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Family drama adds intrigue to Ill. governor's race

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:48:42 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know - and who you're related to - matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge financial problems.

Legal fight settled over Chicago parking meters

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:14:43 -0400

CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Monday that he was able to tweak a deal to privatize the city's parking meters that has proven to be a national embarrassment even as he acknowledged that the city is stuck for the next 71 years with a contract he inherited and despises.