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    Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Concealed carry: Court strikes down Illinois' ban

    The 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.
    Tribune reporters
    The 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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Illinois Governor, Safety of Citizens, National Government, Bloomington

    2. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. CPS head, lawmaker vow to work on truancy after Tribune series

    A top state lawmaker and the head of the Chicago Public schools on Monday vowed to support a high-level task force aimed at combating the crisis in K-8 grade absenteeism and truancy exposed by a recent Tribune series.
    Tribune reporter
    A top state lawmaker and the head of the Chicago Public schools on Monday vowed to support a high-level task force aimed at combating the crisis in K-8 grade absenteeism and truancy exposed by a recent Tribune series. Speaking at a drop-out prevention...

    Tags: Union League Club, Linda Chapa LaVia, Executive Branch, Chicago Mayor, Politics

    3. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Illinois House, Senate pass dueling versions of CPS school closings measure

    The Illinois House today voted to give Mayor Rahm Emanuel's education team another four months to come up with a list of school closings.
    The Illinois House today voted to give Mayor Rahm Emanuel's education team another four months to come up with a list of school closings. The Senate then passed its own bill, but the two chambers must pass the same actual legislation before it can...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Iris Martinez, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Politics

    4. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Rep. Derrick Smith booted from office

    — Democratic Rep. Derrick Smith on Friday became the first lawmaker tossed out of the Illinois House in more than 100 years, but he might not be gone for long.
    — Democratic Rep. Derrick Smith on Friday became the first lawmaker tossed out of the Illinois House in more than 100 years, but he might not be gone for long. Shortly after his colleagues voted 100-6 to expel him, Smith took to his lawyer's office...

    Tags: Bribery, Politics, Chicago Tribune, Elections, James B. Durkin

    5. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Illinois House expels Rep. Derrick Smith over bribery charge

    State lawmakers today kicked out a West Side Democrat accused of taking a $7,000 bribe, marking the first expulsion from the Illinois House since 1905.
    Clout Street
    State lawmakers today kicked out a West Side Democrat accused of taking a $7,000 bribe, marking the first expulsion from the Illinois House since 1905. Rep. Derrick Smith failed to show up to defend himself or hear his fellow House lawmakers condemn...

    Tags: Bribery, Politics, Elections, Criminals, White House

    6. Jul 19, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  6. House committee recommends expelling Rep. Smith

    A state legislative committee voted 11-1 Thursday to recommend that the full Illinois House expel Rep. Derrick Smith over federal bribery charges.
    A state legislative committee voted 11-1 Thursday to recommend that the full Illinois House expel Rep. Derrick Smith over federal bribery charges. “It’s with a heavy heart we take this action today,” said Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, D-...

    Tags: Louis I Lang, Bribery, Illinois General Assembly, James B. Durkin, FBI

    7. Jul 6, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Quinn signs super PAC campaign finance law

    SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill Friday that lifts the state’s campaign contribution limits to candidates once big money starts flowing into a state or local political contest, a move one watchdog group decried as effectively ending limits in any major race.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill Friday that lifts the state’s campaign contribution limits to candidates once big money starts flowing into a state or local political contest, a move one watchdog group decried as effectively...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Human Interest, Politics, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance

    8. Dec 15, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Digging a pension hole

    Illinois' pension system was in precarious enough shape in 1994 that Democrats and Republicans came together to solve a crisis threatening the state's financial future.
    Illinois' pension system was in precarious enough shape in 1994 that Democrats and Republicans came together to solve a crisis threatening the state's financial future. The agreement they forged was supposed to take politics out of pension funding by...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Illinois Governor, Springfield, Democratic Party, Elections

    9. May 17, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Anti-Obama ad flap deals blow to Wrigley Field rehab plan

    The long-shot prospect of taxpayer help to renovate Wrigley Field grew more remote Thursday, upended by revelations that the patriarch of the <a href="http://chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>' ownership team had been offered a plan for using a super PAC to run racially tinged attack ads that linked President Barack Obama to his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
    The long-shot prospect of taxpayer help to renovate Wrigley Field grew more remote Thursday, upended by revelations that the patriarch of the Chicago Cubs' ownership team had been offered a plan for using a super PAC to run racially tinged attack ads that...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, TD Ameritrade Holdings Corp., Illinois Governor, Thomas Ricketts, National Government

    10. May 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Illinois House approves $1-a-pack cigarette tax increase

    SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois House today approved a $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike to generate money for health care coverage for the poor.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois House today approved a $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike to generate money for health care coverage for the poor. The 60-52 vote by the House, which has in the past rejected cigarette tax hike proposals, came a day after lawmakers...

    Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Tobacco Products, Democratic Party, Politics

    11. Jun 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Favorable legislation flows to private clients of House Speaker Madigan

    Chicago's largest operator of assisted living homes for the poor was looking to grow its business when it decided to add a new member to its legal team: the law firm of House Speaker Michael Madigan.
    Chicago's largest operator of assisted living homes for the poor was looking to grow its business when it decided to add a new member to its legal team: the law firm of House Speaker Michael Madigan. Within months of that decision, the most powerful...

    Tags: Government Health Care, Medicaid, Illinois Governor, National Government, Poverty

    12. Jan 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Quinn increases tax credit for working poor

    The state's working poor will save a bit more on taxes as a result of a bill Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law today.
    Clout Street
    The state's working poor will save a bit more on taxes as a result of a bill Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law today. The measure increases the earned income tax credit. The Democratic governor requested the relief to provide a counterbalance to the tax...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Chicago, Politics, Taxation, Government

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