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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: Politics, Health, Elections, Government, National Government
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Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism
Tribune staff reporterCitadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...Tags: Politics, Illinois Governor, Ken Griffin, Government, Chicago Tribune
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Quinn: No new casinos without pension reform
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn on Monday put a finer point on a notion he's been pushing this spring: no gambling expansion will happen without comprehensive changes to fix a greatly underfunded government worker pension system. The Democratic governor also insisted...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Illinois Governor, Government, Pat Quinn
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Editorial: Dear President Cullerton, Gov. Quinn needs you. We all do.
All in cordial terms, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Notice the comma, rather than a colon, in our salutation. This is a personal note, just between us. Nobody else needs to know about it. Gov. Pat Quinn met Monday with the Tribune...
Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Illinois General Assembly, Elections, Government
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Illinois concealed carry bill stalls
— The push to pass a more restrictive concealed carry measure stalled late last week as support began to drop off before a key vote in the Illinois Senate. The legislation represents the latest attempt to address a federal appeals court order...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Illinois Governor, Elections, Government
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Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans
— As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save the beleaguered state treasury. Illinois already spends more on government worker...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Illinois Governor, Daniel Biss
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Madigan says universities, community colleges willing to share pension costs
— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday announced that he has struck a preliminary deal with the state's universities and community colleges that will require them to slowly pick up the cost of teacher pensions over several years even as tuition...
Tags: Politics, Elaine Nekritz, Pension and Welfare, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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Editorial: Want real elections? It's up to you
When Illinois lawmakers sit down to draw new legislative maps, the two most important pieces of information are 1) how each precinct voted in the last election and 2) where the incumbents live. Using that information, the majority party sorts voters...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Elections, Ethics, Parties and Movements
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DePaul arena would anchor event center near McCormick Place, source says
Convention officials are close to unveiling plans for an arena to house the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team, two hotels and an array of restaurants and entertainment venues next to the McCormick Place convention campus, with an announcement...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, DePaul Blue Demons , Finance, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Prom driver DUI charge sparks push for harsher penalties
— The drunken driving charge of a suburban prom-night limousine bus driver has quickly led to a proposal to toughen punishment in such cases. Under the measure, drivers could be charged with a felony for driving under the influence and carrying...
Tags: Politics, Government, Punishment, Mental Health, Same-Sex Marriage
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Pension legislation forum draws crowd in Orland Park
More than 200 employees from south suburban school districts filled a gym at Century Junior High School in Orland Park Monday to hear lawmakers and experts discuss the latest developments in public pension reform and to learn how it might affect them....
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Pension and Welfare, Kelly Burke, Career and Workplace
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Voice of the People, May. 13
Purchasing Plan B As a liberal-minded individual who believes in a woman's right to choose, I believe 15-year-old girls should not be purchasing the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without their parents' knowing. Most 15- through 17-year-old girls are...Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Jihad, Family, Drugs and Medicines
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May 13, 2013
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