, Illinois Schools Funding Lawsuit, Civil Rights, Cps, Chicago Schools Lawsuit, Chicago News

Using property tax revenue to fund Illinois schools is unconstitutional and discriminatory, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Chicago Urba...

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