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Medical Marijuana Bill On Backburner Despite New Obama Policy

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

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A bill to legalize medical marijuana that narrowly passed the Illinois Senate in May faces an uncertain future in the General Assembly in spite of wha...

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Dan Hynes Planning Run For Governor

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 08.24.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes plans to run for governor, a Democrat close to the Hynes campaign told The Associated Press on Friday, ...

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Dan Hynes Stockpiles $3.5M Toward Possible Run For Governor

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Comptroller Daniel Hynes reported Monday that he has built up a campaign bankroll of $3.5 million as he considers challengin...

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Resolution Honoring Michael Jackson Peeves Lawmakers

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE MCKINNEY | Posted 08.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Michael Jackson, Monique Davis, Jack Franks, Illinois Michael Jackson Resolution, Illinois General Assembly, Michael Jackson Tribute, Kevin Joyce, Chicago News

The Illinois House has put itself on record paying homage to the king of pop, but few lawmakers even realized they had feted the late Michael Jackson....

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Legislators Mixed On Commission's Plans To End Pay-To-Play, Limit Campaign Contributions

The Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jack Franks, Pat Quinn, Illinois Campaign Donations, Illinois Reform Commission Plan, Illinois Corruption, Michael Madigan, Illinois Reform Commission, Patrick Collins, Illinois Campaign Finance Limits, Illinois Campaign Finance Reform, John Cullerton, Illinois Pay to Play, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD - Just hours after launching the initial salvo to end pay-to-play in state government, members of a blue-ribbon group traveled from Chicag...

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House Panel Blocks Special Election To Oust Burris

Associated Press | Posted 04.11.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Efforts to remove Roland Burris from the U.S. Senate hit yet another roadblock Wednesday in the Illinois Legislature. A House com...

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Illinois Rep. Plans Legislation Urging Senate Ethics Committee To Expel Burris

Associated Press | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago

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One Illinois lawmaker is introducing a resolution urging the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee to expel Sen. Roland Burris. Rep. Jack Franks says he hopes...

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Blagojevich Described As A "Sociopath" In February Magazine Profile

Chicago Magazine | David Bernstein | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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Early on the January morning on which Rod Blagojevich was first sworn in as the 40th governor of Illinois, his father-in-law, the powerful Northwest S...

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Blagojevich Viewed As Campaign 'Kryptonite'

Daily Herald | John Patterson | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Outcast, Jack Franks, Blagojevich Corruption, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Tollway, Blagojevich Campaign Donations, Blagojevich Ryan, George Ryan, Chicago News

A born campaigner and prolific fundraiser, Gov. Rod Blagojevich finds little demand for his talents these days. He's the only Democrat twice elected ...

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