Jackson picks Meeks to lead Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Rev. Jesse Jackson names Rev. James Meeks of Salem Baptist Church as his successor for Rainbow/PUSH. Jackson plans no immediate stepping down while Meeks says he does not expect to take over soon. Meeks is running as an independent in Illinois 15th Senate District against William Shaw.
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Jesse Jackson
South Side
Rainbow/ PUSH Coalition
Jackson
James Meeks
Meeks
Salem Baptist Church
Rev. Jackson
William Shaw
Dalton
Shaw
U.S
Jesse Jackson Jr
D-Ill
Rainbow/PUSH
Chicago man found guilty in formula can drug smuggling case
Clivester Thomas, 27, was convicted in Chicago of masterminding a large drug smuggling ring that used baby formula cans and baby couriers to import cocaine and heroin. He faces 30 years to life. sentencing set for October 31 by U.S. District Judge James Holderman.
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Chicago
Clivester Thomas
Thomas
U.S
James Holderman
Investors move from stocks to real estate amid market turmoil
Chicago story shows investors shifting to real estate and REITs as stocks fall. Adam Slone of Washington state moves out of equities after losses while mortgage rates hover near three-decade lows. Real estate markets in Illinois and California show strong activity with rising residential sales and land development.
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Adam Slone
Slone
Wall Street
National Association of Realtors
Merrill Lynch
Mike Langland
Langland
California
Robert Bailey
California Association of Realtors
John Repici
Boomer
Jim Ryan distances self from Gov George Ryan in new attack
Chicago AP reports Republican candidate Jim Ryan steps further from Gov George Ryan amid a widening federal probe into the governor’s campaign apparatus. Ryan accuses the incumbent of abandoning party principles as prosecutors charge racketeering and bribes tied to licenses for unfit truck drivers.
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George Ryan
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Dan Curry
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Ronald Reagan
Abraham Lincoln
George W. Bush
Curry
Reagan
Lincoln
Bush
Dennis Culleton
Illinois
Chris Mooney
University of Illinois
Springfield
Body of teen found in Kankakee River
Rescuers recovered the body of 13 year old Martin Ferguson from a pool in the Kankakee River after he drowned while fishing at Kankakee State Park. He was with his brother a friend and Kenneth Ellena 43 of Joliet who saved another boy but could not reach Ferguson.
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Martin Ferguson
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Ferguson
Kenneth
Ellena
Kankakee State Park
Five Chief Illiniwek opponents awarded damages in U of I case
A federal judge granted $1,000 to five opponents who claimed damages from the University of Illinois policy requiring clearance through the athletic department before contacting recruits. The decision follows a 2001 ruling that the policy was an illegal prior restraint.
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U of I
Peoria
University of Illinois
U.S
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U. of I
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Aiken
Mihm
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Kaufman
Cydney Crue
Board
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ACLU
Adam Schwartz
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