Articles filed under Political Figures
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Can Obama wage war without consent of Congress?Sep 12, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - As a U.S. senator from Illinois running for the White House in 2007, Barack Obama sponsored a resolution to prohibit President George W. Bush's administrati...
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Highway interchange named for former Chicago mayorAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - A highway interchange near downtown Chicago has been named for former Mayor Jane Byrne. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the new name Friday afternoon for what's known as the C...
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Lincoln library plans Stevenson family exhibitAug 26, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Officials at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum are planning an exhibit featuring former Gov. Adlai Stevenson II and his family's politica...
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New papers added to Lincoln collectionAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A documentary project about Abraham Lincoln has scanned two previously unknown papers from the former president for its collection. The Papers of Abraham L...
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Images: James Brady, 1940 - 2014Aug 04, 2014 1:01 am - James Brady, the White House press secretary gravely wounded during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, died Monday, his family announced. Brady w...
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Chicago committee OKs naming plaza for ByrneJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - A Chicago City Council committee has advanced a plan to name a plaza next to a downtown landmark in honor of former Mayor Jane Byrne. Byrne held office from 1979 to 198...
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U.S. Senate honors Alan DixonJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution honoring former Sen. Alan Dixon, who died Sunday at age 86 at his home in Fairview Heights. The Senate passed th...
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Former Gov. Ryan: 'Americans should come to their senses'Jul 04, 2014 1:00 am - George Ryan, an ex-Illinois governor and now an ex-convict, says he'd like to re-engage with the cause he left behind when he went to prison in 2007 — campaigning for th...
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Appeals court upholds Beavers' tax convictionJun 30, 2014 1:00 am - A federal appeals court has upheld the tax-evasion conviction of a once-influential Chicago Democrat. Monday's 26-page ruling from a three-judge panel is at least partl...
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Jackson Jr. on track for early releaseJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Imprisoned Illinois ex-congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is on track to be released from federal prison earlier than first expected because of his completion of a drug or al...