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Ill. prosecutors refuse to defend gay marriage ban
CHICAGO (AP) — Opponents of a gay marriage ban in Illinois don't have to worry about a fight from attorneys who would normally be responsible for defending the state's laws. Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Cook County State's Attorney Anita...Tags: Anita Alvarez, American Civil Liberties Union, David Orr , Gays and Lesbians, Justice System
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Illinois abolishes death penalty, clears death row
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — After two decades of debate about the risk of executing an innocent person, Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, a decision that was certain to fuel renewed calls for other states to do the same. Gov. Pat Quinn,...Tags: Government, John O'Connor, Elections, Prosecution, Illinois
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Illinois Chamber, AFL-CIO agree on compromise over fracking rules
It's no secret our two organizations, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, don't always see eye to eye on issues. However, we're proud that the issue of hydraulic fracturing is one where our voices have united as part of a broader coalition...Tags: Government, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, John E. Bradley, Illinois Governor
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Supreme Court rules that state can refuse to foot prosecutor's legal bill
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Attorney General Lisa Madigan in her battle to refuse a taxpayer-funded defense for a former downstate prosecutor accused of wrongfully prosecuting two men in a murder case. The ruling, authored by...
Tags: Anne M. Burke, Laws, Illinois Supreme Court, Prosecution, Justice System
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Are emergency water supplies safe? Fed and states can't tell for sure
It took years for Illinois officials to discover that southwest suburban Crestwood was pumping contaminated water to its residents, in part because the state took village officials at their word that nothing was wrong.
Such lax oversight is a problem...Tags: Pat Quinn, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Local Government, Environmental Issues
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Illinois House panel OKs fracking measure
A bill to regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois was unanimously passed by a House committee Tuesday amid chants of "shame" from opponents who packed the hearing. The bill is expected to be voted on by the full House this week, perhaps...
Tags: Entertainment, Gasland (movie), Movies, Pat Quinn, Petroleum Industry
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Editorial: It's about safe water
A state board assigned to protect the environment is taking a second look at a controversial ruling it issued last year. The Illinois Pollution Control Board will revisit a ruling on groundwater protection at certain dump sites. The board has...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Environmental Cleanup, Politics, Pat Quinn
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Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fate
— A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois....
Tags: Government, Christine Radogno, Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Weaponry
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Change in Madiganistan starts at home
Wind-swept Madiganistan, that arid economic wasteland once known as Illinois, is in absolute ruins. Young people flee the state in search of a future, and their future isn't here. Businesses leave, taking jobs with them. Taxes keep going up to feed...
Tags: Christine Radogno, Democratic Party, Elections, Recipes, Prosecution
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Illinois Supreme Court picks justice's law clerk to be Cook County judge
When the Illinois Supreme Court acted to fill a vacancy on the Cook County bench this year, it looked no further than the chambers of one of its own — Justice Charles Freeman. There the high court found law clerk Jean Cocozza. Cocozza got her...
Tags: Legal Services, Democratic Party, Laws, Elections, Prosecution
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State panel's proposals include expanded use of wiretaps, but some see flaws
Tribune reportersThe public corruption case brought by DuPage County prosecutors in connection with a tainted Illinois tollway land deal ended with the convictions of two officials. Yet more than a decade later, it still nags at State's Atty. Joseph Birkett that...Tags: DuPage County, Laws, FBI, Prosecution, Organized Crime
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Nursing home sweeps find residents with arrest warrants
Standing in front of a Northwest Side nursing home Monday, state Attorney General Lisa Madigan said her office has identified more than 100 nursing home residents with active arrest warrants during 21 unannounced sweeps of the facilities in the last...Tags: Nursing, Nursing Homes, Police Arrests, Pat Quinn, Long Term Care
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Oct 26, 2012
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