Controversial south suburban mayor refuses to pay tens of thousands of dollars in campaign finance-related fines. The state elections board may seek to strip him from ballot.
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High Irony As Township Official Pursues Medical Pot License
Thornton Township youth services director, who helps oversee drug counseling in south suburbs, is part of private group seeking state permission to grow medicinal pot.
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Military Frets About Obese Kids, Pushes For Healthy School Lunches
As Congress debated new nutritional standards for school lunches a few years ago, lawmakers got an earful from an influential lobby: Hundreds of retired military officers.
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Congressional Probe Focuses on Rush
The U.S. House Ethics Committee reveals it is continuing an investigation of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), focusing on BGA/Chicago Sun-Times disclosures that his campaign committee had received free office space for years.
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Gaming Board Reverses Course
After the BGA reports that a caterer plans to open a mini-casino in a Village of Dolton-owned retirement home for low-income seniors, the Illinois Gaming Board acknowledges it made a mistake and revokes the company’s video gaming license.
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Cracking The Code On School Lunches At CPS
Trying to find out nutritional information – including fat, calorie and salt content – on cafeteria offerings at Chicago Public Schools is no easy task.
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Hillary Clinton Fundraiser Seeks Marijuana License In Illinois
David Rosen raised gobs of campaign cash for Hillary Clinton’s past Senate run. One of his business ventures is now seeking a cultivation license for growing medical marijuana in Illinois.
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Gaming Board Reverses Course On Dolton Gambling
After awarding video gaming license to caterer to open mini-casino in low-income senior complex in south suburb, state agency yanks approval, says mistake was made.
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Muni Bankruptcy? Chicago is Not Detroit
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements
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How A Municipal Bankruptcy Grew In Brooklyn (Illinois)
Saying a federal appeals court mistakenly created a “watershed moment” that could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul sides with insurance titans that administer healthcare reimbursements