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Supreme Court weighs whether to hear case on guns in public
WASHINGTON — While Congress debates proposals for tighter gun regulation, the Supreme Court is weighing whether to consider striking down state laws that strictly limit who can carry a gun in public. When the justices ruled in 2008 and 2010 that...
Tags: Firearms, Gun Control, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Trials
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Ex-Crestwood water operator pleads guilty in contamination case
Tribune reportersA state inspector visiting south suburban Crestwood in 2007 had a question for one of its top water officials: How could the village have pumped out more water than it had claimed to purchase from nearby Alsip? Certified water operator Frank Scaccia...Tags: Justice System, Pat Quinn, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Prosecution
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Michelle Obama: Violence against kids 'personal'
As politicians in Washington took a step toward tightening the nation's gun laws Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama sat down with Chicago high school students whose stories about violence brought her to tears. Before the meeting began at Harper High...Tags: Hadiya Pendleton, Business Enterprises, CeaseFire, Barack Obama, Toni Preckwinkle
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Kass: Republican Bruce Rauner takes no position on gay marriage
Bruce Rauner, the multimillionaire Republican businessman who wants to become governor of Illinois, sat down with me for an interview Thursday and dodged questions about same-sex marriage. It took about four tries to pin him down on where he stands,...
Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Michael Madigan, Business Enterprises, Pat Quinn
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Epic, Half-Realized, Wildly Swirling Thoughts on Obama, Poverty, Politics, Guns, Chicago, Being a White Guy, the Secret Service, and Little Old Lady Laughs
President Barack Hussein Obama came to Chicago last Friday to give a speech at Hyde Park Academy on the South Side, and I went to write about it. Technically, this was my third time seeing the president speak live after making it to election night...
Tags: Hadiya Pendleton, Cocaine, Pat Quinn, Shootings, Dick Durbin
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Court to Lisa Madigan: No rehearing on concealed-carry guns ruling
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A divided federal appeals court today rejected Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s request for a rehearing on the case where the state has been ordered to allow citizens to carry guns in public. Madigan made the request...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics, Justice and Rights
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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: FBI, Edward M. Burke, Justice System, Politics, Cook County Government
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Quinn to Lisa Madigan: Appeal conceal carry gun ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- Gov. Pat Quinn today called on Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a court order that requires Illinois to approve legislation this spring that would let citizens carry guns in public. The governor's move ramps up...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Justice System, U.S. Supreme Court, Pat Quinn, Michael Madigan
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Covering power in Illinois
The legislative and political season looms -- and so do the figures who hold sway in those arenas. Trib Nation talked with political reporter Rick Pearson about the cast of politicians assembled in Illinois' on-going political drama... Q: What makes...
Tags: Politics, Michael Madigan, Pat Quinn, Bill Brady, Illinois Governor
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Questions unanswered about treasurer's probe of Robin Kelly
After Robin Kelly lost a 2010 bid for state treasurer, the office's chief investigator alleged she violated ethics laws by improperly reporting time off from her taxpayer-funded job as chief of staff to then-Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, the Tribune has...
Tags: Values, Toni Preckwinkle, Alexi Giannoulias, Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues
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Gun hearing focuses on mass transit
Clout StreetState lawmakers met for the second time this week to talk about issues surrounding legislation that would allow people to carry guns outside the home, with much of the focus on today’s hearing about whether passengers should be allowed to bring guns...Tags: Public Transportation, National Rifle Association of America, Harry Osterman, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Debt issues top list of consumer complaints in Illinois
For the fifth year, consumer debt complaints topped the list of concerns reported to the Illinois attorney general's office, according to a 2012 Top 10 list released Tuesday. Complaints "ranged from problems with mortgages, debt collection agencies to...
Tags: Justice System, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Media Industry, For-Profit Colleges, Consumers
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