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Concealed carry: Court strikes down Illinois' ban
Tribune reportersThe state of Illinois would have to allow ordinary citizens to carry weapons under a federal appeals court ruling issued today, but the judges also gave lawmakers 180 days to put their own version of the law in place. In a 2-1 decision that is a major...Tags: Justice and Rights, Interior Policy, Government, Firearms, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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State Treasurer Rutherford explores run for governor
Tribune reporterState Treasurer Dan Rutherford, long mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for governor, used the web and social media Sunday to urge supporters to sign up for a possible 2014 race for Illinois chief executive. Rutherford’s web site asks...Tags: Elections, Kirk W Dillard, Dan Rutherford, Rod Blagojevich, Republican Party
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For Illinois Republicans, the gloom settles in
A day after suffering devastating election losses up and down the state, Illinois Republicans could point to one bright spot: Barack Obama's name won't ever be on the ballot again. In 2004 as a U.S. Senate candidate, in 2008 as a presidential contender...
Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Government, John J Cullerton, Dan Duffy
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Congressional candidates hit the suburbs on election eve
Tribune reportersCandidates in a trio of competitive suburban congressional contests spent the day before the election making the traditional round of train stations, diners and local businesses in a final search for votes. In the nationally watched 8th District,...Tags: Elections, Judy Biggert, Joe Walsh, U.S. Supreme Court, Naperville
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Advice Gov. Quinn didn't ask for
Another collection of dispatches from Somebody Nobody Asked™, America's pre-eminent unsolicited advice columnist. Dear Gov. Pat Quinn: Don't panic about your lousy standing in the Tribune poll published Friday. True, just 26 percent of Illinois...Tags: Elections, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Government, Michael Madigan, Rahm Emanuel
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Sununu blasts Obama, brings up Rezko ties
Clout StreetTAMPA, Fla. — The combative and blunt-speaking John Sununu woke up Illinois’ GOP delegation on the final day of the Republican National Convention by tossing some major broadsides at President Barack Obama, even suggesting convicted influence-...Tags: Elections, Tampa Bay Times Forum, Republican Party, Government, Prisons
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Sununu hammers Obama
— The combative and blunt-speaking John Sununu woke up Illinois' GOP delegation on the final day of the Republican National Convention by tossing some major broadsides at President Barack Obama, even suggesting that convicted influence-peddler...
Tags: Elections, Tampa Bay Times Forum, Republican Party, Government, Prisons
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Quinn signs new prisoner early-release law
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed a measure into law that revives good time credit for non-violent offenders who complete drug treatment, job training or rehabilitation programs while behind bars. The move comes more than two years after Quinn suspended...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Primaries, Illinois Governor, Politics
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More officials attack state agency over health care contracts
Chicago Tribune reporterA ranking Republican senator on Thursday called for the state to suspend its plans to submit new bids for state employee health insurance plans and asked for an emergency hearing to study the findings of a state audit. Sen. Bill Brady, the Bloomington...Tags: Insurance, Labor Legislation, Bloomington, Government, Healthcare Contract Issues
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WGN/Tribune Poll: Quinn still unpopular in Illinois
![Democratic Gov. <a class="runtimeTopic" href="#">Pat Quinn</a> finds his leadership under fire from Illinois voters unhappy with the state's economy, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/284809740-09205024.jpg "Democratic Gov. <a class="runtimeTopic\" href=\"#\">Pat Quinn</a> finds his leadership under fire from Illinois voters unhappy with the state's economy, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.")
Chicago Tribune reporterDemocratic Gov. Pat Quinn finds his leadership under fire from Illinois voters unhappy with the state's economy, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows. The survey found 54 percent disapprove of Quinn's job performance, compared with only 30 percent who...Tags: Springfield, Demographics, Elections, Illinois Elections, Rod Blagojevich
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The Rhubarb Patch: Romney? Meh
Change of SubjectBruno Behrend Today, attorney Bruno Behrend, a policy director for Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based free-market think tank, joins me for another in my series of dialogue about the presidential race. To Bruno, from Eric I've never found myself...
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