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Blagojevich trial will spotlight worst of Illinois politics
Clout StFrom today's print edition: Blagojevich trial will spotlight worst elements of state's political culture Democrats fear fallout from testimony; GOP sees chance to rebuild power By Rick Pearson, Tribune reporter Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's federal... -
Quinn signs law to let universities borrow to make payroll
Clout StPosted by Michelle Manchir at 5:55 p.m. SPRINGFIELD — Financially-strapped public universities will be able to borrow millions of dollars to keep their doors open and cover payroll under a measure Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law today. Schools can...... -
Polling place privacy -- Quinn says let's discuss
Change of Subject"It's time for a political science discussion," Gov. Pat Quinn said at a Tuesday news conference in which he made the surprise announcement that he acted to change the way Illinois primary elections are held. Great! All this dismal bickering...... -
2 teachers union lobbyists teach for a day to qualify for hefty pensions
Two lobbyists with no prior teaching experience were allowed to count their years as union employees toward a state teacher pension once they served a single day of subbing in 2007, a Tribune/WGN-TV investigation has found.
Steven Preckwinkle, the...Tags: Teachers, Political Fundraising, Unions, Elections, Interior Policy
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Online courses changing college classrooms
It was the sort of discussion that happens hundreds of times a day in America's college classrooms — an English professor and her students grappled with Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem, "To a Skylark," trying to pry meaning from words written nearly two...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teachers, Philosophy, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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Taking the less-known route
If you can't get in — or can't afford — a top business school, is an MBA from a lesser-known school worth it? The answer depends largely on the student. Those gunning for the top of the organizational chart, and without the networking...
Tags: Bradley University, Teachers, Michigan Avenue, Employment, Roosevelt University
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A lift or a drag?
Huma Gruaz picked a precarious time in her personal life to enroll in a Master of Business Administration program.
She had just moved to Chicago from the suburbs. She had to figure out how to navigate life after a divorce. And she had just started her...Tags: Bradley University, Spanx, Inc., Brown University, Northwestern University, Students
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Teel Time: Basketball Hall honors Boo Williams with Human Spirit Award
The phone call early Monday afternoon was classic Boo Williams. NCAA tournament observations, coaching gossip and a random request. “Teel,” he said, “could you look something up for me?” A friend had just congratulated Williams...
Tags: Miami Heat, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers, College Sports
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Few states find narrow route to gun control laws
From Colorado to Connecticut, a handful of very different states have advanced new gun control laws over opposition that has made such legislation a struggle nationally and a non-starter in most legislatures. How did they do it? Culture and...
Tags: Government, Gabrielle Giffords, Martin O'Malley, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Gun Control
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Triffon Alatzas named top editor of Baltimore Sun Media Group
Triffon G. Alatzas, who has served The Baltimore Sun as head of digital media and also led the sports and business departments, was named top editor of the 176-year-old news organization Wednesday. As executive editor and a senior vice president of...
Tags: NPR, Loyola University Chicago, Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland), Telecommunication Service, University of Maryland, College Park
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New General Assembly sworn in as full plate looms
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in today, and after the ceremony and celebrations are over, lawmakers will face a full plate of unresolved issues in the month ahead. Democrats now have veto-proof majorities in both the House and...Tags: Government, Gun Control, Mike Bost, Political Corruption, Personal Weapon Control
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Democratic leaders: We held onto state House, Senate
Tribune reportersDemocrats boosted their already strong majorities in the state House and Senate on Tuesday, taking advantage of new legislative boundaries they drew over the protests of frustrated Republicans. House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John...Tags: Justice System, Shorewood, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Deerfield, Elaine Nekritz
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