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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fate

    — A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois....

    Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Safety of Citizens, Government, Mental Health, Firearms

    2. May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Senate passes pension bill, setting up showdown with House

    The Illinois Senate pushed through its version of a pension reform proposal Thursday, setting up a potential stalemate with the House just three weeks before lawmakers are scheduled to go home for the summer.
    The Illinois Senate pushed through its version of a pension reform proposal Thursday, setting up a potential stalemate with the House just three weeks before lawmakers are scheduled to go home for the summer. As Senate President John Cullerton hailed...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Illinois General Assembly, Government, Parties and Movements, Labor Legislation

    3. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Cullerton, Madigan appear headed for pension showdown

    The pension deal cut by Senate President John Cullerton and state employee unions moved a step closer Wednesday to a collision course with a proposal backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan.
    The pension deal cut by Senate President John Cullerton and state employee unions moved a step closer Wednesday to a collision course with a proposal backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan. Cullerton's Democratic majority delivered a 10-5, party-line...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Government, AFL-CIO, Labor Legislation, Executive Branch

    4. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Medical marijuana bill clears Senate panel

    — A measure to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses advanced in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday.
    — A measure to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses advanced in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday. The issue sparked an emotional debate, with supporters arguing for compassion for those suffering from...

    Tags: Government, Illinois General Assembly, Multiple Sclerosis, Elections, Health Treatments

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Measure to curb local election panels goes to state Senate

    Incumbents are one step closer to losing the power to kick opponents off suburban ballots after a proposal cleared an initial hurdle in the Illinois Senate.
    Incumbents are one step closer to losing the power to kick opponents off suburban ballots after a proposal cleared an initial hurdle in the Illinois Senate. The measure would abolish the controversial, 120-year-old system of local election panels that...

    Tags: Illinois Elections, Don Harmon, Voting, Local Elections

    6. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Quinn signs into law $1.5 billion in new spending

    SPRINGFIELD --- Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday signed into law an extra $1.5 billion in spending for road construction and child welfare investigations, even as Republicans decried the measure  as including ill-timed, pork barrel money.
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    SPRINGFIELD --- Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday signed into law an extra $1.5 billion in spending for road construction and child welfare investigations, even as Republicans decried the measure  as including ill-timed, pork barrel money. The...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Pat Quinn, Government, Illinois Governor, Politics

    7. Jul 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Bill to limit end-of-career pension spikes awaits governor's signature

    For decades, state lawmakers have drawn criticism when they leave the Legislature and take another government gig with a fat salary that greatly boosts their public pensions, but soon the state might be on the hook for less of those retirement costs for a...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Government, Illinois, Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice

    8. May 1, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Lawmakers don't like Quinn closure plans

    A panel of Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday recommended against Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close six state facilities, including the state’s only super-maximum prison in downstate Tamms.
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    A panel of Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday recommended against Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close six state facilities, including the state’s only super-maximum prison in downstate Tamms. The governor proposed closing the sites...

    Tags: Government, Elections, Hinsdale, Crime, Law and Justice, Skokie

    9. Mar 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Illinois pension reform measure passes House

    SPRINGFIELD — A local government that gives an ex-lawmaker a fat paycheck would have to pick up the costs of any automatic increase in his state pension under a proposal the House passed overwhelmingly Thursday.
    SPRINGFIELD — A local government that gives an ex-lawmaker a fat paycheck would have to pick up the costs of any automatic increase in his state pension under a proposal the House passed overwhelmingly Thursday. House Republican leader Tom Cross of...

    Tags: Medicaid, Health Insurance, Powerball Lottery, Chicago Tribune, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Feb 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Bad news budget: Quinn to call for prison, health care cuts

    SPRINGFIELD -- Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn will deliver a bad-news budget today, suggesting that Illinois close numerous prisons, mental health centers and social service offices, cut health care for the poor and shut down popular tourist sites for two days a week at times during the year.
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    SPRINGFIELD -- Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn will deliver a bad-news budget today, suggesting that Illinois close numerous prisons, mental health centers and social service offices, cut health care for the poor and shut down popular tourist sites for two days...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Medicaid, Republican Party, Mental Health, Health Insurance

    11. Feb 22, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Quinn's bad news budget: 'Our rendezvous with reality has arrived'

    Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor.
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    Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today delivered a bad news budget speech, calling for prison closures, layoffs and cutbacks to health care for the poor. "This budget contains truths you may not want to hear," Quinn said. "But these are truths that you do...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Judy Baar Topinka, Medicaid, Government, Republican Party

    12. Feb 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
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