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Illinois counties can do little but brace for fracking's impact
Tribune reporterCREAL SPRINGS, Ill.-- Oil and gas companies and environmental groups have hashed out legislation they say would make Illinois a national leader in protecting public health and the environment from fracking. The proposal covering the process more...Tags: Energy Resources, Laws, Arts and Culture, Agriculture, Environmental Issues
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Illinois proposes fracking tax that is lower than in other states
Tribune reporterIn Illinois, oil producers will enjoy their lowest tax rates when oil is flowing at its peak and tax rates would be about half that of some states with fracking operations. The state would receive estimated $725,508 in taxes on each fracking well,...Tags: Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Conservation, Holidays
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Madigan pushes through gun bill over Quinn objections
— Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday pushed a concealed weapons bill through the House over the objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Senate President John Cullerton, who oppose a provision that would overrule local gun laws in Chicago and other cities....
Tags: Laws, Gun Control, Illinois Governor, Personal Weapon Control, Brandon W. Phelps
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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: Louis I Lang, Springfield, Personal Weapon Control, Matt Murphy, Brandon W. Phelps
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Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns
ReutersBy Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 24 (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly to allow residents to carry concealed guns, taking the state one step closer to joining all others in allowing some form of...Tags: Laws, Gun Control, Illinois Governor, Arts and Culture, Personal Weapon Control
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Quinn, Emanuel lash out at Madigan gun bill
— Gov. Pat Quinn, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senate President John Cullerton decried a bill to legalize concealed firearms that is backed by powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, contending it would invalidate strict local gun laws like Chicago's...
Tags: Gun Control, Laws, Illinois Governor, Personal Weapon Control, Brandon W. Phelps
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House passes gun bill over Quinn, Emanuel objections
SPRINGFIELD — Over objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the House approved a concealed weapons bill today that is aimed at ending Illinois’ status as the last state in the nation without a law to allow its citizens to carry...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Brandon W. Phelps, Elections, Mental Health, Robin Williams
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King Madigan's pension plan unconcstitutional
My wife and I were public school educators for a combined 67 years. We followed all the rules and paid the required pension deductions from every paycheck. Illinois legislators, meanwhile, decided against providing required contributions to the Teachers&...Tags: Politics, Lombard, Illinois Supreme Court, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Quinn not optimistic about hitting deadline for pension reform
Gov. Pat Quinn acknowledged Monday what most others in state government have said for weeks: It's unlikely that he and legislative leaders will strike a deal on public employee pension reform by his June 30 deadline. While Quinn said he's still pushing...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Career and Workplace, Employees, Pat Quinn, Schools
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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: Personal Weapon Control, Brandon W. Phelps, Elections, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Illinois concealed carry bill heads to House floor
SPRINGFIELD --- An Illinois House panel today approved a concealed weapons bill that supporters say attempts to walk the fine line between gun rights advocates and gun control supporters, but some Chicago-area lawmakers want a more restrictive bill. The...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Brandon W. Phelps, Elections
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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: Illinois Governor, Google Inc., Pat Quinn, Mutual Funds, Chicago Teachers Union
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