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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Illinois pension troubles reduce talent pool, school officials say

    Lake Forest High School District 115 Superintendent Michael Simeck said new restrictions on Illinois' pension program may render it more difficult to recruit out-of-state teachers and administrators.
    Lake Forest High School District 115 Superintendent Michael Simeck said new restrictions on Illinois' pension program may render it more difficult to recruit out-of-state teachers and administrators. Simeck said a number of cost-reducing reforms that...

    Tags: Politics, Lake Forest, Elections, Pension and Welfare, Interior Policy

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill

    SPRINGFIELD --- The Senate today approved legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD --- The Senate today approved legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn. The issue pitted supporters arguing for compassion for those...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Medical Procedures and Tests, Crime, Law and Justice, HIV, Government

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana

    Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes.
    Illinois has come within a signature of becoming the 19th state to allow marijuana use for medical purposes. On Friday, the state Senate voted 35-21 to approve a medical marijuana measure, which now will head for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The...

    Tags: Prescription Drugs, Washington, DC, AIDS, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses

    Reuters
    CHICAGO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, paving the way for Illinois to soon join more than a dozen states with such laws. The Senate voted 35-21 in favor of allowing patients...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn

    5. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Illinois looking at different concealed carry rules for Cook County

    SPRINGFIELD — People who want to carry a concealed weapon in Chicago and elsewhere in Cook County would get an extra layer of scrutiny under legislation being drafted in the Illinois Senate, according to the authors of the proposal.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD — People who want to carry a concealed weapon in Chicago and elsewhere in Cook County would get an extra layer of scrutiny under legislation being drafted in the Illinois Senate, according to the authors of the proposal. The...

    Tags: Kwame Raoul, Tim Bivins, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. U.S. stagnates under Obama

    As President Barack Obama continues to struggle with the economy, his annual budgets and his attempts to unravel the catastrophe of the terrorist attack in Banghazi, Libya where four Americans were killed, I thought examining Mr. Obama's political...

    Tags: Politics, White House, Elections, Barack Obama

    7. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Voice of the People, May. 16

    Lang's language This is in response to "Tribune's pension scold way off mark" (Perspective, May 12), by Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie, deputy majority leader of the Illinois House. Lang clearly has spent quite a bit of time polishing his ability to compose his...

    Tags: Voting, Louis I Lang, La Grange, Economy, Business and Finance, Government

    8. May 15, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Obama lists assets worth up to $6.9 mln - White House

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama lists assets worth between $1.85 million and $6.88 million, of which $1 million to $5 million were in intermediate-term Treasury notes, according to federal financial disclosure forms released on...

    Tags: Washington, DC, University of Chicago, White House, Barack Obama

    9. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Editorial: An independent set of eyes

    In the cold light of day, the 2008 contract between the city of Chicago and Chicago Parking Meters LLC looks a lot like a $1.2 billion payday loan.
    In the cold light of day, the 2008 contract between the city of Chicago and Chicago Parking Meters LLC looks a lot like a $1.2 billion payday loan. That's the apt observation of freshman Ald. Ameya Pawar, 47th, as the City Council prepares to vote on...

    Tags: Michele Smith, Economy, Business and Finance, Ameya Pawar, Chicago Mayor, Chicago City Hall

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Illinois passes law to make Busch divest beer distributorship

    A bill that will require Anheuser-Busch to sell its minority stake in Chicago's City Beverage has passed the Illinois Senate.
    Tribune reporter
    A bill that will require Anheuser-Busch to sell its minority stake in Chicago's City Beverage has passed the Illinois Senate. Anheuser and the Illinois Liquor Control Commission have been involved in a string of litigation on this issue since the...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Anheuser-Busch

    11. May 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Medical marijuana shouldn't be for 'adults only'

    My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple seizures every day, with rare exception — probably to the tune of nearly 200,000 seizures in her lifetime.
    My 9-year-old daughter has Aicardi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes extremely hard-to-control seizures, debilitation, disability and early mortality. She began having seizures at three months of age, and since that time has had multiple...

    Tags: Autism, Louis I Lang, Seizures, Elections, Pharmaceuticals

    12. May 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Health professionals split over allowing psychologists to prescribe drugs

    Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park.
    Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park....

    Tags: Oak Park, Drugs and Medicines, Physiology, Psychiatry, Health and Medical Professionals

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