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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Chicago State board stands behind president

    The Chicago State University board of trustees said this morning it supports President Wayne Watson, who earlier this year was on the verge of taking a yearlong sabbatical as the board started making plans for replacing him.
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    The Chicago State University board of trustees said this morning it supports President Wayne Watson, who earlier this year was on the verge of taking a yearlong sabbatical as the board started making plans for replacing him. Instead, the current board,...

    Tags: Chicago State University, Politics, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Government

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana

    Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes.
    Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...

    Tags: National Government, Politics, Washington, DC, Health Treatments, Executive Branch

    3. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Editorial: It's about safe water

    A state board assigned to protect the environment is taking a second look at a controversial ruling it issued last year.
    A state board assigned to protect the environment is taking a second look at a controversial ruling it issued last year. The Illinois Pollution Control Board will revisit a ruling on groundwater protection at certain dump sites. The board has...

    Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Madigan, Politics, Executive Branch

    4. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago State's board reprieves university's president

    The Chicago State University board of trustees said Friday that it supports President Wayne Watson, who earlier this year was on the verge of taking a yearlong sabbatical as the board started making plans to replace him.
    The Chicago State University board of trustees said Friday that it supports President Wayne Watson, who earlier this year was on the verge of taking a yearlong sabbatical as the board started making plans to replace him. Instead, the current board,...

    Tags: Chicago State University, Politics, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Government

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. After emotional debate, Senate OKs medical marijuana

    — Siding with patients who say cannabis is the only drug that can safely ease their chronic pain, the Senate sent Gov. Pat Quinn a measure Friday that would make Illinois the 19th state to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. The issue sparked...

    Tags: HIV, Linda Holmes, Politics, Health Treatments, Pat Quinn

    6. May 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. State's renewable energy fund lacks power to fulfill purpose

    Five years ago, Illinois passed legislation requiring electric suppliers to buy more renewable energy such as wind and solar power and then pass those costs on to customers.
    Five years ago, Illinois passed legislation requiring electric suppliers to buy more renewable energy such as wind and solar power and then pass those costs on to customers. The intent of the mandate was to have so-called green electricity accounting...

    Tags: Judges, Pat Quinn, Environmental Politics, Farms, Nuclear Power

    7. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Medical marijuana shouldn't be for 'adults only'

    My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple...

    Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Seizures, Politics, Elections, Pat Quinn

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. State may require shooting-incident drills at schools

    When a police officer acting as a shooter in a safety drill begins trolling the hallways, students at public schools in Plainfield hear an announcement over the PA system and react: They follow their teacher into a closet or corner in their classroom, sit quietly in the dark — and refuse to open the locked door for anyone.
    When a police officer acting as a shooter in a safety drill begins trolling the hallways, students at public schools in Plainfield hear an announcement over the PA system and react: They follow their teacher into a closet or corner in their classroom, sit...

    Tags: Laws, Students, Cary, Politics, Sandy Hook Elementary School

    9. May 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Review: "Inventing the Egghead" by Aaron Lecklider

    The term egghead has mostly been retired to the Hall of Lost Insults, hung up alongside Poindexter and gomer in the "Making Fun of Nerds" section. But being accused of being an "egghead" in the 1950s wasn't the same as being called a "geek" today. The epithet connoted high-minded idealism, self-indulgent impracticality and a vulnerable breakability in the face of real-world conditions. Wrote novelist Louis Bromfield in a 1952 issue of the libertarian journal Freeman:
    The term egghead has mostly been retired to the Hall of Lost Insults, hung up alongside Poindexter and gomer in the "Making Fun of Nerds" section. But being accused of being an "egghead" in the 1950s wasn't the same as being called a "geek" today. The...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Arts and Culture, Music, Career and Workplace, University of Pennsylvania

    10. May 17, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Kass: Mayor's shell game should have taxpayers clutching their wallets

    I've got a feeling that in some weird, alternate universe, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making a decent living playing hide-the-pea.
    I've got a feeling that in some weird, alternate universe, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making a decent living playing hide-the-pea. You know the game, don't you? First, you put your money down. Then Mr. Misdirection places a pea under one of three cups....

    Tags: Robert Fioretti, Basketball, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Rahm Emanuel, Pat Quinn

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. City contract seekers donate to Emanuel despite his own ban

    Leaders of a tech firm seeking a city contract donated $15,000 to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign fund, despite Emanuel's own executive order banning contributions from vendors trying to get city business.
    Leaders of a tech firm seeking a city contract donated $15,000 to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign fund, despite Emanuel's own executive order banning contributions from vendors trying to get city business. The donations linked to a company that uses...

    Tags: Lobbying, Chicago City Council, Politics, Rahm Emanuel, Elections

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. DePaul arena part of Emanuel's $300 million in projects

    Beginning the second half of his term this week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to shift the civic conversation away from questions of crime and school closings toward a roster of publicly funded tourism projects, including a DePaul basketball arena at McCormick Place, that he says can propel Chicago's stature as a business and leisure destination.
    Beginning the second half of his term this week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to shift the civic conversation away from questions of crime and school closings toward a roster of publicly funded tourism projects, including a DePaul basketball arena at...

    Tags: Politics, John J Cullerton, Pat Quinn, DePaul Blue Demons , Oliver Purnell

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