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Warnings about Redflex go back years
Top officials in Mayor Richard M. Daley's administration were warned six years ago about preferential treatment in Chicago's red-light camera contract, a deal now embroiled in a federal corruption investigation of an alleged $2 million bribery scheme at...
Tags: Chicago City Hall, Richard M. Daley, Interior Policy, Bribery, Chicago Mayor
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Rutherford edges toward Republican governor run
Clout StreetIllinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford said Monday a decision on whether to run for the 2014 Republican nomination for governor is more a matter of when than if. Speaking to reporters after appearing at the City Club of Chicago, the first-term treasurer said...Tags: City Club of Chicago, Republican Party, Economy, Business and Finance, Bloomington, Executive Branch
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New pension reform plan surfaces in Springfield
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The top House Republican and a key House Democrat unveiled a pension proposal today that would require state workers, teachers and others under state retirement plans to work longer, chip in more from their paychecks and scales back...Tags: Retirement, Interior Policy, Career and Workplace, Employees, Public Employees
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State rep quizzed on guns
What was billed as a town hall meeting with former Des Plaines mayor and current state Rep. Marty Moylan to hear the legislative ideas of constituents morphed into an opportunity for gun-rights supporters to have their voices heard. Gun-rights advocates...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Illinois Department of Transportation, Weaponry, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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March Moutzness brackets point to Villa Park upset
Here it's already April — the White Sox have opened the season to the victorious stylings of pitcher Chris Sale — and I'm way late in giving out the March Moutza of the Month. It could have been awarded Sunday, but that was Easter Sunday for...
Tags: Easter, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Lisa Madigan, Chicago White Sox, Executive Branch
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Local Voices: Orland Park
Letters to the editor from Orland Park residents: Thoughtful students Tribune columnist Barbara Brotman's "A philosophical experiment: College-level program offers students a new angle on education" (News, March 14) is a wonderful breath of...Tags: Firearms, Lisa Madigan, Chicago Mayor, Juvenile Delinquency, Executive Branch
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Illinois House approves doctor licensing fee hike
Clout StreetDoctors will be asked to pay more in fees under a bill House lawmakers sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday, with the money earmarked to speed up the licensing process and strengthen efforts to discipline bad physicians. The governor has vowed to sign the...Tags: Barbara Flynn Currie, Interior Policy, General Practitioners, Health and Safety at School, Justice System
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Fracking and water quality
Thank you for your several articles on fracking (March 17, 21 and 22). Hopefully, House Speaker Michael Madigan will continue to support a moratorium, and the legislature will vote for Senate Bill 1418 and House Bill 3086. We are in a drought that has...Tags: Credit and Debt
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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: Ethics, Career and Workplace, Springfield, Employees, Budgets and Budgeting
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Obama's political group pushes Illinois gay marriage bill
Organizing for Action, the offshoot of President Barack Obama's successful re-election campaign, is joining the push for same-sex marriage in Obama's home state, the group announced Tuesday. Though the organization had been created to assist Obama's...
Tags: Entertainment, Civil Rights, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Minority Groups
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Chicago energy drink ban: Much buzz, no action
Clout StreetThe perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, has proposed banning drinks with at least 180 milligrams...Tags: Richard M. Daley, Heart Attack, Joseph Berrios, Cook County Government, Starbucks Corp.
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Sweeping pension reform fails in Illinois Senate
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate defeated a comprehensive overhaul of the state's broken pension system today, instead passing a plan to make changes to only the teacher pension system. Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, salvaged the teacher...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Interior Policy, Politics, John J Cullerton, Pension and Welfare
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