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• Illinois

* Did Ozinga pay to play?

“I’ve got good customers and good friends that happen to be Democrats. Not everybody I know is a Republican. They’re all enthused about their candidate or whatever, and they’re doing a big fundraising effort. I’d like to be able to respond positively to my friends or customers,” he said.

* Ready, set, punch: 10th U.S. District campaign heats up

* Halvorson’s stepson’s injury caused by fall on rocks

* Lawmakers cash in as lobbyists

This is a revolving door system that special interests are happy to exploit - last year, they paid nearly $3 billion to hire Washington influence peddlers. That’s $17 million for every day Congress was in session.

* A good anti-stalker law, if Illinois gets it right

* A day to dine out to help the hungry

* U of C Secretly Buying Land?

* Illinois panel backs Advocate purchase of Libertyville hospital

* State rejects Edward’s plans for Plainfield hospital

* A longer road: Reaching the felony ranks in the state’s attorney’s office

* Cook County residents can register until Oct. 7 to vote

* Sneed: Mayor for Mac A Mac memo . . .

Sneed hears Mayor Daley and state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will deliver eulogies at the funeral of comedian Bernie Mac this weekend.

* Troutman, gang chief were lovers, feds say

* Watching the Olympics online: It’s better than tolerable

[Didn’t make it: 4]

posted by Kevin Fanning
Wednesday, Aug 13, 08 @ 9:14 am

Comments

1. Rich, Thanks for the donation.

   Comment by DS & PM Wednesday, Aug 13, 08 @ 9:52 am

2. lol

   Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Aug 13, 08 @ 9:59 am

3. Where’s Kevin?

   Comment by JJ Wednesday, Aug 13, 08 @ 10:11 am

4. Oops. Posted it under the wrong name. Kevin is at the Crowne Plaza at the moment.

   Comment by Rich Miller Wednesday, Aug 13, 08 @ 10:15 am

5. the Troutman story gets better and better. I recall her very strongly denying any wrongdoing. apparently she was influenced by even a modicum of truth.

   Comment by Ghost Wednesday, Aug 13, 08 @ 10:45 am

6. I still had a little respect for Ozinga until I read his lamo justifications for his Dem contributions in that lamo interview.

   Comment by I'm just sayin' Wednesday, Aug 13, 08 @ 11:12 am

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