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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Chicago-area pension funding gap jumps to $32 billion: report

    The Chicago-based Civic Federation said Tuesday the funding gap for 10 Chicago-area public pension systems widened by 16.7 percent to $32 billion in fiscal 2011 from the year, warning of service cuts or tax hikes to bridge the gap.
    Reuters
    The Chicago-based Civic Federation said Tuesday the funding gap for 10 Chicago-area public pension systems widened by 16.7 percent to $32 billion in fiscal 2011 from the year, warning of service cuts or tax hikes to bridge the gap. The civic watchdog...

    Tags: Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Rahm Emanuel, Interior Policy, Politics

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike

    Rejecting 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 electrical grid.
    Tribune reporters
    Rejecting 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: John J Cullerton, Exelon Corp., Illinois Governor, Mike Frerichs, Sales

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Editorial: Dear President Cullerton, Gov. Quinn needs you. We all do.

    All in cordial terms, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Notice the comma, rather than a colon, in our salutation. This is a personal note, just between us. Nobody else needs to know about it.
    All in cordial terms, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Notice the comma, rather than a colon, in our salutation. This is a personal note, just between us. Nobody else needs to know about it. Gov. Pat Quinn met Monday with the Tribune...

    Tags: John J Cullerton, Elections, Interior Policy, Politics, Michael Madigan

    4. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 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.
    — 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: Elections, Mike Bost, Personal Weapon Control, Tom Cross, Interior Policy

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  5. Peter Morici: Obama failing dramatically as manager of people

    CEOs of large organizations all face the same problem – driving their agendas in organizations too diverse and geographically dispersed to manage directly.  They hire competent managers for their units, set goals and establish clear metrics for...

    Tags: Elections, Politics, Values, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Council debates banning drones from Evanston's skies

    <em>Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a drone! And it's hovering outside my bedroom window!</em>
    Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a drone! And it's hovering outside my bedroom window! That's the nightmare scenario behind a proposal to ban unmanned aerial vehicles in Evanston. Conceived by local activists in the North Shore...

    Tags: Elizabeth Tisdahl, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Daniel Biss, Litigation and Regulation, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. 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: Elections, Interior Policy, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Lake Forest

    8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 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: HIV, Justice System, Politics, Multiple Sclerosis, Medical Procedures and Tests

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

  9. 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: Washington, DC, OxyContin (drug), Recreational Substance Use, National Government, Illinois Governor

    10. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. 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

    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 &mdash; 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: Elections, William R. Haine, Seizures, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry

    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: General Practitioners, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry, Psychiatrists, Behavioral Conditions

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