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Lawmakers override Quinn on ComEd veto
— Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from raising rates in exchange for promises to digitize the electrical grid. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the original legislation, which would allow the...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Illinois General Assembly, Skokie, Illinois Governor, Politics
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Savings from Senate pension plan cut by half
— Senate President John Cullerton's pension reform proposal would slice only about half of what he estimated it would immediately cut from the state's nearly $100 billion retirement system debt, a development that could boost chances for the rival...
Tags: Charter Schools, Elaine Nekritz, John J Cullerton, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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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: Parties and Movements, Christine Radogno, Justice System, Firearms, Apple iPad
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DePaul arena would anchor event center near McCormick Place, source says
Convention officials are close to unveiling plans for an arena to house the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team, two hotels and an array of restaurants and entertainment venues next to the McCormick Place convention campus, with an announcement...
Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Pat Quinn, Economy, Business and Finance, Michael Madigan, McCormick Place
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Prom driver DUI charge sparks push for harsher penalties
— The drunken driving charge of a suburban prom-night limousine bus driver has quickly led to a proposal to toughen punishment in such cases. Under the measure, drivers could be charged with a felony for driving under the influence and carrying...
Tags: Trials, Mental Health, Punishment, Drunk Driving, Michael Madigan
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Knock yourselves out, Senators
If a good plan for relieving Illinois' pension crisis has momentum, why not offer an inferior proposal that wouldn't do as much good? To that end, Senate President John Cullerton on Monday unveiled another insufficient pension reform bill, this one with...
Tags: Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Michael Madigan
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Illinois looking at revamp of sex education
— For decades, some public schools in Illinois have taught only abstinence in sex education classes. Now a proposal one step from the governor's desk would require that birth control information be included by schools that choose to teach about...
Tags: Health Treatments, Justice System, Students, Elections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Retired teachers threaten to sue over pension changes
— Senate President John Cullerton says one good reason to support his pension reform plan is that the unions won't sue because they're in on the deal, but already a group of retired teachers is prepared to go to court if the proposal becomes law....
Tags: Trials, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, AFL-CIO, Michael Madigan
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Illinois pension overhaul aims to stop outsider access
— For years, the big debate about reforming the state's heavily underfunded pension system has centered on how many billions the state could save and how much money retirees might lose. But the proposal the House passed last week also seeks to...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Michael Madigan, Public Employees, Lobbying, Elaine Nekritz
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Madigan pension reforms pass House
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House today approved a far-reaching pension reform plan pushed by Speaker Michael Madigan that is headed for an uncertain fate in the Senate. The proposal aims to erase the state's nearly $100 billion pension debt by...Tags: Elaine Nekritz, John E. Bradley, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy
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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: Christine Radogno, Monique D Davis, Pat Quinn, Elections, Patricia R. Bellock
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Madigan: Pension overhaul will pass muster with legislature -- and court
— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Wednesday predicted that not only would his sweeping government worker pension overhaul pass the General Assembly, but it would be upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court. The Democratic speaker's prognostication on...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Elections, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Michael Madigan
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