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Will County Board tells state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law
Will County Board members Thursday sent a message to state lawmakers—pass a concealed carry law before it automatically becomes law. Board members voted 15-6, with three members voting "present," supporting a resolution backing a concealed carry...
Tags: Civil Rights, Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Politics, Firearms
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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...
Tags: Cary, Executive Branch, Politics, Illinois Governor, Laws
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Voice of the People, May. 15
Safe cycling This is in response to Tribune columnist John Kass' "I hate to say it, cyclists, but the other bike shoe has just dropped" (News, May 9). City-wide faded bike lanes are a concern for riders and motorists alike. If "Civilian Little Bike...Tags: Health, Customs and Tradition, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, AIDS, American Civil Liberties Union
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Compromise reached in fracking legislation
Tribune reporterA bill to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois is ready to move forward, according sources in Springfield who have been negotiating the bill behind closed doors. Following months of negotiations, the legislation stalled in March after...Tags: Energy Resources, Career and Workplace, John E. Bradley, Credit and Debt, Petroleum Industry
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State senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox
Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators...Tags: Civil Rights, Freedom of Religion, Politics, John J Cullerton, Minority Groups
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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, Orland Park, John J Cullerton, Career and Workplace, Interior Policy
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Livingston sworn in as La Grange president
Tom Livingston may be new to the village presidency, but he's no stranger to La Grange. In addition to serving as a trustee for eight years between 2003 and 2011, Livingston, 45, grew up in the village, attending grade school at LaGrange Highlands and...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Jim Edgar, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), YMCA
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Health professionals split over allowing psychologists to prescribe drugs
Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park....
Tags: Hinsdale, Chemical Industry, Psychologists, Mental Health, Don Harmon
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What's Quinn up to here?
Change of SubjectStory: Quinn calls on House to send him gay marriage bill Gov. Pat Quinn called on the Illinois House to send him legislation to legalize gay marriage, saying lawmakers had plenty of time to make up their mind on the...... -
READER SUBMITTED: East Hartford Teacher Wins fellowship
East HartfordDennis Rupar, a teacher at East Hartford High School, will take part in the Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship Program in Mr. Lincoln's hometown of Springfield, Ill., this summer. Fifty teachers and/or school administrators will take part in the...Tags: Education, Arts and Culture, Teachers, Abraham Lincoln, Teaching and Learning
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K-State wins FLW College Fishing Championship
KWCH 12 Eyewitness SportsThe Kansas State University team of Nathan Kozlowski and Lance Maldonado, both of Junction City, Kan., won the FLW College Fishing Central Conference event on Pickwick Lake Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 8 ounces. The victory earned...Tags: Indiana State University, Education, Colleges and Universities, Georgetown, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Chicago firefighter killed in I-55 crash near Springfield
An off-duty Chicago Fire Department firefighter/paramedic called a "soft spoken, thoughtful guy" who also knew how to have fun was killed in a motorcycle crash near Springfield this morning, officials said. Sean Sloe, 37, was assigned to Truck 55 at 6030...
Tags: Avondale, Accidental Death, Norwood Park, Chicago Fire Department
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