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Ill. Amtrak train set to hit 110 mph in test run
CHICAGO (AP) — In a modest milestone for President Barack Obama's high-speed rail vision, test runs will start zooming along a small section of the Amtrak line between Chicago and St. Louis at 110 mph on Friday. The 30-mph increase from the route's...Tags: Japan, Barack Obama, Illinois Governor, Railway Transportation, Amtrak
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Illinois Amtrak train hits 110 mph in test run
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — An Amtrak passenger train has reached a speed of 110 mph for the first time in Illinois. The train reached the speed Friday morning in a modest milestone for President Barack Obama's high-speed rail vision. The five-car, two-...
Tags: Barack Obama, Amtrak
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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: California, Justice System, Lisa Madigan, George Ryan, Washington (U.S. state)
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Bill to abolish Ill. death penalty heading to gov.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A bill to abolish the death penalty in Illinois is on its way to Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. The state Senate voted 32-25 Tuesday to abolish the punishment. The House passed the legislation last week. The landmark...Tags: George Ryan, Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Illinois
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Illinois House votes to abolish death penalty
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House has approved a plan to abolish capital punishment in a whirlwind reversal on a historic vote. The legislation to halt state-sponsored execution gained the necessary 60 votes Thursday after an earlier...Tags: George Ryan, Politics, Executive Branch, Illinois, Human Interest
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Indiana launches $250K ad blitz for Illinois businesses
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — State and local officials in northwest Indiana are investing $250,000 in an advertising campaign to lure Illinois businesses across the state line. They say billboards and television and print ads will appear across Illinois...Tags: Labor Legislation, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Illinois, Career and Workplace
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Illinois' death row officially shuts down
CHICAGO (AP) — Death row in Illinois is dead. On Friday, a ban that Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law in March took effect. It's a quiet last chapter to the story of capital punishment in Illinois, which captured the attention of the world in 2000...Tags: George Ryan, Illinois Governor, Credit and Debt, Politics, Death Penalty
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushing city-owned casino
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he favors establishing a casino in the city, provided certain "conditions" are met.
One Emanuel condition is that the city owns the casino, an echo of a demand made by former Mayor Richard M. Daley....Tags: John J Cullerton, Michael Madigan, Indiana, Politics, Executive Branch
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Medicinal pot is coming. Why it's not time to worry
If it goes through, we'll see a trade-off. Increases in addiction, crime and family dissolution along with assorted benefits. But enough about the proposed expansion of casino gambling in Illinois. Today I want to talk about the inevitability of...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Illinois Governor, Politics, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Lisa Madigan, John E. Bradley, Barack Obama, Illinois Governor, Movies
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Illinois Sports Facilities Authority will pay legal tab for Jim Thompson
The public agency that owns U.S. Cellular Field agreed Tuesday to pay the legal expenses of its ex-chairman, former Gov. Jim Thompson, in a federal lawsuit brought against him last month by the agency's former executive director. The Illinois Sports...
Tags: Justice System, Chicago Mayor, James Robert Thompson, Politics, Chicago White Sox
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Quinn to meet with top lawmakers on construction plan
Clout StPosted by Monique Garcia at 6:58 p.m. Gov. Pat Quinn today said he plans to meet with legislative leaders next week to figure out a plan to keep construction projects going throughout the summer. The meeting is happening because the......
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