Jesse Jackson Jr steps down from Illinois Congress seat
An Illinois congressman being treated for bipolar disorder and facing scrutiny from ethics probes has resigned weeks after his re-election. Jesse Jackson Jr, son of civil rights activist Rev Jesse...
View ArticleSt. Louis's 6th Ward seat just one skirmish in Slay-Reed war
ST. LOUIS • The resignation of Kacie Starr Triplett from her seat as 6th Ward alderman at first looked like a minor downer for the expected mayoral campaign of Aldermanic President Lewis Reed. She was...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr., promising political scion, resigns
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jesse Jackson Jr. is the namesake son of one of the most prominent black men in the United States, a progressive-minded activist whose ascent into public life prompted talk of a...
View ArticleIllinois officials push for illegal immigrant licenses
CHICAGO • Illinois Senate President John Cullerton says he wants to pass a bill out of the Senate next week to give driver's...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns, acknowledges federal investigation
Rep. Jesse Jackson resigned from Congress Wednesday, saying in a letter that he is cooperating with a federal investigation "into my activities" but blaming his health problems for his decision to...
View ArticleRep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Timeline
June 10, 2012: U.S Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. takes medical leave, although his office does not disclose it until two weeks later. His office issues at least 16 news releases in the interim, many quoting...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr.’s plea talks have intensified but ‘take a deep breath,’...
Updated: November 21, 2012 4:48PM Drip. Drip. Drip. The Jackson File... Sneed is told an federal indictment against U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. dealing with misuse of campaign funds may be the next...
View ArticleMichael Sneed: Jesse Jackson Jr.’s plea talks have intensified but ‘take a...
Updated: November 21, 2012 7:50PM The Jackson file . . . Sneed is told a federal indictment against U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. dealing with misuse of campaign funds may be the next step now that he...
View ArticleAlderman on Jackson: 'I'm disappointed in him'
Ald. Carrie Austin, 34th, whose far South Side ward is in the Second Congressional District, says she wasn't surprised that Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress. But she believes his constituents...
View ArticleMary Mitchell: Sobbing Dad: ‘He is not well’
Updated: November 21, 2012 8:38PM The Rev. Jesse Jackson has always been a man with a plan. But on Thanksgiving eve, when it was painfully clear that his namesake would resign as a member of Congress,...
View ArticleWho Benefits From Scott Stringer’s Withdrawal From the Mayoral Race?
Scott Stringer made it official yesterday evening: He's not running for mayor in 2013, and instead will try to become city comptroller. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, had raised an...
View ArticleSobbing Dad: ‘He is not well’
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has always been a man with a plan. But on Thanksgiving eve, when it was painfully clear that his namesake would resign as a member of Congress, Jackson was emotionally broken....
View ArticleHow a special election for Jesse Jackson Jr.’s open seat could work
Updated: November 21, 2012 6:21PM Election officials plan to ask a judge to waive the standard time frame and allow a special election to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. to occur at the same time as...
View ArticleIllinois could become 3rd state to grant driver’s licenses for illegal...
CHICAGO — Illinois could become the third state in the U.S. to grant driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants — a move top officials from both parties are pushing as a way to make roads safer and one...
View ArticleState Dem. lawmakers push for driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Updated: November 20, 2012 6:34PM This is what passes for a bi-partisan coalition in Illinois these days: Former Gov. Jim Edgar, state Comptroller Judy Baar-Topinka and one soon-to-be former...
View ArticleIllinois could become 3rd state to grant driver's licenses for illegal...
CHICAGO - Illinois could become the third state in the U.S. to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants — a move top officials from both parties are pushing as a way to make roads safer and one...
View Article>Ill. officials push for illegal immigrant licenses
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois could become the third state in the U.S. to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants — a move top officials from both parties are pushing as a way to make roads safer and...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. resigns from Congress for mental health reasons
CHICAGO - Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. quietly resigned Wednesday, effectively ending a once-promising political career months after the civil rights icon's son went on a mysterious medical leave while...
View ArticleIll. officials push for illegal immigrant licenses
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, former Gov. Jim Edgar and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel are among the political heavy hitters calling for...
View ArticleIllinois may grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois may soon become the most populous U.S. state to grant a form of driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, after the nation's growing Hispanic population boosted the power...
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