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Tony Rezko's Foreclosed Mansion Sells For $2.8 Million
AP | Posted 09.17.2009 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — The sprawling suburban Chicago mansion of a convicted fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been sold for $2.8 milli...
Rezko's Wilmette Home To Be Auctioned By Bank
Crain's Chicago Business | Andrew Schroedter | Posted 08.15.2009 | Chicago
Bank of America will auction off Antoin "Tony" Rezko's north suburban mansion early next month to try to recoup part of the imprisoned developer's pas...
Hypocrisy in Chicago Politics is Deafening
Ray Hanania | Posted 07.13.2009 | Chicago
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This sordid pension fund investment is exactly the kind of scandal that should get every member of the pension boards fired, and Mayor Daley should not be given a pass.
University Of Illinois President Scrambling To Control Fallout, Protect Trustees
AP | Posted 06.29.2009 | Chicago
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Updated CHAMPAIGN -- The University of Illinois scrambled Friday to explain how politically connected applicants with less-than-stellar resumes -- in...
Patti Blagojevich's Questionable Payday From Tony Rezko
Chicago Sun-Times | CHRIS FUSCO, ABDON PALLASCH AND TIM NOVAK | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago
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A key part of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's criminal indictment describes how crooked businessman Tony Rezko steered real estate deals to Blagojevich'...
Robert Weinstein: Doctor Tied To Blagojevich Probe Pleads Guilty To Hiding $3M From IRS
AP | Posted 04.10.2009 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — The business partner of a key witness in the federal investigation of corruption under former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has pleade...
Why Should Obama's Poor Choices Surprise Anyone?
Seth Swirsky | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics
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Democrats chose to deny the reality of who Mr. Obama truly was: A stunningly inexperienced Chicago-bred politician who had made poor choices, in his associations and judgments.
Tony Rezko Moved Out Of Solitary Confinement
Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki | Posted 03.06.2009 | Chicago
Tony Rezko is out of "the hole." The convicted businessman -- poised to become a crucial witness in the massive corruption case against ex-Gov. Rod B...
Blagojevich Grand Jury Subpoenas Housing Project Records Of Rezko, Cellini, Allison Davis
Chicago Sun-Times | Tim Novak | Posted 03.05.2009 | Chicago
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A federal grand jury has subpoenaed records on dozens of low-income housing projects built over the last 30 years by indicted businessman William F. C...
What Did Obama Know, And When Did He Know it?
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics
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The Blago-Emanuel and by extension Obama connect in itself would normally be little more than a pinprick distraction except for the long history of corrupt Chicago style wheeling and dealing.
The Twelve Days Of Fitzmas: 5 Bleeping Blagos, 2 Singing Scooters
Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 01.17.2009 | Chicago
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: An Eddie V. Who's Pleading Guilty On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...
Jesse Jackson Jr. Talking With Feds About Blagojevich Since Summer
AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — Shortly after his 2002 election, Gov. Rod Blagojevich told Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. he didn't appoint the congressman's wife for lottery...
Tony Rezko Sentencing Delayed
AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — Jailed political fundraiser Tony Rezko's sentencing for corruption was delayed indefinitely Tuesday, most likely adding to the legal p...
Obama And Blagojevich's Distant Relationship: They Haven't Talked For More Than A Year
HuffPost/NYT/WP | Posted 01.11.2009 | Home
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President-elect Obama's history with disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is dissected in several reports, including stories of how the men hav...
Rezko Sentencing Could Be Delayed Again
STNG | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago
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The on-again, off-again sentencing of Antoin "Tony" Rezko could be off again. On Thursday morning, U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve canceled deadlines...
Tony Rezko Gave Feds Information On Blagojevich, Complaint Confirms
Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago
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While allegations that Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to sell a Senate seat have grabbed the headlines, the complaint filed against him contained a nugget...
Rezko Sentencing Date Set
AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday set a Jan. 6 sentencing for political fundraiser Tony Rezko, who helped bankroll campaigns for Barack Obama...
So Much For Cooperation: Rezko Still In Solitary Confinement
Chicago Tribune | Jeff Coen | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago
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It was a memorable moment in the run-up to the corruption trial of Antoin "Tony" Rezko when the onetime political high roller complained to a judge th...
Cellini Pleads Not Guilty In Federal Corruption Case
Associated Press | Posted 12.15.2008 | Chicago
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Springfield millionaire William Cellini pleaded not guilty to charges that he plotted with influence peddler Tony Rezko to shakedown a Hollywood busi...
Judge rejects fundraiser Rezko's bid for new trial
AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago
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CHICAGO — A federal judge on Wednesday turned down a request for a new trial from convicted influence peddler Tony Rezko, the pivotal figure in ...
Governor's Gift List: Wine From Schwarzenegger, Books And Spoons From Convicted Felons
Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 12.11.2008 | Chicago
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When you're governor, people give you all sorts of things. An Al Franken book. An Abe Lincoln Christmas ornament. A sterling silver spoon. And that's...
Vrdolyak To Plead Guilty: Judge
Associated Press | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago
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A former Chicago political leader who led white aldermen in a spectacular feud with the city's first black mayor 25 years ago pleaded guilty Monday fo...
Trial Begins For 'Fast Eddie' Vrdolyak
Chicago Sun-Times | Natasha Korecki | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago
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His wheeling-and-dealing as a powerhouse Chicago alderman won him the nickname "Fast Eddie." Today, former 10th Ward Ald. Edward Vrdolyak is set to go...
TV Ad Wars: McCain Takes His Last Shot(s)
William Bradley | Posted 11.28.2008 | Media
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For all the rumor-mongering about Obama as a "Manchurian candidate," there is no silver bullet to defeat the vampire that haunts the nightmares of the far right. Reality is dawning.
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