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Editorial: Let DuPage pluck off useless government
There's a bill heading to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk that would make DuPage County a laboratory for efficient local government. It might even produce a magic trick: Watch this taxing body disappear! The bill would let the DuPage County Board dissolve some...
Tags: Local Government, Pat Quinn, Naperville, Dan Cronin, Judges
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Medical marijuana: Will Quinn go along?
A bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana has passed the Illinois General Assemly and now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn, who has yet to disclose whether he'll sign it. But based on his comments today, I'm betting he will. That wager rests on three things...
Tags: Politics, Pat Quinn, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Executive Branch, Government
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Editorials: Tighten Link card rules to fight abuse
For state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, this was the last straw: A food stamp recipient in his district used her Link card to bail herself out of jail. "We are losing a couple billion dollars in fraud and we know that," Bost says of Illinois' Link...
Tags: Dean Kaufert, Politics, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Pat Quinn
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Newtown parents join Quinn to call for ban on high-capacity ammo magazines
Tribune reporterThe grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nicole Hockley choked up when discussing the December...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine, Interior Policy, Pat Quinn
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In Florida, a question of timely injustice
At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing. Not to canonize the man. After all, the then-governor of Illinois was later imprisoned on corruption charges. But that doesn't change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates had been...
Tags: George Ryan, Politics, Punishment, Entertainment Events, Executive Branch
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In Florida, timely injustice
At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing. Not to canonize the man. After all, the then-governor of Illinois was later imprisoned on corruption charges. But that doesn't change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates had been...Tags: George Ryan, The Miami Herald, Politics, Rick Scott, Punishment
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Law toughens penalties for social media-linked attacks
Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday a measure that allows stiffer penalties for people convicted of using social media to organize mob attacks. Social media has made it easier for groups of people to orchestrate violence, including those related to...Tags: Politics, Pat Quinn, Punishment, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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Column: In Florida, timely injustice
At great political peril, George Ryan did the right thing. Not to canonize the man. After all, the then-governor of Illinois was later imprisoned on corruption charges. But that doesn’t change the fact that, in 2000, stung that 13 inmates...Tags: George Ryan, Politics, Entertainment Events, Punishment, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Bill allows tougher penalties in social media based mob attacks
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday legislation that calls for stiffer penalties on people who text or use social media to organize mob attacks. Social media has made it easier for groups of people to orchestrate violent crimes throughout the city,...Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Pat Quinn, Punishment, Executive Branch
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April flood has brought May headaches
It's been a month since rain drenched the region, turning communities that had never seen major flooding before into national disaster areas. The downpour started April 17, setting records for rainfall. Some of Chicago's suburbs recorded more than 7...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, FEMA, Barack Obama, American Red Cross, Pat Quinn
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Medical marijuana at last?
Illinois can't be accused of rushing to embrace medical marijuana: The first state to allow it did so in 1996, and the General Assembly is only now getting around to approving the idea. Whether it will become law is not clear: It now goes to Gov. Pat...
Tags: Health Treatments, Substance Abuse, Drugs and Medicines, Pat Quinn, Medical Marijuana Therapy
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Chicago State board stands behind president
Tribune reporterThe Chicago State University board of trustees said this morning it supports President Wayne Watson, who earlier this year was on the verge of taking a yearlong sabbatical as the board started making plans for replacing him. Instead, the current board,...Tags: Politics, Chicago State University, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Government
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May 19, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 17, 2013
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