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Don't Let Wells Fargo Be a Roadblock to Economic Recovery

ZP Heller | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Wells-Fargo, Timothy Geithner, Congress, Barack Obama, Bailout, Economy, Seiu, Mike Elk, Banks, Illinois, Hartmarx, Union, Business News
ZP Heller

100 Quad City factory employees risk losing their jobs if Wells Fargo doesn't extend tens of thousands of dollars in credit to continue day-to-day operating costs.

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Pleading the Fifth: The Palin Constitution Revolution

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, 4th of July, Abraham Lincoln, Twitter, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Illinois, George Bush, Constitution, Tax Day Tea Party, Tea Party, Politics News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

I don't know what to call it but the Convolution Party aired its brand new platform on the steps of a Land of Lincoln courthouse, some in their Glenn Beck Live Free or Die shirts.

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Stimulus Funds Going To Key Lawmakers' States

USA Today | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Ississippi, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, California, House Appropriations Subcommittee, Texas, Army Corps of Engineers, Michigan, Stimulus, Illinois, Politics News

Most of the $2.2 billion in economic stimulus money for Army Corps of Engineers construction projects will be spent in the home districts of members o...

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Specter: Loyal Opportunists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Ridge, George W. Bush, Jane Harman, Connecticut, Immigration, Iraq, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Party, Guns, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Moderates, Charlie Crist, Mark Kirk, Gay Rights, New Jersey, Conservatives, Maine, Katrina, Republican Party, Illinois, Abortion, Arlen Specter, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Olympia Snowe, Mitt Romney, Massachusetts, Texas, Pennsylvania, Civil Unions, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barack Obama, New York, Susan Collins, Jon Corzine, Jon Huntsman, South, Israel, Christopher Christie, Joe Lieberman, Pat Toomey, Utah, Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

There is little doubt that the country has made a political left-turn, leaving opportunistic moderates from both parties scrambling to find their cherished middle.

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Civil Unions and Religious Liberty

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marriage, Illinois, Illinois Civil Unions, Civil Unions, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

There has been a transformation in our thinking on this issue over the past half-century. What would once have been regarded as nothing short of weird now seems perfectly sensible.

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Ten Things to Consider Before we Start Building Nuclear Plants in Illinois Again

Jimmy Seidita | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Nuclear Waste, Wind Energy, Nuclear Decommissioning, James Throgmorton, Nuclear, Nuclear Moratorium, Energy Efficiency, Clinton, Yucca Mountain, Nuclear Power Plants, Illinois Commerce Commission, Renewanle Energy, Nuclear Power, Illinois, Byron, Lasalle, Zion, Braidwood, Green Energy, Green News
Jimmy Seidita

The 1987 moratorium on new nuclear plants in Illinois signaled that going nuclear was a huge mistake. It's made a mess of our electric system, our regulatory system, and worst of all, the state's economy.

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Obama Ally Planning To Challenge Burris For Senate Seat

The Hill | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Roland Burris Senate, Roland Burris, Illinois, William Daley, Barack Obama, Politics News

Former Commerce Secretary William Daley is leaning toward running for the Senate seat President Obama once held, sources close to Daley tell The Hill....

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Bucky Done Gone: The dome home in decay.

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 04.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Restoration, Visionaries, R Buckminster Fuller, Green Jobs, Bucky Fuller, Architecture, Sustainability, Illinois, Preservation, Green News
Cameron Sinclair

I'm currently on a 10 year anniversary tour to talk about the role of design and architecture and its' impact on society. Tomorrow I speak at Universi...

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Placentas Found In Illinois Sewage System

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 03.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Sewage System, Sewage System, Placentas, Illinois, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Someone is disposing of placentas in a central Illinois sewage system and authorities want it to stop. Workers in Urbana on Thursday f...

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Burris Still Has Senate Clout, Despite Furor

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 03.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Roland Burris, Roland Burris Senate, Roland Burris Senate Appointment, Burris Senate, Burris Blagojevich, Burris, Blagojevich Burris, Roland Burris Investigation, Roland Burris Perjury, Roland Burris Resignation, Dick Durbin, Richard Durbin, Illinois, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Despite the furor surrounding Sen. Roland Burris, experts say Illinois is unlikely to suffer much from having a senator who'...

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My State of the Union

Tom Geoghegan | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Il, Illinois, Special Election, Il-5, Rahm Emanuel, Tom Geoghegan, Chicago, Politics News
Tom Geoghegan

The government needs to nationalize unhealthy banks. Healthy institutions can be re-capitalized and re-privatized, with sales helping to pay back the tax-payers.

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Blago Spills the Beans!

Lisa Derrick | Posted 03.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Former Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, Chicago, Chicago News
Lisa Derrick

Lightnin' Rod Blagojevich has decided to go all self-righteous sob sister and tell some sordid tales of legislative life that are almost as demented as an episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

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The Stimulus Package and SAT Scores

Anita Weinberg | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sat Scores, Poverty, US Poverty, Low-Income, Jobs, Obama Job Creation, Stimulus, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Lead Paint, Spending, Stimulus Package, Mental Retardation, Illinois, Economic Stimulus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Job Creation, Politics News
Anita Weinberg

Aside from the obvious health benefits, lead removal from homes would accomplish the what the stimulus seeks -- creating jobs and reversing the economic impacts for low-income families.

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Blago Is My Embarrassing Uncle Who Won't Shut Up

Erica Heller | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Illinois, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Impeachment, Blago, Politics News
Erica Heller

Watching Blago, the narcissistic, wacko windbag it's been pretty hard to avoid that creeping, familial feeling of rage, shame and scalding irritation.

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The Traffic of Pay-to-Play Politics

Monica Youn | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: State Budgets, Money, National Infrastructure, Budget, Secretary of Transportation, Clintons, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Budget, Transportation, Infrastructure, Kennedys, Illinois Senate, Bush Administration, John Fritchey, Rod Blagojevich, Transportation Department, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Federal Highway Fund, Illinois, Blagojevich Corruption, Ray Lahood Obama, Transportration Secretary Ray LaHood, Ray Lahood, Ray Lahood Department of Transportation, Politics News
Monica Youn

The Bush Administration's DOT succeeded in knocking a sizeable hole in Illinois' ban on pay-to-play deals that the state Senate had attempted to pass in the wake of the Blagojevich scandal.

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Blago is The New Media Pinata. A Whacky Devil. Great Fun!

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Blagojevich, Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, Impeachment, Lisa Madigan, Blago, Governor, Illinois, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rod Blagojevich Scandal, Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Criminal Justice, Rod Blagojevich Corruption, Rod Blagoyevich, Criminal Justice System, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich Indictment, Media News
Blake Fleetwood

Today, after being impeached by the Illinois House, the Senate is hearing evidence to remove Rod Blagojevich, which it will probably do in the next few days.

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Do the Right Thing

Susan Greenhalgh | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Roland Burris Senate, Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Corruption, Burris Senate Seating, Roland Burris, Blagojevich Scandal, Blagojevich Indictment, Illinois, Roland Burris Senate Appointment, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News
Susan Greenhalgh

The Senate is doing the right thing by seating Burris, now Burris should do the right thing and pledge to resign if Blagojevich is convicted.

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Welcoming Burris? Dems Are Delighted!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congressional Democrats, Rod Blagojevich, Dick Durbin, Roland Burris, Harry Reid, Congress, Democrats, Barack Obama, Senate, Illinois, Race Card, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

In place of the phrase "Nobody with an ounce of self-respect would ever agree to take this seat under these conditions," please substitute "Mr. Burris is not a man who stands on ceremony."

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A Kick in the Career: R.I.P. Public Access Television

Thomas Stern | Posted 02.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Public Access Tv, Careers, Media, Economy, Grassroots, Career Path, Jobs, Youtube, The Village People, Illinois, Public Television, Los Angeles, Michigan, Changing the World, Media News
Thomas Stern

Can I honestly say that by virtue of my station in life that I am inherently contributing more to civilization than a woman in a spangly tutu dancing in front of blue screen projections of herself dancing in a spangly tutu?

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Some Theories on Roland Burris -- It's Not Over Yet

Rob Kall | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Harry Reid, Roland Burris, Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Impeachment, Politics News
Rob Kall

Burris may not have paid to play, but there may be other forces who did, planning to soften the competition in 2010. And the current game is not yet o...

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Special Election: Geoghegan for Congress -- Why You Should Donate Right Now

David Sirota | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel Seat Candidates, Tom Geoghegan Congress, Tom Geoghegan, Illinois Congressional Race, il5, Il-5, Rahm Emanuel Replacement, Illinois, Politics News
David Sirota

Tom Geoghegan is, in short, a real inspiration. Not only is he the progressive hero, has he worked throughout his career to take on the most corrupt machines in Chicago politics.

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An Unrepentant New Dealer Runs for Congress

Thomas Frank | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Chicago, Emanuel Seat Candidates, Thomas Geoghegan, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Tom Geoghegan Congress, Tom Geoghegan, Illinois Congressional Race, il5, Illinois, Rahm Emanuel Replacement, Il-5, Barack Obama, Politics News
Thomas Frank

Voters in Rahm Emanuel's district will have the chance to redeem their state's reputation. They will likely have the chance to elect, out of a crowded race, a true reformer in Thomas Geoghegan.

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Victory For Blago and Burris is Imminent

Jeff Norman | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Majority Leader, Illinois Politics, Senate, Chermerinsky, Illinois Supreme Court, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Harry Reid, Illinois, Constitutional Law, Senate Confirmation, Democrats, Constitution, Politics News
Jeff Norman

Reid expressed willingness to negotiate. But when he and Burris meet, it is Burris who will be in the stronger position, Reid who must yield lest his illicitness become too apparent to the public.

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Lincoln Inaugural Bible (SLIDESHOW)

AP | Posted 02.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Slideshow, Barack Obama, Lincoln Bible, President Obama, Abraham Lincoln, Obama Inauguration, Illinois, Style News

Shortly after it was announced that Barack Obama will use President Lincoln's inaugural bible at his own inauguration , the bible was briefly put on ...

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Burris Hoping to be Crowned Emperor of Universe

Andy Borowitz | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rod Blagoevich, Roland Burris Senate, U.S. Senate, Andy Borowitz, Rod Blagojevich, Roland Burris, Capitol, Illinois, Politics News
Andy Borowitz

Just hours after being denied a seat in the U.S. Senate, Roland W. Burris said that he was no longer interested in that position and would instead seek to be crowned Emperor of the Universe.

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