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Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban
— Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....
Tags: Periodicals, Firearms, Illinois General Assembly, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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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: Heather Steans, Michael Madigan, Finance, Daniel Biss, Pat Quinn
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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: Safety of Citizens, McCormick Place, Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Illinois poised to let 17-year-olds vote in primaries
— Gov. Pat Quinn and other prospective governor candidates might be targeting a new voting group during the primary elections next year: 17-year-olds. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 43-9 to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries, but only if they...
Tags: Primaries, Waukegan, Terry Link, Pat Quinn, Lincolnshire
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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: Illinois General Assembly, Michael Madigan, Illinois Supreme Court, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Labor Legislation
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Barriers in Homer Glen will get second look
Local officials from the Homer Glen traveled to Springfield to meet with Illinois Department of Transportation officials to discuss plans to install raised barrier medians along 159th Street and secured a commitment that the issue will be revisited....Tags: Springfield, Illinois Department of Transportation, Science and Technology, Homer Glen, James B. Durkin
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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: John E. Bradley, Fred Crespo, Kay Hatcher, Elaine Nekritz, Pat Quinn
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Illinois Senate OKs 70 mph highway speed limit
Illinois motorists would be able to legally drive 70 mph on interstate highways and tollways under legislation the Senate passed Tuesday. The measure would allow Cook County, the suburban collar counties and two counties near St. Louis to opt out in...
Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Highway Transportation, Politics, Mike Jacobs, Sugar Grove
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Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reversed course Tuesday and announced his support for gay marriage, entering a contentious national debate and providing potential political cover for Illinois House GOP members who may soon vote on the...Tags: Social Issues, Dick Durbin, Mark Kirk, Same-Sex Marriage, Thomas R. Carper
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Senate swings, misses on sweeping pension overhaul
— State lawmakers continued to dance around the question of how to fix the state's heavily indebted government worker pension system Wednesday, with the latest two-step unfolding in the Illinois Senate. A comprehensive measure aimed at erasing the...
Tags: Democratic Party, Pat Quinn, Employees, Republican Party, Interior Policy
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Quinn blames lawmakers for inaction on pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn chastised lawmakers for failing to pass cost-cutting changes to the government worker retirement system, then dangled the possibility that he'd drop his long-running opposition to a major gambling expansion to get a...Tags: Montgomery (Kane, Illinois), Terry Link, Elaine Nekritz, Pat Quinn, Dawn Clark Netsch
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They cannot stand Pat. But right's move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Change of SubjectHere's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee has...
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