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    May 31, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Hot-button issues pile up for Springfield finale

    — Five months of debate, negotiation and procrastination among lawmakers led to a high stakes Friday adjournment showdown that could decide the fate of the state's most controversial and contentious issues —public pension reform, gun control, gay marriage and a Chicago casino.
    — Five months of debate, negotiation and procrastination among lawmakers led to a high stakes Friday adjournment showdown that could decide the fate of the state's most controversial and contentious issues —public pension reform, gun control,...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Interior Policy, Justice System, Rahm Emanuel

    2. May 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Illinois Senate concealed carry showdown: one up, one down

    SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate pressed for a compromise Tuesday to allow concealed weapons in Illinois, advancing a measure that would let Chicago keep local firearms laws like its assault weapons ban and rejecting a separate bill that would wipe them out.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate pressed for a compromise Tuesday to allow concealed weapons in Illinois, advancing a measure that would let Chicago keep local firearms laws like its assault weapons ban and rejecting a separate bill that would wipe...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Interior Policy, Justice System, Rahm Emanuel, Politics

    3. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Lawmakers pass concealed carry rules

    Illinois lawmakers yesterday approved a set of rules to spell out who can carry concealed guns and where they can be carried as the state seeks to meet a court-imposed deadline to allow the practice.
    Illinois lawmakers yesterday approved a set of rules to spell out who can carry concealed guns and where they can be carried as the state seeks to meet a court-imposed deadline to allow the practice. The bill represented a compromise that drew...

    Tags: Metra, Executive Branch, Interior Policy, Rahm Emanuel, Personal Weapon Control

    4. May 28, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  4. Deadline could backfire on gun-control advocates

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    Wednesday's print column Talk about the Wild West. Imagine officials of more than 200 local home-rule units of government in Illinois — trustees, aldermen, councilors, commissioners, most of them part-timers — suddenly and urgently...
    5. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Why Quinn should sign the concealed carry bill

    Gov. Pat Quinn should immediately sign the concealed carry statute passed by the General Assembly at the end of its session last week.
    Gov. Pat Quinn should immediately sign the concealed carry statute passed by the General Assembly at the end of its session last week. That action by Quinn will bring to an end the dangerous uncertainty about Illinois gun law created by the 7th U.S....

    Tags: Executive Branch, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gary F Forby

    6. May 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Quinn, Emanuel lash out at Madigan gun bill

    — Gov. Pat Quinn, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senate President John Cullerton decried a bill to legalize concealed firearms that is backed by powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, contending it would invalidate strict local gun laws like Chicago's ban on assault weapons.
    — Gov. Pat Quinn, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senate President John Cullerton decried a bill to legalize concealed firearms that is backed by powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, contending it would invalidate strict local gun laws like Chicago's...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Assault, Justice System, Rahm Emanuel, Personal Weapon Control

    7. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Illinois House introduces less restrictive gun bill

    — An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get a permit. The latest proposal is an attempt to address...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Bars and Clubs, Politics, Elections, Government

    8. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Concealed-carry legislation emerges in Springfield

    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would set up the rules to allow concealed weapons to be carried in Illinois has started moving through the state senate. The measure would require a gun owner to get a special endorsement from the Chicago police in...

    Tags: John J Cullerton, Interior Policy, Tim Bivins, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control

    9. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Ill. chief justice: Follow FOID law on mental health issues

    SPRINGFIELD — The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state’s debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified when they determine a person has serious mental health concerns.
    Tribune reporter
    SPRINGFIELD — The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state’s debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Park Ridge, Justice System, Tim Bivins, Judges

    10. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Illinois looking at different concealed carry rules for Cook County

    SPRINGFIELD — People who want to carry a concealed weapon in Chicago and elsewhere in Cook County would get an extra layer of scrutiny under legislation being drafted in the Illinois Senate, according to the authors of the proposal.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD — People who want to carry a concealed weapon in Chicago and elsewhere in Cook County would get an extra layer of scrutiny under legislation being drafted in the Illinois Senate, according to the authors of the proposal. The...

    Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Brandon W. Phelps, Tim Bivins

    11. Apr 26, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  11. Open thread: The Weeks in Review

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    The "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup of......
    12. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Law enforcement, legislator clash on bills aimed at addressing wrongful convictions

    Less than two months into his first term, state Rep. Scott Drury introduced two bills he hoped would address a persistent failure of the state's justice system — wrongful convictions.
    Less than two months into his first term, state Rep. Scott Drury introduced two bills he hoped would address a persistent failure of the state's justice system — wrongful convictions. Drury, a former federal prosecutor, represents part of Lake...

    Tags: Highwood, Trials, Justice System, Crimes, Witnesses

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