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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: Psychologists, Chemical Industry, Pension and Welfare, Pharmaceuticals, Labor Legislation
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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. As Senate President John Cullerton hailed...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Employees, Labor Legislation, Illinois General Assembly, Pat Quinn
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And now for our applause
For more than six years, we've called for reform of Illinois' public pension system. Some days we begged legislators, some days we harangued them. Today we're pleased to list the names of House lawmakers who took responsible action Thursday and voted...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Illinois General Assembly, Pat Quinn, Fred Crespo, Elections
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Madigan: Pension overhaul will pass muster with legislature -- and court
— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Wednesday predicted that not only would his sweeping government worker pension overhaul pass the General Assembly, but it would be upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court. The Democratic speaker's prognostication on...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Employees, Elections, Teachers, Montgomery (Kane, Illinois)
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Tough vote on pensions? Hardly
Click on the Illinois Education Association website and you won't need reading glasses to decipher the message. In bold capital letters, the teachers union warns its members: URGENT! PENSIONS ARE UNDER IMMEDIATE ATTACK. Teachers: Grab your hazmat suits!...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Teachers, Elections
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Knock yourselves out, Senators
If a good plan for relieving Illinois' pension crisis has momentum, why not offer an inferior proposal that wouldn't do as much good? To that end, Senate President John Cullerton on Monday unveiled another insufficient pension reform bill, this one with...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, Employees, Abusive Behavior
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Rival pension measures could force showdown in Springfield
— Senate President John Cullerton on Monday rolled out his latest proposal aimed at fixing the state's heavily indebted pension system, striking a deal with unions just days after House Speaker Michael Madigan pushed through a plan that's tougher on...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Linda Holmes, Labor Legislation, Government, Union (McHenry, Illinois)
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Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House. The showdown puts more than 700,...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Christine Radogno, Illinois General Assembly, Employees, Labor Legislation
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Madigan takes charge
Back in May 2011, House Speaker Michael Madigan and Republican Leader Tom Cross introduced Senate Bill 512, the first stab at comprehensive pension reform that impacted state workers, teachers, university personnel and General Assembly members. The bill...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Economy, Business and Finance, Employees, Interior Policy, Finance
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Madigan pension plan easily passes House panel
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD—House Speaker Michael Madigan easily won committee approval today of his new pension plan that aims to lower the state's heavy retirement system debt by scaling back benefits to public employees, taking more from their paychecks and...Tags: Oswego, Pension and Welfare, Labor Legislation, Employees, Pat Quinn
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Madigan offers broader package of pension changes
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD—House Speaker Michael Madigan unveiled a new pension plan Tuesday aimed at lowering the state's heavy retirement system debt by scaling back benefits to public employees, taking more from their paychecks and raising their retirement age....Tags: Oswego, Pension and Welfare, Labor Legislation, Employees, Pat Quinn
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Attorney general wants time to consider concealed weapons appeal
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD—Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked for more time to decide whether to appeal the federal court ruling that would require Illinois to put in place a law that allows for concealed weapons. Madigan’s move would give the General...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Trials, Gun Control
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