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Seer madness: Readers and I do our duty, predict 2013
With the help of several Latin scholars, I've come up with a fittingly snooty motto for this column's annual exercise in forecasting the news: Non coniectare imprudentior esset. Translation: Not to conjecture is imprudent. Inspiration: "Is it...
Tags: Government, The Wall Street Journal, Prosecution, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Gun rights, even in Illinois
There are certain constants to life in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln has always been revered. The Cubs always find a way to lose. Lake Michigan never goes dry. Letting citizens carrying concealed firearms is out of the question. But one of those is no...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Politics, Richard M. Daley, Edward J. Acevedo, Personal Weapon Control
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Connected to Chicago (.mp3 file, right click to download) WLS-AM 890. Host Bill Cameron with Greg Hinz of Crain's...... -
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Change of SubjectState Senator Charged with Packing a Pistol at O'Hare State Sen. Donne Trotter on Wednesday was busted for bringing a handgun and bullets through an O’Hare Airport security checkpoint on his way to catch a flight to Washington D.C., sources...... -
On the 'Scholarship' list in Springfield
Change of SubjectWhere do our lawmakers stand on the issue of legislative scholarships -- those tuition waivers that members of the state house and senate have traditionally been allowed to dispense to constituents? As part of the renewed effort to abolish that...... -
Presidents elect, minus nine years
Change of SubjectThere has been some talk, not only on this blog, that first-term New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 49, may be considering a run for president in 2016 or, if the Republican candidate wins next fall and runs for re-election as...... -
South suburban, Chicago officials ask Quinn not to close Tinley Park Mental Health Center
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsMore than a dozen elected officials from the south suburbs and Chicago signed a letter sent to Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday asking him not to …... -
Trans fats ban fails in Illinois Senate
Clout StPosted by Bill Ruthhart at 1:58 p.m. SPRINGFIELD --- Restaurants, bakeries and school vending machines will not be banned from offering foods with artificial trans fats any time soon. The Illinois Senate today voted 40-13 against legislation that would... -
Editorial: A bizarre blame game played by two senators
In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn last week, two Illinois Senate leaders called for the ouster of Julie Hamos, who heads the state's biggest public aid agency. Appointed in 2010, Hamos holds one of state government's most complicated, thankless jobs. She...
Tags: Science and Technology, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Politics, Pat Quinn
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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: Government, Politics, Personal Income, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn
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State senator pleads guilty to misdemeanor in O'Hare gun case
State Sen. Donne Trotter pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor reckless conduct for trying to board a flight with a handgun in his carry-on luggage in December. In a plea deal with Cook County prosecutors, Judge Charles Burns sentenced Trotter, 63, to...
Tags: Misdemeanors, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Trials, Police Arrests
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State Sen. Trotter pleads guilty to misdemeanor
Tribune reporterState Sen. Donne Trotter pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor reckless conduct for trying to board a flight with a handgun in his carry-on luggage in December. In a plea deal worked out with Cook County prosecutors, Judge Charles Burns sentenced Trotter,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Misdemeanors, Prosecution, Trials, Lawyers
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