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State education chairman calls for funding increase
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education today called on lawmakers to increase funding school funding by $874 million at a time when the state treasury is so short on cash that Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed cuts. “We...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Rahm Emanuel, Justice System, Chicago Mayor, Gery Chico
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Quinn rallies with pro-gun control supporters
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn rallied today with pro-gun control forces on the Capitol’s front lawn, saying Illinois needs tougher gun laws because he’s “tired of going to funerals.” Standing before the showcase statue of...Tags: Government, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Mental Health
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Illinois House wants voters to abolish lieutenant governor job
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House today approved a measure that would ask voters whether to eliminate the job of lieutenant governor, but the proposal has a long way to go before the much-maligned office would disappear. The measure must pass the...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, George Ryan, Government, Politics, Barrington Hills
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Ricketts puts people above family business in Wrigley Field deal
Unless Carlos Marmol gets involved, the Cubs still hope to close a deal with the city to renovate Wrigley Field by Monday's home opener. Assuming the agreement can overcome a late-inning scare, planned improvements at the venerable 99-year-old...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Sports, Richard M. Daley, Illinois Governor, Wrigley Field
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Gambling expansion showdown at Capitol
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A Wednesday hearing aimed at coming up with a new casino expansion bill erupted into a shoutfest between a key senator and the chairman of the state’s gambling oversight board. After years of lobbing attacks at each other...Tags: Religion and Belief, Government, Terry Link, Politics, Illinois Governor
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Improving Illinois' infrastructure
The Illinois Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave Illinois a D+ for our state’s infrastructure. The ASCE report states that 73 percent of in-state roads are poor or mediocre in quality, costing motorists $292 a year. This...Tags: Rosemont (Cook, Illinois)
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Free Renaldo Hudson? Mercy, yes!
Change of SubjectWhy should Illinois release Renaldo Hudson? After all, he committed a ghastly, unprovoked murder — stabbed a 72-year-old man some 60 times then set his victim's bed on fire to try to cover his tracks — and was on death...... -
Roger Ebert's funeral: 'He had a heart big enough to love all'
Roger Ebert was celebrated Monday as a film critic, newspaperman, social-justice soldier, husband, father, grandfather and champion of artists and imagination, but the great cross-section of mourners at his Holy Name Cathedral funeral spoke to a quality...
Tags: Richard Roeper, Government, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Illinois Governor
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Arlington Heights news briefs: April 8
Music program approved with cheaper contract The Arlington Heights School District 25 board renewed the Music for Youth program. The approved three-year contract allowed for funding increases based on the Consumer Price Index, or inflation, which...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Entertainment, Music, Illinois Governor
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'Education first'? Not in The Deadbeat State.
Indiana lawmakers are proposing huge increases in state education funding this year. Ditto those in Wisconsin. Here in Illinois, The Deadbeat State? Just the opposite. Education funding is being strangled by the same python that is strangling the rest...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Illinois Governor, Interior Policy, Students
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Art Van Furniture plans stores in Illinois and Indiana, distribution center in Chicago area
CHICAGO (AP) — A Michigan-based furniture retailer is planning to expand into the Chicago area, bringing about 600 jobs. Gov. Pat Quinn announced Friday that Art Van Furniture will open five new stores in Illinois and a sixth in northern Indiana....Tags: Orland Park, Batavia, Bolingbrook, Illinois Governor, Credit and Debt
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Art Van Furniture to open stores in Chicago region
Art Van Furniture, a 53-year-old Michigan-based furniture chain, plans to break into the Chicago market this year bringing five new stores, a distribution center and 600 new jobs. The retailer, which has a total of 76 furniture and mattress stores,...
Tags: Vehicles, Ford City, Furniture, Services and Shopping, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Apr 12, 2013
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Apr 6, 2013
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Apr 10, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 4, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 8, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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