- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 21, 2012
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The voters strike again
A roundup of the 2012 primary election results
- News & Features, Politics, Mar 14, 2012
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What's really going on in the primary elections
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle aren’t up for election. But they’re out to win.
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 23, 2012
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Oh, to have those fighting independents back
In city council meetings, Chicago's mayor once had to contend with a fierce opposition
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 15, 2011
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A financial exchange
CME needed the big tax break it just got, because it has so many hungry pols to feed.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 5, 2011
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The Park Grill scandal: one for the ages
The twisted tale behind the city's new lawsuit against Park Grill and the Chicago Park District
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 6, 2011
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State Supreme Court rules for Stubhub
Tickets resold online are not subject to the entertainment tax Chicago was requiring, the Court ruled Thursday.
- News & Features, Our Town, May 18, 2011
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So you make a few dollars. StubHub makes a few dollars. Should Chicago get to wet its beak?
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 27, 2011
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Rahm Stays on Ballot; Justices Rage: Read All About It
Divided supreme court unanimously rules Rahm Emanuel should stay on mayoral ballot.
- News & Features, Politics, Jan 27, 2011
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The Rahm Ruling
The appellate justices took on a thankless job, and no thanks is what they got.
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 4, 2009
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Investing in justice
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to set standards requiring state high court judges to recuse themselves from cases that involve campaign donors, the Court is asked to look into an Illinois case in which over half the state supreme court was asked to step aside.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 23, 2008
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Illinois Supreme Court rejects motion questioning its impartiality
Four Illinois Supreme Court justices reject a motion to recuse themselves from the appeal of a suit against prominent Chicago law firm Corboy & Demetrio.
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 11, 2007
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Bob Thomas fight over--but the parties are still swinging
Thomas-Page libel suit is settled on appeal for $3 million--but the parties are still taking shots.
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 9, 2007
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Freshening the federal suit against Illinois Chief Justice Thomas
Bruce Sanford touches up the federal suit against Illinois chief justice Bob Thomas
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 23, 2007
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Tuite v. Corbitt -- a rehearing?
A petition for a rehearing of Tuite v. Corbitt and the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling on the innocent construction rule could have been a lot stronger.
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 22, 2006
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Spare the rule, spoil the case?
The Illinois Supreme Court affirms the innocent construction rule but denounces the defendant in language that seems to contradict the court's own opinion.
