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Illinois infrastructure needs a makeover
The time has come for Springfield to pass the 2013 Natural Gas Consumer, Safety and Reliability Act and allow Peoples Gas to move forward with its Accelerated Main Replacement Program. Illinois’ natural gas infrastructure creates concern for the...Tags: Energy Resources, U.S. Department of Transportation
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Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike
Tribune reportersRejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...Tags: Illinois Governor, Environmental Issues, Energy, Sales, Government
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Livingston sworn in as La Grange president
Tom Livingston may be new to the village presidency, but he's no stranger to La Grange. In addition to serving as a trustee for eight years between 2003 and 2011, Livingston, 45, grew up in the village, attending grade school at LaGrange Highlands and...
Tags: Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Jim Edgar, YMCA, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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State may require shooting-incident drills at schools
When a police officer acting as a shooter in a safety drill begins trolling the hallways, students at public schools in Plainfield hear an announcement over the PA system and react: They follow their teacher into a closet or corner in their classroom, sit...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Laws, Government
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State sets hearing dates for online school proposal
A state commission will hold hearings next month as it determines whether to overrule 18 suburban school districts that rejected a proposal for an online charter school. The hearings — one for each of the 18 districts affected — will take...Tags: Schools, Charter Schools
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DePaul arena part of broader plan to boost Chicago tourism
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to unveil Thursday a $173 million plan to build a 10,000-seat arena for the DePaul Blue Demons next to McCormick Place, couching it as part of a broader blueprint for boosting tourism, much of it to be publicly funded. The...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Rosemont (Cook, Illinois), Chicago Hotels, Finance, Arts and Culture
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All politicians are alike
Members of Congress and lawmakers in Springfield both seem to share one unique aspect. They all answer to themselves and their benefactors, as opposed to those they are supposed to represent, the citizens of this state and country. Nothing of...Tags: Justice System, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Lombard
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Concealed-carry legislation emerges in Springfield
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A bill that would set up the rules to allow concealed weapons to be carried in Illinois has started moving through the state senate. The measure would require a gun owner to get a special endorsement from the Chicago police in...Tags: John J Cullerton, Firearms, Elections, Tim Bivins, Interior Policy
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....Tags: Mining, Electricity Production and Distribution, Metal and Mineral, Lansing, Coal
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Voice of the People, May. 15
Safe cycling This is in response to Tribune columnist John Kass' "I hate to say it, cyclists, but the other bike shoe has just dropped" (News, May 9). City-wide faded bike lanes are a concern for riders and motorists alike. If "Civilian Little Bike...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Sexual Health, Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture
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Will County Board tells state lawmakers to pass a concealed carry law
Will County Board members Thursday sent a message to state lawmakers—pass a concealed carry law before it automatically becomes law. Board members voted 15-6, with three members voting "present," supporting a resolution backing a concealed carry...
Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Health and Safety at Work, Frankfort, Justice System, Freedom of Information Act
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Compromise reached in fracking legislation
Tribune reporterA bill to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois is ready to move forward, according sources in Springfield who have been negotiating the bill behind closed doors. Following months of negotiations, the legislation stalled in March after...Tags: Energy Resources, Labor Legislation, John E. Bradley, Credit and Debt, Career and Workplace
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