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The Chicago Plan Commission last week unanimously approved what would be the first sulfur processing facility in the city. But at least one commissioner had reservations, stating that he hoped he wouldn’t regret his vote since he doesn’t know what the facility could do to the environment or residents living near the Port of...
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Democrat Joan Patricia Murphy won her bid for reelection in the 6th District Cook County commissioner’s race Tuesday. While it is unclear if Murphy’s third four-year term will include a vote in favor of the controversial Stroger sales-tax hike, she did have positive words for the measure. “That one-penny sales tax is what kept...
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ChicagoTalks videographer and reporter, Mary Reid, joined the Chicago Green Party at Coles’ on Milwaukee Ave. on election night. The Greens were not discouraged, even as results showed their candidates didn’t win.
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A triumphant Mark Kirk affirmed a major Republican victory at midnight Tuesday after defeating Democrat Alexi Giannoulias for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama. “This Senate seat has just returned to its rightful owners, the people of Illinois,” said a Kirk spokesman. Over 500 Kirk supporters cheered as the results...
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Losing by only 2 percent of the vote, Democratic state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias conceded the race for the U.S. Senate seat to his Republican opponent Mark Kirk on Tuesday. Surrounded by his large family and frequently fighting back tears, Giannoulias said, “You know how emotional I am, so no more calling out ‘I love...
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With Gov. Pat Quinn holding a razor-thin lead early Wednesday morning, his Republican rival, state Sen. Bill Brady, did not give a concession speech, asking instead that all ballots be counted before a victor can be declared in the contest for governor. Standing before hundreds of cheering fans at 1 a.m. Wednesday in a...
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan claimed her widely expected victory Tuesday night, saying she was “very thankful and very proud to be given another opportunity to serve.” “I am proud of this work and the work that I’ve done to bring more jobs to our state,” she said to a crowded room of cheering...
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In a sweeping victory that was also widely expected, 4th Ward Ald. Toni Preckwinkle took the stage Tuesday night before a roomful of cheering supporters, saying, “I’m proud to stand here as your next Cook County Board president.” Preckwinkle’s win makes her the first woman board president in Cook County. “I want to say...
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