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Former Queens Hospital Executive Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former New York State Senator Carl Kruger
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT AQUINO, the former chief executive officer of Parkway Hospital in Queens, pled guilty today to bribing former New York State Senator Carl Kruger. AQUINO pled guilty before U.S.
Lehman Examiner Valukas Testifies at Senate Hearing on Auditors Role in Financial Crisis
CHICAGO , April 7, 2011 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Jenner & Block Chairman Anton R. Valukas testified on April 6 before the U.S.
State and Federal Officials Announce Historic High-Speed Rail Agreement for Illinois – Cooperative Agreement Advances Construction and Safety Improvements on Chicago to St. Louis Corridor; Will Create More Than 5,000 Jobs
CHICAGO – Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig today announced that a historic public-private partnership agreement on high-speed rail development is in place to bring Illinois one giant step closer to achieving high-speed passenger service between Chicago and St. Louis by 2014.
AARP Urges Senator Durbin to Oppose Deficit Commission Plan
AARP Members, Concerned Citizens Reach Out to Senator Durbin on Eve of Critical Vote SPRINGFIELD, Ill. , Dec.
Roll call! How your lawmaker voted on civil unions
“The Illinois Senate has approved civil unions, putting Illinois on the verge of granting official recognition to gay and lesbian couples.” – Associated Press So how did your representative vote? And better yet, how did our lawmakers who want higher office vote?
Notary: My Signature Was FORGED On Hundreds Of Mayoral Petitions
In the ten days since the filing deadline for petitions to get on the ballot for Chicago mayor, politicos tied to the various campaigns have been poring over one another’s signatures, looking for irregularities. By the deadline for registering objections on Tuesday, a record 426 challenges had been been issued against candidates in the city’s various races.
Carol Moseley Braun Puts Hyde Park Home Up for Sale
The Hyde Park home of the former U.S. senator Carol Moseley Braun, who on Saturday launched her campaign to serve as Chicago’s next mayor, is on the market priced at $1.9 million.
Founder of Harlem Children’s Zone calls on Chicagoans to take a stand against education failure
(Getty/Matt Carr) A crowd of about 1,000 people attended the Education Action Summit at Park Community Church on the Near North side, including mayoral hopeful Illinois Senator James Meeks. Many were there to meet and listen to keynote speaker Geoffrey Canada, the president of the Harlem Children’s Zone and most recently a key figure in the documentary, “Waiting for Superman” about the state of the American education system.
Emanuel Joins Narrowed Field of Candidates to Replace Chicago Mayor Daley
Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff to President Barack Obama, formally announced his plans to replace Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley amid a narrowing field of candidates. “Only the opportunity to help President Obama as his chief of staff could have pried me away from Chicago,” Emanuel, a former Illinois congressman, said today during an appearance in a public school gymnasium. “And only the opportunity to lead this city could have pried me away from the president’s side.”
