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Little City Annual Dinner Gala
Staff reporterWe hope you will join us at our 2011 Annual Dinner Gala with keynote speaker, former mayor and long-time supporter of Little City, Richard M. Daley, at the John G. Shedd Aquarium on Saturday, November 12 at 7 p.m. Invite your guests to a delightful...Tags: Toni Preckwinkle, Illinois Governor, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Richard M. Daley
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SNERD - October 18, 2011
"Theo-mania" has engulfed the Chicago area as the Cubs make a bold move to finally end their historic 103-year drought without a championship. While salivating Cubs fans anxiously await "Theo's Reign," naturally, Snerd is busy with the hard-to-find,...Tags: Illinois Governor, Chicago Mayor, Television, Thomas Ricketts, Rod Blagojevich
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SNERD - May 16, 2011
Staff reporterMayoral Power Play Mayor Rahm Emanuel was wielding his wide web of newfound mayoral power even before his official oath-taking. At the kick-off event of his official inauguration festivities on Saturday afternoon at Grant Park, Emanuel was ecstatic to...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Foods and Beverages, CBS Corp., Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lobbying
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SNERD - May 23, 2011
Staff reporterSnerd's "Oprah-palooza" Last week, Chicago was the center of the entertainment universe, as the biggest, brightest stars in Hollywood descended on Our Town to help give talk show diva Oprah Winfrey the world's most fabulous, fantastic farewell of all...Tags: Sports, Feta Cheese, Jerry Seinfeld, Charity, Celebrities and Bad Behavior
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 6:39 a.m. Chuck Todd, the NBC News White House correspondent, provides insight into President Obama and his plan to eliminate tax deductions for the wealthy to help pay for the bulk of...Tags: Major League Baseball, Illinois Governor, Arlington Park, Health, Government
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SNERD - June 29, 2011
Staff reporterBlago's "Weiner's Circle"... Now that former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty on 17 counts in his federal trial, and soon he'll hold the title of "Prisoner" rather than "Governor," we can now reveal that for the last few weeks, Blago...Tags: Stand-up Comedy, Illinois Governor, Bruce Springsteen, Chicago Mayor, Arsenio Hall
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Wednesday, February 23 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 6:39 a.m. Greg Jarrett visits with Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson. 7:09 a.m. Professor Paul Green joins Greg Jarrett for a 'morning after' look at the election results. 8:09 a.m. Tribune columnist John Kass...Tags: Periodicals, Chicago Mayor, John Kass, Chicago Tribune, Paul Green
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Scott's death ruled suicide, but cops continue to investigate
WGN NewsCHICAGO - The death of Chicago school board president Michael Scott has been ruled a suicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office, but police said this afternoon they are continuing to look into the death and that detectives are still "early on in...Tags: Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Crime, Law and Justice, Richard M. Daley, Health and Safety at School, Jesse Jackson
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Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been removed from office
Tribune staff reportersSweeping aside six years of scandal and crippling political infighting with a historic impeachment vote, the state Senate on Thursday ousted one governor for abusing his power and anointed another who built his political career around having no power at...Tags: Witnesses, Society, Terry Link, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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Fed probe widens to Senate vacancy
Tribune staff reportersA three-year federal corruption investigation of pay-to-play politics in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration has expanded to include his impending selection of a new U.S. senator to succeed President-elect Barack Obama, the Tribune has learned. Federal...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson, Detroit Lions, Political Corruption
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State Legislators Returning For Special Budget Session
(WGN-AM)- Fifteen years ago, Illinoisans agreed to move up state lawmakers' adjournment deadline by a month to make the legislature act a little more efficient. But it's only worked about half the time since then. Take last year. Though they gaveled...Tags: State Budgets, Society, Jim Edgar, Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice
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Longtime Alderman Switches Administrations
Staff reporter(WGN-AM) - Chicago Alderman is stepped down from the Chicago City Council to take a position as a top advisor on Governor Quinn's staff Tuesday. Quinn appointed 26th Ward Alderman Billy Ocasio as his "social justice" advisor. In addition to those duties,...Tags: Minority Groups, Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Richard M. Daley, Politics
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