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A bizarre blame game
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: Government Health Care, Elections, Illinois General Assembly, Pat Quinn, Science and Technology
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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: Justice System, Interior Policy, Pat Quinn, John J Cullerton, Illinois Governor
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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: Justice System, Punishment, Misdemeanors, O'Hare International Airport, Crimes
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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: Justice System, Misdemeanors, Crimes, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Prosecution
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Bloomberg targets Halvorson gun stance in race to replace Jackson Jr.
Clout StreetThe first TV ad in the special primary election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. comes from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee and targets Democrat Debbie Halvorson’s support of gun owner rights. A...Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Primaries, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Toi Hutchinson
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Sen. Trotter gun case goes forward
Tribune reporterA Cook County judge today found probable cause for prosecutors to proceed against State Sen. Donne Trotter on a felony charge that he tried to board a flight with a handgun in his carry-on luggage. Trotter, clad in a brown sweater with his trademark...Tags: Clarence Thomas, Justice System, O'Hare International Airport, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Seer madness: Readers and I do our duty, predict 2013
Change of SubjectWith 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... -
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...... -
Trotter dropping out of contest to replace ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Clout StreetState Sen. Donne Trotter has told several south suburban officials that he will officially end his bid for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat that Jesse Jackson Jr. vacated last month, sources said Friday. Trotter, 62,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Mel Reynolds, Elections, Toi Hutchinson, Jesse Jackson, Jr.
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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: Gun Control, U.S. Supreme Court, Interior Policy, Firearms, Antonin Scalia
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Trotter still hopes for Dem backing in congressional race
Tribune reportersState Sen. Donne Trotter said Wednesday he still hopes to win the backing of his party in the upcoming election to fill former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in spite of his arrest last week while taking a gun through airport security. Trotter,...Tags: Justice System, O'Hare International Airport, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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