Amisha Patel and other progressives want to put together a website that enables voters to keep track of what their aldermen do versus what they say.
Tag: Governor Rod Blagojevich
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Looks like Governor Quinn will have to save us from Mayor Rahm—again!
Let’s add Governor Quinn’s name to the long list of people Mayor Rahm won’t talk to.
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Boxer, promoter, and raconteur Johnny Lira: 1951-2012
One of Chicago’s great characters dies
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Rod Blagojevich, star in the making
The speech may have disappointed, but Governor Blagojevich has had a great week of being a celebrity.
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What’s going down
In the news: with a little federal help, cleaner cars and unionized jobs could come to Illinois, and Mayor Daley suggests the Obama administration follow his lead on privatization.
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Blago’s Still Got Game
Governor Blagojevich files his latest campaign contribution statement, minus the stuff that was, you know, seized by the FBI.
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Front and Center
The best seats for the inauguration go to two unlikely candidates: Congressman Jackson and Senator Burris.
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Don’t Kill the Poetry!
As he loses his mind, I’m starting to really enjoy Governor Blagojevich’s press conferences, especially when he recites poetry.
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Roland Burris — cynosure of all cynics
Cynicism reigns as Roland Burris heads for the Senate.
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Pay to Play: The Video
A new video about pay to play in Illinois skewers our politicians to a country beat.
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Blago plays the race card
Having learned from the master, Mayor Daley, Governor Blagojevich plays the race card in order to save his hide.
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The Wrong Burris
It doesn’t really matter who Governor Blagojevich appoints to fill Barack Obama’s vacant seat–we’re not going to get any independent leadership out of it anyway.
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Congressman Nice Guy
In a final phone call to constituents, congressman Rahm Emanuel shows the softer, gentler side of his personality.
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My Blagojevich problem…
Does Rod Blagojevich really look like someone Tom Cruise ought to play in the movie? What about Steve Carell?
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Jim Thompson’s view on the Wrigley Field deal(s)
Governor Thompson offers an opposing view on why the original Trib/Wrigley Field deal died.