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Ex-IDOT Worker Picked To Replace Sandi Jackson
Natashia Holmes starts new job as 7th Ward alderman on Wednesday. Read »
Jesse Jackson Jr. Signs Plea Deal In Federal Probe
It’s been nearly three months since Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress, but now NBC News confirms that Jackson has signed papers in a plea deal within the past several days. Read »
JJJ Plea Deal Includes "Significant Jail Time:" Report
A reported plea deal is in the works for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., and it involves "significant jail time." The deal offered up by federal prosecutors is being considered by Jackson, who has been under... Read »
Feds Investigating Sandi Jackson: Report
Former Congressman Jesse Jackson isn't the only member of the house getting looked at by the feds, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Read »
City Receives 65 Applicants to Replace Sandi Jackson
More than five dozen people have expressed interest in replacing former Ald. Sandi Jackson in the Chicago City Council. Read »
Emanuel Outlines Process For Jackson's Council Seat
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says a four-member commission will help him select Sandi Jackson's replacement on the Chicago City Council. Jackson is the husband of former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned in... Read »
Rahm Welcomes Online Applicants For Jackson Job
The person who replaces former 7th Ward Alderman Sandi Jackson may be chosen online. Mayor Rahm Emanuel will accept online applications through a website to be launched Friday. Then a committee will conduct... Read »
"Our Public Service Will Continue:" Rev. Jackson
For the first time in a long time, Chicago doesn't have a member of the Jackson family representing its residents. Less than two months after Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned as congressman for the 2nd District,... Read »
Chicago's 7th Ward Loses 2 Leaders Within Months
Chicago's 7th Ward lost two of its main leaders in the less than three months. Sandi Jackson's resignation from the South Side ward takes effect Tuesday after she announced the move last week in a formal letter... Read »
Jackson a No-Show on Eve of Resignation
Ald. Sandi Jackson's resignation from the Chicago City Council may be effective Tuesday, but constituents will still be able to get services from the ward office, staffers said. Read »
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Barack Obama
He's in the fight for his political life. Should he lose the 2012 election for the presidency, he'll likely move back to Chicago's Kenwood Neighborhood and instantly become Chicago's biggest celebrity.
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