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Cellini found guilty of conspiracy, bribery
Tribune reportersWilliam Cellini, Illinois' ultimate political insider who for more than four decades worked quietly behind the scenes to amass wealth and power, was convicted Tuesday for joining an age-old conspiracy scheme that demanded campaign cash for access. A...Tags: Political Corruption, George Ryan, Regional Authority, James Robert Thompson, Justice System
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Quinn grants 74 clemencies, denies 99
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — Michelle Gardner briefly appeared in the public eye in 1994, hailing Republican Gov. Jim Edgar’s welfare-to-work program in a campaign ad that dropped off the airwaves around the time word surfaced that she had been convicted...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Armed Forces, Abusive Behavior, Regional Authority, Justice System
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Longtime power broker faces trial in Blagojevich scandal
William Cellini's influence behind the scenes in Illinois politics and government has grown over four decades as he turned contacts and access into contracts and cash with a reach that left some envious and others awed.
He has arguably been the most...Tags: Political Corruption, Regional Authority, Justice System, Lawyers, Wages and Pensions
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Prosecutors focus on Cellini's connections
Prosecutors stepped back in time Thursday at the federal trial of William Cellini to show how they believe the political insider for years cozied up to Illinois governors and wielded influence with key decision-makers in state government.
During the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Political Corruption, Retirement, Regional Authority
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Former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley dies at 68; 'She was an inspiration for all of us'
Tribune reporterMaggie Daley, who dedicated herself to children’s issues and the arts while also zealously guarding her family’s privacy during 22 years as Chicago’s First Lady, died a little after 6 p.m. Thursday, more than nine years after she was...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Breast Cancer, Arts, Cancer, Richard M. Daley
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As Blago wraps up for day, he denies one more shakedown charge
Tribune reportersBefore the trial wrapped up for the day, Rod Blagojevich began testifying about charges he tried to force a campaign donation from a horseracing executive by holding off on signing a bill that diverted casino funds to the struggling horse tracks in...Tags: George Steinbrenner, Criminals, Political Corruption, Regional Authority, Homes
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Special pension deal a windfall for some county officials
To thank Bill Maio for his years of public service, his former colleagues on the DuPage County Board named a street after him.
County taxpayers are paying him back in far more lucrative ways.
Capping a career in which he often called for fiscal...Tags: Pension and Welfare, AFSCME, Public Officials, Republican Party, Local Government
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Civil debate conceals rivals' tensions
Tribune reporterThe seven Republican governor candidates used a debate Wednesday night to try to distinguish themselves as the best to bring new leadership to Springfield, vowing to create jobs to counter Democratic calls to raise taxes. Little new ground was broken...Tags: Jim Ryan, Political Corruption, Regional Authority, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Richard Daley leaves office as one of Chicago's most ambitious mayors
Tribune staff reportersRichard Daley leaves office this month as one of the most ambitious mayors Chicago ever had, a political heir who embraced and transcended his birthright but whose hands-on drive to improve the city he loved did not always match his reach. Chicago's...Tags: Bill Clinton, Minority Groups, Breast Cancer, Political Corruption, Regional Authority
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Brady misses camera-ready moment with Edgar endorsement
Clout StPosted by Rick Pearson at 6:47 p.m. For a Republican candidate in Illinois, there is nothing as cherished as having former Gov. Jim Edgar stand alongside and issue an endorsement before the TV cameras and newspaper photographers. So when Republican...... -
Must read: Rose on Berrios
Change of SubjectBelow is an excerpt from Party loyalty? Matter of convenience for Berrios -- Lectures about crossing party line full of hypocrisy by Don Rose: Lectures about party loyalty are especially hypocritical coming from a guy like Berrios who twice jumped...... -
Durkin, Mostowik see different ways to cut state spending
Downers Grove � NewsCandidates seeking the 82nd District state House seat in the Nov. 2 election agree there needs to be substantial effort to control the state’s spending …...
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